Hot Deserts

Deserts are dry areas that receive less than 250 mm of rain in a year. There are Hot and Cold Deserts.

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​Deserts

​Location of Hot Deserts on Earth.

​Location of Hot Deserts on Earth.

• Sahara - North Africa

• Kalahari - Southern Africa

• Australian - Australia

• Mojave - North America

• Arabian - Middle East

• Thar - India and Pakistan

• Atacama - South America

​The temperatures in hot deserts range between 20 degrees Celsius and 25 degrees Celsius. In some regions, it can be as high as 50 degrees Celcius!

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They have very little rain and there is often no rain for many months.​

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Climate: temperature and rainfall

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Multiple Choice

Name the main characteristics of a hot desert.

• High daytime temperatures, low night time temperatures, low rainfall

• High daytime temperatures, high night time temperatures, low rainfall

• Low daytime temperatures, low night time temperatures, high rainfall

Multiple Choice

Antarctica is a desert. TRUE or FALSE?

• False
• True 

Multiple Choice

This continent is an example of a cold desert.

• Europe

• Australia

• Antarctica

• Iceland

Multiple Choice

Which is the driest place in the world?

• Sahara

• Mojave

• Kalahari

• Atacama

Fill in the Blanks

Name the biggest desert in Africa.

Multiple Choice

What fraction of the earth is covered by desert?

• 1/2

• 1/5

• 1/3

• 1/4

Multiple Choice

Where is the Mojave desert located?

• Australia

• Africa

• Chile

• North America

Multiple Choice

This is the largest desert in the world.

• Sahara

• Gobi

• Atacama

• Namib

Multiple Choice

On which continent is the Sahara Desert?

• Asia
• South America
• Africa
• Europe

Multiple Choice

On what continent is the Gobi desert located?

• Europe
• Africa
• South America
• Asia

• ​Few vegetation does grow in the desert due to the little rainfall.

• However, the plants ​that grow in the desert don't need much water and have found ways to survive.

• Some plants have long roots to search for water; some plants can store water in their stems and leaves.

• ​There are also plants that have spikes or poisons for protection from getting eaten.

​Natural Vegetation and Wildlife in a desert

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• ​Animals that live in the desert have found ways to escape the heat and survive.

• They dig holes in the ground and rest in cool dark areas when it is hot.​

​Natural Vegetation and Wildlife in a desert

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• Hot deserts are not easy to live in, yet many groups of people have made it thier homes for thousdands of years.

• Their lifestyles have allowed them to survive in the desert.​

​How people live in the desert .

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