SAHARA/ ARABIAN DESERT
Where is the Sahara Desert located?
In North Africa
True or False: The snow in the Antarctic desert can turn different colors?
TRUE!
what percent of the worlds freshest water is in Antarctica?
70%
Where is the Gobi Desert located?
East Asia
How many deserts have we learned?
5
What percentage of the Sahara Desert is sand?
25%
What makes a desert a desert?
how dry it is
Is Antarctica on the top or bottom of the earth?
very bottom in the south pole
what kind of desert is the Gobi? Hot or Cold?
Cold
what percent of Antarctica is not covered in ice?
2%
What is an Oasis?
An area in a desert that has a pool of water and vegetation
Name all the deserts we have learned in order
Sahara, Arabian, Antarctic, Arctic and Gobi
True or False:
There is months of darkness in the Arctic desert
TRUE
How many humps does a Bactrian camel have?
2
What does Evaporation exceeds precipitation mean?
more liquid evaporating then falling down.
Name 3 Animals that live in the Sahara
camels, fennec foxes, snakes, scorpions
In Antarctica sometimes the snow can change colors, what causes this?
snow algae
Name 6 animals in the Arctic desert
Polar bears, Arctic foxes, Snowy owls, Caribou (reindeer), Musk oxen, Seals, walruses, and whales, Many migrating birds in summer
How little rain usually falls per year
less then 8 inches
Are there penguins in the Arctic desert?
NO
what does high pressure zone mean?
dry air sinks instead of rising
What is a Tundra?
A tundra is a very cold, treeless area where the ground stays frozen most of the year.
what does permafrost mean?
permanently frozen ground
what is a salt flat?
A salt flat (also called a salt pan) is a large, flat area of ground covered with salt and other minerals.
which desert that we learned about, has no time zone? what time do they go by?
ANTARCTIC DESERT, they go by the time of their own origin.