The Middle East

Question 1

What are the 16 countries in the Middle East?

Answer 1

Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Isreal, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Oman, Qatar, Turkey, UAE and Yemen

Question 2

What is the kangaroo rats adaptations to the desert? Give 3

Answer 2

1. Longest loop of henle (reabsorbs moisture)
2. Nocternal
3. Get moisture from diet of nuts
4. Borrow in the daytime
5. Long legs to hop fast
6. Long tail and long whiskers to feel in the dark
7. Large ears for incredible hearing

Question 3

What are the adaptations of Camels in the desert? Give 3

Answer 3

1. Pads on camels feet
2. Double eyelids that stop sand from going in
3. Hump packed with fat for water
4. Body temperature regulates
5. Pad on chest to rest
6. Can carry up to 400 pounds on back
7. Long lashes ti stop sand from going in
8. Thick lips to eat sticks, bones, grubs and thorns which is also an adaptations
9. Shaggy fur that insulates
10. Don’t sweat it

Question 4

Define succulence

Answer 4

Capture water and store it in their leaves stems or roots.

Question 5

Define drought tolerant

Answer 5

Have strategies that help them tolerate drought

Question 6

Drought avoided plants

Answer 6

Only live where there is water available. When it is dry they lie dormant.

Question 7

Why are deserts so dry?

Answer 7

The air which decends over deserts are dry. The air is dry because almost all the moisture in the air has fallen as precipitation over the equators tropical rainforests. The air travels over land so it cannot pick ip any moisture. This mean there is no clouds forming.

Question 8

Why are deserts cold at night?

Answer 8

But, at night most of the heat in the sand quickly radiates into the air and there is no sunlight to reheat it, leaving the sand and its surroundings colder than before.

Question 9

What are adaptations of cactus? Give 4

Answer 9

• They have spikes instead of leaves so less water is lost and it keeps predators away
• They have fleshy stems to soak up lots of water
• Thick waxy skin to reduce loss of moisture
• Long roots to search underground for water and shallow roots to collect water when it does rain
• They have bulbs on their roots to store water
• Arms of Cactus only grows after 75 years!
• Can store 8000 litres of water!
• They can live for up to 200 years!
• Cacti seeds can lay dormant for many years until it rains
• Their skin reflects the suns heat so the plant can stay cool