Lifepac: 403-History and Geography-Self Test 3
Camel
"Ship of the desert"
Ger
A Mongol nomad's home.
Caravan
A group of traveling traders.
Kalahari
Africa
Sahara
Africa
Kangaroo rat
Animal, eats seeds and plants, needs no water.
Arabian
Asia
Gobi
Asia
Australia
Australia
The nomads of the Sahara Desert who became Muslims where the _____________.
Berber
What are the two ways moisture can be blocked from reaching a desert?
By mountains, by cold water from Antarctica.
The line of dry area north of the equator is the Tropic of _____________.
Cancer
The line of dry area south of the equator is the Tropic of _____________.
Capricorn
Date palm
Desert plant that produces fruit, leaves for mats, woods for fuel.
Desert plants can only live near a lake or river.
False
It is safe to hike in a desert without extra water.
False
Nomads do not own many things.
False
One half of the earth is called a _____________.
Hemisphere
Salt
Item traded by Sahara nomads.
Aquifer
Large area of underground water.
Solar panels
Makes electricity from sunlight.
The nomads of the Gobi desert who raised horses on the steppes were called _____________.
Mongol
American Southwest
North America
Dune
Pile of Sand blown by wind.
Felt
Pressed-down wool cloth.
Hopi Villages, built on the top of mesas, were called ____________.
Pueblos
Hydroponics
Raising crops indoors without dirt in a special liquid.
Atacama
South America
Irrigation
Supplying land with water.
Why are lakes in a desert often salty?
The water cannot get out; it evaporates and leaves salt behind.
How do the people of the Atacama Deser "harvest the clouds"?
They put up plastic sheets or Nets to catch moisture from the fog.
Pottery, baskets
Traditional Hopi and Navajo crafts.
Hunter/gatherers
Traditional desert people who eat what they can kill or find.
Villagers
Traditional desert people who plant crops and do not move.
Nomads
Traditional desert people who raise livestock and move to find food.
Cacti have insides like a sponge to fill with water after it rains.
True
Desert animals usually hunt for food at night when it is cooler.
True
Digging wells in the desert is one way to bring water into the desert.
True
T/F: Hunter/gatherers do not own many things.
True
The Nile river is in the Sahara Desert.
True
There are no deserts in Europe.
True
