Social Subjects Deserts

Question 1

3 Animals and Adaptations

Answer 1

Fennec Fox- Big ears to regulate blood and fir on feet to avoid hot sand.
Camel- large feet to avoid sinking in sand and 2 sets of eyelashes so sand doesn’t get sand in their eyes.
Scorpion- It can slow down it metabolism to last long without food.

Question 2

Name 4 types of Desert

Answer 2

Sahara,Arabian,Australian and Gobi

Question 3

What does a climate graph tell us?

Answer 3

Rainfall and temperature

Question 4

What does adaptation mean

Answer 4

Something able to survive in a particular environment because of changes that have happened over time

Question 5

What does nomadic mean

Answer 5

Moving from one place to another instead of living in a house.

Question 6

Describe traditional ways to life for the nomads

Answer 6

Camels as transport
Nomads moved through the desert &traded
Children learned tasks from their parents
Water was stored in goat skins & traditional materials were used.
Goats testicles were a delicacy
Lived in shelters around trees

Question 7

Modern ways to life

Answer 7

Truck being used instead of camels
People have settled in villages or moved to town
Children are sent to school
Plastic water bottles & modern materials are used

Question 8

What causes desertification?

Answer 8

Overgrazing
Over population
Climate change

Question 9

Explain how desertification is threatening the area around the Sahara

Answer 9

Affecting Berbers
Water shortages affect crops
Land degradation

Question 10

How to prevent desertification

Answer 10

Fence off areas to prevent animals grazing there
Plant trees & bushes to provide cover for soil & stop it being blown or washed away