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Deserts Flashcards

1
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Gobi

A 
Asia
Mongolia, Mongols
Steppes, grassy plains
Horses and Livestock
Ger or Yurts (round tents covered in felt)
Coldest desert, furthest north
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2
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Atacama

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SOUTH America

Driest desert in world!

Salty lakes called Salers

“Harvest Clouds” collect moisture using sheets on the roof of houses

Chili, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina
Non-polar

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Kalahari

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SOUTH Africa

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Sahara

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NORTH Africa
Largest desert in the world

Sahel part in lower Sahara, crops can grow

Nile River Oil

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Arabian Desert

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Asia

Arabian Peninsula

sand, sand, sand for days!

Bedouins, camels, tents, traders

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Australian Desert

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Australia

Playas, lakes,
Lake Disappointment

Kids school from radio!

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Hydroponics

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Growing food in nutrient rich water!

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American Southwest Desert

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In America
NORTH America

Hopi, Navajo Indians

Colorado River

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Hopi Indians

A

American SW

Lived on mountain rock cities called PUEBLOS

farmers

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Navajo

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American SW

Lived in hogans, round mud, rock, timber huts

Sheep, wool, felt

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Mesquite

A

Desert tree

Big roots

Bean pods

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Date Palm

A

Desert tree

Food, fuel, baskets from leaves, shelter

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13
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Desert Ship

A

Camel!

Humps store fat

Stomachs store water

Mean, spitters Beware!

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14
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Oasis

A

Water!

In desert

Trees, shelter from hot sun

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15
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Desert food

A

Prickly Pear

Mesquite beans

Date Palms

Cactus (inside spongey)

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16
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Arid

A

Dry dry dry

17
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Desert Lakes

A

Salty

Rain fills lakes, Lakes evaporate

Leave behind SALT

Salt used for trading

18
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Rain Shadow

A

Mountains keep rain from getting to the other side

Creates deserts

19
Q

Desert animals

A

Need little water
Rabbits have big ears! Keeps them cool

Kangaroo Rat doesn’t need water!

20
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Hunters/Gatherers

A

Hunt food
Gather food

Move on to do it again

21
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Nomads

A

Berber/Bedouin
In Sahara/Arabian deserts

Mongols in Gobi desert

Live in tents, raise livestock
Have many possessions

Trade for what they need

22
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Villagers

A

Hopi and Navajo Indians

American SW

Build and live in Villages

Raise crops and animals

23
Q

Modern desert life

A

Many inventions help

Air conditioning
Irrigation to grow food
Dig wells for water
Fertilizer helps plants grow
Dams hold water 
Solar power harnesses sun's energy
24
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Deserts

A

Get less than 10” rain per year

DRY! Arid

25
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Equator

A

Warmest places on earth

Divides globe into
Northern and Southern Hemispheres

26
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Prime Meridian

0 degrees Longitude

A

Divides globe into

Eastern and Western Hemisphere

27
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Aquafier

A

Large underground water lakes

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