ReadingAZ: Desert People P

What is one way the Sonoran Desert is different from the Sahara Desert?

• The Sonoran Desert is home to the Bedouin.

• The Sonoran Desert has fewer animals.

• The Sonoran Desert has fewer plants.

• The Sonoran Desert gets more rain per year.

Why do you think the author wrote this book?

• to describe how people learned to live in the desert areas

• to explain the customs of the Tohono O'odham

• to tell about the different foods in the desert

• to give people information travelling to the Sonoran Desert and the Sahara Desert

According to the text, why is the Sonoran Desert difficult for people to live in?

• It's either too hot or cold most of the year.

• It has many dangerous plants and animals.

• Its' overcrowded with insects and birds.

• It's infested with too many rattlesnakes.

Because Tohono O'odham girls had to carry water over long distances, they ___________________.

• needed to be strong

• had to have brave brothers

• never got lost

• were often attacked

Nomads are people who ______________.

• never get angry

• hunt animals to survive

• grow food on farms

• move from place to place and have no permanent home

Why was it important for the Bedouin to own animals that could carry heavy loads?

• The Bedouin were big people.

• The Bedouin often moved to new areas with all their belonings.

• The Bedouin needed camels to help dig wells.

• The Bedouin were unable to keep weak animals alive.

Why did the Bedouin dry some of the dates they found?

• They thought that dried dates tasted better.

• They wanted to eat the dates later.

• They wanted to hide the dates from other tribes.

• They fed the dates to their camels.

If you adapt to a situation, you ____________________.

• live

• adjust

• leave

• fly

The Sahara desert is more that just sand. It is also ________________.

• tall trees, lush grasses and rivers

• mountains, valleys and oases

• camels, cacti and rain

• bears, pine nuts and salt

How did the Bedouin solve the problem of not having enough water?

• They knew where to find oases.

• They bought bottled water from the supermarkets.

• They performed rain dances.

• They knew were to find oases and they dug wells.