Vowel Teams
Welcome to the Desert
People of the Desert
Living in the Desert
People and the Desert Today
100

What sound does the ee vowel team make?

Long e

100

The air is hot and dry. Sand blows in your face. Where are you?

The desert

100

Too much _______ to the Sun can cause sunburn.

Exposure

100

What landscape are villages in the desert typically built around?

Oasis

100

Humans use up a lot of _________.

Water

200

What sound does the ow vowel team make?

Long o

200

There is no other place on Earth that is as dry as a ________.

Desert

200

What do people use to shade themselves from the Sun in the desert?

Yurts

200

How do people in African deserts find water?

From plants

200

TRUE or FALSE: Most plants cannot grow in weak soil.

True

300

Name a vowel team that makes the long a sound.

ai, ay

300

What type of extreme weather does the desert get?

Extreme heat and flash floods

300

What is the name for someone who moves around the desert a lot?

Nomad

300

Why do people in the desert cover every part of their bodies with layers of clothes?

To keep sand out of their eyes, hair, mouths, and skin.

300

How do scientists help preserve the desert?

By building covers for plants to grow.

400

Name a vowel team that has the long o sound.

ow, oa

400

What continent has the most deserts?

Antarctica

400

People can build homes in the desert in many ways. Name how people in Australia deserts live.

Underground homes

400

Do people in the desert typically wear tight clothing or loose fitting clothing?

Loose fitting clothing

400

What is one way people are destroying the deserts?

Pollution

500

What vowel team is in this word: maintain

ai

500

How many inches of rain does the desert get in one year?

Less than 10 inches

500

What city is built in the middle of the Mojave Desert?

Las Vegas, NV

500

What animals do the Tuareg people raise?

Goats

500

What is the spreading of desert edges called?

Deserification