Desert 101
This is the largest hot desert in the world.
What is the Sahara Desert.
Many animals sleep during the day and are awake at night to avoid the scorching daytime sun. These animals are ____________.
What is nocturnal.
The Sahara Desert is located on this continent.
What is Africa.
Cacti store this inside their stems.
What is water.
Desert people often wear loose, long, and layered clothing to
What is to stay safe from the sun and sandstorms, and to stay cool.
This is the driest desert in the world.
What is the Atacama Desert.
This bird is famous for running fast in desert areas. It is also a compound word!
What is the roadrunner.
The Gobi Desert is found in what continent.
What is Asia.
The sharp parts on a cactus are called these.
What are spines.
People in deserts live in homes like shade ramadas or thick-walled homes made of _____ that keep indoor temperatures lower than the outside heat. Wet dirt is called this.
What is mud.
In order for a desert to be classified as a desert, it must receive less than 10 inches of _________.
What is rain.
Fennec foxes have very large _________ to stay cool.
What are ears.
About how much of the Earth's land surface is considered desert?
What is one-third or 33%.
Desert plants often have deep ______ to find water.
What are roots.
The largest desert city, _________, is located in Egypt.
What is Cairo.
Camels are often called the “ships of the ________”.
What is the desert
What is the name of the animal that slithers sideways across the sand?
What is the snake.
Name at least one of the states The Mojave Desert is located in.
What is California/Nevada.
What is an isolated area of plants and water in a desert called?
What is an oasis.
People of the desert are usually __________. They live by moving from place to place rather than staying in one permanent home.
Derived from the Greek nomadikós
What is nomadic.
This is the largest desert in the world.
What is Antarctica.
What is the main source of water for many desert animals?
What are plants and insects.
Which state has a desert known for having pink sand in Utah, USA? Hint: Denver is this state's capital.
What is Colorado. The Colorado Plateau.
Desert plants have waxy skin to _________.
What is to help store or save water.
An estimated 35% of the 55,000 remaining San people reside in the arid regions of Namibia, with a long, rich history in the ________ Desert in Africa.