All Deserts
What is the key feature of all deserts?
They have very little precipitation
What is a water source for camel caravans in the Sahara?
oasis or the Nile river
Death Valley is in which country?
United States of America
The Arabian Desert is famous for what resource?
an adjective relating to a geographic pole or the area around it
polar
A desert location with plentiful drinking water is called an ?
oasis
The San will store water in
Ostrich Eggs
Whay plant is associated with the Mojave Desert?
The Joshua Tree
Why is winter in Patagonia from June through September?
It is on the Southern Hemisphere
A scientist who studies weather patterns over time
climatologist
Most deserts are located near?
The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
What are songlines?
Aborigines’ maps of their world that they pass on through word of mouth
What two deserts are in both Mexico and America?
The Sonoran and the Chihuahuan
In the Gobi Desert, one can find an abundance of____?
Fossils
a term for small or short bushes and trees
scrub brush
Name a type of plant that is well adapted to the desert?
cacti
The Kalahari Desert is famous for
Being a game reserve to many different types of animals.
Why was Death Valley once a busy area?
It was a mining site
They were brought by Europeans.
natural or human processes that turn fertile land into deserts is known as
desertification
What is true about the temperatures in all deserts?
They often change dramatically from daytime to nighttime
The interior of Australia is called the
Outback
It was formed when the area of land dropped between two fault lines.
What is the oldest desert in the world?
Atacama
The process by which liquid water turns into gas
evaporation