DESERTS

WALA:DESERTS

L.O: to explain and locate hot and cold deserts.

What are deserts?

• Deserts are the driest places in the world.

• Deserts are dry lands where very little rain falls and where few plants can grow.

• More than one seventh of the land on Earth is taken up by deserts.

Kinds of desert

• There are two kinds of desert

• Very cold deserts: which are found in Arctic and Antarctic regions at the North and South poles. The ground is covered with ice and snow for all or most of the year.

• Hot deserts: mostly sunny and very dry although they can be very cold at night.

GROUP ACTIVITY

LEARNERS JOIN 3 BREAKOUT ROOMS.

IDENTIFY THE DESERTS ON THE WORLD MAP GIVEN.

WELL DONE

I HOPE THIS ARE THE ANSWERS YOU GOT.

Multiple Choice

.Which of the following is a cold desert?

• The Arctic

• The Tundra

• Antartica

• The Sahara

Multiple Choice

How many times of deserts are there?

• 0

• 2

• 3

• 5

Multiple Select

Choose 2 characteristics of a desert

• Low rainfall

• Many plants and animals

• sandy/rocky/gravelly soil

• They all have camels

Multiple Choice

Which continents have deserts on them?

• North America and Africa

• North America, Antartica and Africa

• Antarctica and Africa

• All continents have deserts on them

Multiple Choice

What is the largest hot desert in the world?

• Atacama Desert in Chile

• Sahara Desert in Africa

• Mojave in the U.S.A

• Gobi Desert in Asia

Multiple Choice

.Which of the following is a cold desert?

• The Arctic

• The Tundra

• Antartica

• The Sahara

CONCLUSION

Review the lesson by asking oral questions