Survival in the Great Basin Desert

What type of book (or genre) is this?

• Fictional
• Informational Nonfiction
• Mystery
• Biography

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The Great Basin Desert is located in _______________

• Africa
• South America
• Australia
• North America

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How many deserts are in North America?

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

A desert gets ____________________ of rain or snow each year.

• more than 10 inches
• 25 inches
• 2 inches
• less than 10 inches

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The Great Basin Desert is between ___________________

• the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky Mountains.
• Cascade Mountains and Appalachian Mountains.
• the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Rocky Mountains.
• the Rocky Mountains and the Ozark Mountains.

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Moist air moves inland and travels up the mountain.  The air gets colder and it loses moisture.  When the air passes down the other side of the mountain, there's very little moisture left in it.  Where there is very little moisture is the ______________

• rain shadow.
• basin-and-range pattern.
• barriers.
• environment.

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The ways in which a plant is suited to its environment are called _________________

• bladders.
• scurf.
• adaptations.
• saline.

The saltbush ________________

• grows in saline soil.
• collects salt in tiny bladders on the plant's leaves.
• are covered with tiny scales called scurf. 
• all of the above.

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The pronghorn antelope is often found in the ________________ community. 

• sagebrush
• riparian
• alpine
• montane

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Which animal adapts to the extreme environment of the Great Basin Desert by getting all the moisture they need from the plants they eat in the winter, only visiting waterholes every few days in the summer, and going out at night to feed?

• Pronghorn Antelope
• Bighorn Sheep
• Poorwill
• Side-Blotched Lizard

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