Vocabulary
Moisture in the form of rain, snow, hail or sleet
Precipitation
River that runs through the Sahara
Nile
Interior of continent is referred to as...
The Outback
One of the largest deserts in Asia
The Gobi Desert
Hottest, driest desert in the United States
Mojave Desert
To change or adjust
Adapt
The Kalahari Desert is which direction from the Sahara?
South
Lakes dry out which form
Salt Flats
Gobi soil contains which element making growth limited
Salt
Type of Yucca found in United States deserts
Joshua Tree
Active or awake at night or taking place during the night
Nocturnal
Large ears keeps this animal cool
Fennec Fox
A mammal that carries its young in a pouch
Marsupial
Largest sand desert in the world
The Arabian Peninsula
Death Valley was formed by a
Fault Line
A native person who originally settled and lived in an area
ABORIGINES
Large Basin almost as big as Texas
Kalahari Desert
Andes Mountains are to the west of this desert
Patagonia
800 ft
Desert home to the famous Devil's Highway
Sonoran Desert
A type of mammal that carries its young in a pouch that is part of its abdomen
MARSUPIALS
San people store water in.....
Dark black rock that looks like glass covers much of Patagonia
Basalt
What vital natural resources is found under the san of the Arabian Desert?
Oil
Desert where US military tests bombs
Chihuahuan Desert