Living in Deserts

What is an oasis?

• an area of a desert that has people.

• an area of a desert that has water.

• a type of desert that is cold.

• a very large desert.

What U.S. city was built in a desert?

• Chicago

• New York

• Las Vegas

• Miami

People who live in the desert, live in...

• Yurts

• Mountians

• Forests

• Citie

producing little or no vegetation

• shield

• lack

• exposure

• barren

USING THE TEXT, LIVING IN THE DESERT, WHAT IS THE MOST LIKELY REASON THE AUTHOR INCLUDED THE PICTURE ON PAGE 145?

• TO ENCOURAGE THE READER TO GO VISIT THE DESERT.

• TO SHOW THE READER WHAT AN OASIS LOOKS LIKE.

• TO SHOW THE READER HOW WATER IS STORED IN PLANTS AD OSTRICH EGGS.

• TO SHOW THE READER WHAT DATES LOOK LIKE.

LIVING IN THE DESERT, WHAT IS MOST LIKELY THE REASON THE AUTHOR BEGINS THE TEXT WITH THE IDEAS IN PARAGRAPH 1?

• TO EXPLAIN TO THE READER WHAT A DESERT IS.

• TO GET THE READER TO SOLVE A RIDDLE.

• TO LIST DIFFERENT PROBLEMS IN THE DESERT.

• TO DESCRIBE TO THE READER WHAT A DESERT IS LIKE.

LIVING IN THE DESERT, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A KEY IDEA FROM CHAPTER 4 PEOPLE AND THE DESERT TODAY?

• HUMANS ARE DOING THINGS THAT HARM THE WORLD'S DESERTS.

• PEOPLE LIVE ON THE EDGES OF DESERTS

• DESERTS HAVE HARSH CLIMATES.

• THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF CACTUS THAT GROW IN DESERTS.

USING THE TEXT, LIVING IN THE DESERT, WHAT ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERN DOES THE AUTHOR USE IN CHAPTER 3 LIVING IN THE DESERT?

• COMPARE AND CONTRAST

• SEQUENCE

• DESCRIPTION

• CAUSE AND EFFECT

USING THE TEXT, LIVING IN THE DESERT, AFTER READING THE INFORMATION ON PAGES 142-145 THE READER CAN INFER THAT...

• IT SNOWS IN THE DESERT.

• LAS VEGAS WAS BUILT AROUND AN OASIS.

• THERE IS WATER READILY AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE IN THE DESERT.

• ALL PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE DESERT LIVE IN THE SAME TYPES OF HOMES.

What is a mirage?

• A) A type of desert plant.

• B) An optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions.

• C) A large sand dune.

• D) A desert animal.