Chapter 10, Lesson 2

Describe the climate of the southwest.

Choose the best 3 answers.

• It is a desert.

• The climate is the same in all areas of the region.

• It snows.

• It gets lots of rain.

Name three climates that can be found in the southwest.

• Arid and Dry

• Hot and Humid

• Dry and Snowy

• Wet and Rainy

What is a desert?

• An area that gets less than 10 inches of rain each year

• a wet grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees.

• a strip of land covered with sand, pebbles, or small stones at the edge of a body of water, especially by the ocean between high- and low-water marks.

• a large area covered mostly with trees and undergrowth.

How has the Saguaro adapted to little rainfall?

• All of the answers are correct.

• It spreads its long, shallow roots to drink the rainwater.

• Its ribbed trunks and branches expand to store water.

• It can store enough water to live through long dry periods.

What is one way that the Saguaro helps desert wildlife?

• It provides shelter for many animals.

• It helps to keep the desert environment humid.

• It helps to protect the desert from wind erosion.

• It provides food for desert plants.