History 403.2 ( 12/11/15)
Northern Hemisphere
The half of the earth north of the equator is called the
coyotes
What animal eats rodents and rabbits ?
livestock
What are farm animals called?
oasis
What is a green place in the desert where there is water?
aquifer
What is a large area of water under the ground ?
cactus
What plant is like a sponge in the inside?
Arabian
Which desert is in Southwest Asia on a peninsula rich in oil?
mesquite
Which plant grows deep roots to get water ?
The water in them can't get out it evaporates and leaves salt behind
Why are lakes found in a desert often salty
It keeps out the heat of the sun during the day and keeps heat in at night
Why is moisture like a blanket?
TRUE
(True or False)The prickle pear cactus produces an edible fruit.
TRUE
(True or False)The temperature in a desert is often hot during the day and cool at night.
FALSE, because the Sahara's river is the Nile, and the American Southwestet Desert's is the Colorado and Amazon River.
(True or False)There are never any rivers in a desert.
TRUE
(True or False)Water only comes into the Great Salt Lake in Utah and it never goes back out.
American Southwestern
A part of this desert is in the united States?
it has wide hoofs, it doesn't sweat. It can carry 400 pounds. It can store fat in its humps and water in its stomach
Name three reasons a camel can live and work in the desert
Southern Hemisphere
The half of the earth south of the equator is called the
Tropic of Cancer
The line of dry area north of the equator called
Tropic of Capricorn
The line of dry area south of the equator called?
eat a fruit, use it for fuel, and leaves for mats ?
What could you use a date palm for.
Kalahari
What desert is in Botswana in Southern Africa
Gobi
What desert is in Mongolia Asia?
Atacama
What deserts is along the west coast of South American in Chile?
The side away from water where the moisture can't reach. It is lost as the clouds cool going over the mountains
What is the "rain shadow" of a mountain?
Sahara
What is the largest desert in the world and it is in North Africa?
Cold water from Antarctica makes the air along the coast cold and it lose its moisture
What makes the Namib and the Atacama so dry despite the fact they are on the coast of an ocean
camels
Which animal is called the ship of the desert?
kangaroo Rat
Which animals eats seeds and needs no water ?
antelope
Which animals moves constantly to search for food ?
Australian
Which continent is also a country?
TRUE
(True or False) Deserts are usually covered with sand or rocks.
TRUE
(True or False)A desert usually receives 10 inches or less rain in a year.
FALSE, they have longer roots and they don't lose moisture
(True or False)Desert plants are just like plants in wetter places.
TRUE
(True or False)Dunes are piles of sand blown by the wind.
TRUE
(True or False)Heavy rains can make lakes in the desert for a short period of time.
FALSE, animals hunt in the night when it is cooler.
(True or False)Most desert animals hunt for food when the sun is high so they can see better.
FALSE, The Sahel is part of the Sahara Desert
(True or False)The Sahel is part of the Australian Desert.