The Americas
Death Valley, the hottest and lowest point in the western hemisphere, is found in which desert?
Mojave
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile
What 2 countries does the Gobi desert cover?
Mongolia and China
The Australian Desert is also known as what?
The Outback
What is one thing ALL deserts have in common?
They are dry
The Devil's Highway goes through which 2 states?
California and Arizona
The Saharan desert is North of what other desert in Africa?
The Kalahari
How many permanent rivers run through the Arabian Peninsula?
0
Animals with pouches, such as kangaroos, koalas, and the platypus, are examples of what type of animal?
Marsupials
What plant is well adapted to the desert?
Cactus/Cacti
What desert is in Mexico, Texas, and New Mexico?
The Chihuahuan Desert
What do the San people use to store and transport water?
Ostrich Eggs
What land feature is the Gobi Desert surrounded by?
mountains
What is an Aborigine?
native people of Australia
What is a place in the desert with drinkable water called?
An oasis
What season is it in the Patagonian desert in Argentina, when Utah is in winter?
summer
What percent of the Saharan Desert is covered in sand?
10%
1/3 of the world's ____________is found under the Arabian Peninsula?
oil
Aboriginal maps passed by oral tradition are called__________
Songlines
Both hot and cold deserts can have a drastic change in...
What did the Europeans do when they settled in the Patagonian desert?
The Sahara Desert is bordered by what 2 bodies of water on the West and East sides
Atlantic Ocean on the west and Red Sea on the east.
The Arabian Peninsula connects which 2 continents?
Africa and Asia
What is "Dreamtime" from Aboriginal myth?
"time before time"
Changing to deal with the environment is...
adapting.