SOS History 4 Unit 3 Test 1
hotter
Are places hotter or colder closer to the equator?
No
Do desert plants die when it rains?
No
Has it always been easy for people to live in the desert?
By radio
How do children in the Australian Desert go to school?
They put up plastic sheets or nets on the mountains above their homes. The plastic catches the moisture from the clouds, which drains into pipes. The pipes carry the water down to the people below.
How to the people of the Atacama desert "harvest the clouds"?
North America
In which continent is the American Southwest desert found?
Asia
In which continent is the Gobi desert found?
Africa
In which continent is the Kalahari desert found?
Africa
In which continent is the Sahara desert found?
Date Palm
Name the desert plant that has fruit, leaves for mats, and wood for fuel.
Mesquite
Name the desert plant with waxy leaves, deep roots, and edible bean pods.
Hot in the day and cold at night
The temperature in the desert is often like this at day and at night?
Livestock
What are farm animals referred to as?
Villagers
What are traditional desert people called who grow crops around water?
Gatherer
What are traditional people called who eat what they can kill or find?
Nomad
What are traditional people who move to find food for their animals?
Solar Panel
What can make electricity from sunlight?
Camel
What has the nickname of "ship of the desert"?
Pueblo
What is a Hopi village called?
Oasis
What is a green place in the desert called where there is water?
Aquifer
What is a large area of underground water called?
Hydoponics
What is it called when crops care raised without soil in a special liquid?
Felt
What is pressed down wool cloth called?
Oil
What is the Arabian Desert rich in?
Northern Hemisphere
What is the half of the earth north of the equator called?
Sahara
What is the largest desert in the world?
at night-time
When do most desert animals hunt for food?
In its trunk
Where does a cactus store water?
Europe
Which continent does not have any deserts?
The water cannot leave and since it can only evaporate, it leave salt behind, like the ocean.
Why are desert lakes often salty?
