World Deserts Review

What kind of plant is well adapted to living in the desert

• moss

• elm tree

• Prairie grass

• cactus

An example of a nocturnal desert animal is a

• Kangaroo

• Camel

• Lizard

• Emu

The Sahara is know for

• Dinosaur fossils

• Joshua Trees

• No water sources

• salt mines and camel caravans

The Kalahari has

• no plant or animal life

• a game reserve

• located in Asia

• where Aborigines have lived for 1000 years

The Gobi covers

• all of Mongolia

• Most of Mongolia and par of northern China

• Saudi Arabia

• Southern China

What desert extends from Mexico into Texas and New Mexico

• Patagonia

• Gobi

• Chihuahan

• Mojave

Many dinosaur bones are uncovered here

• Gobi

• Arabian

• Patgonia

• Sahara

The San have a steady supply of water here

• Sahara

• Kalahari

• Arctic

• Gobi

A desert that consists of mostly of a tableland in the southern part of Argentina

• Atacama

• Chihuahuan

• Sonoran

• Patagonia

The US military uses White Sands National Monument in this desert to test bombs

• Mojave

• Chihuahuan

• Sonoran

• Outback