Hot Deserts Flashcards
Where do we find hot deserts?
Between 20* and 35 * in Northern and Southern hemosphere
Discuss the Climate of Hot Deserts.
Very little rain 120 mm or less per year Temp usually high
Discuss Vegetation of Hot Deserts
NB LONG QUESTION
- Plant adapt to very little rain
- Quiver tree has a thick bark with fleshy leaves
- Nara grow in river beds - their roots can find water
Wild Life:
* Gemsbock - lives in Namib and Khalari. Do not need lots of water because it eats plants like Nara * Ground Squirrel lives in large groups. They live in tunnels and eats plants * Shrews are small animals with ling snouts that dig up insects.
Humanity: What is a NOMAD
It is people who moves around finding food and water.
How does the San people in the Kalahari Desert survive?
They eat fruits from trees, hunt buck with arrow and store water in ostrich eggs
Discuss the Taureg people in the Sahara
The farm with cattle, sheep en goats. They use camels to travel fro one water hole to the next carry water in leather bags. Get food from animals, drink milk and meat fro sheep and goats
What do Nomads use for clothes and shelter?
They use animal skins to make tents and clothing
Who lives in the Kalahari Desert?
The San People
Who lives in the Sahara Desert?
The Taureg People
