Unit 1: World Deserts

Which is not a detail that describes a desert?

• Evaporation exceeds precipitation

• Dramatic difference in day and night temperatures

• Less that 10 inches of rain per year on average

• Must contain sand dunes and cactus

  What two elements shape the desert landscape?

  Many desert animals are ____________________________________________ to avoid the harsh heat of the daytime.

What percentage of the world is desert?

• 33%
• 20%
• 17%
• 25%

What river runs through the Sahara Desert?

• Nile River
• Amazon River
• Mississippi River
• River Thames

Name three animals that are found in the Kalahari Desert?

How did the San People learn to store water?

What are songlines?

What amount of Earth’s known gas and oil lies beneath the Arabian Peninsula?

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 2/4

What is the hottest, driest, and lowest desert in the United States?

• Sahara Desert
• Mojave Desert
• Sonoran Desert
• Death Valley