From Deserts to Grasslands - Planet Earth

In the last 50 years, what two significant events does the narrator tell us?

How much land on the planet is covered by desert?

• Half

• One Third

• One Quarter

• One Fifth

According to the narrator, what is the name of the driest non-polar desert on Earth?

• The Atacama desert

• Antartica

• The Sahara Desert

• Rub'al Khali Desert

The Socotra Cormorant is native to the Arabian desert. Roughly, how many travelled to this empty section of the desert?

• 10,000

• 20,000

• 40,000

• 50,000

Why did they travel to this empty area?

Temperatures can reach over 40 degrees Celsius within this desert. How do the birds cope with the extreme heat?

• Cool themselves down by swimming.

• Cool themselves down by panting.

• Heat themselves up by swimming

• Heat themselves up by panting.

What happens if an adult bird is found with food?

Where does the food for these birds mostly come from?

What are two of the creatures named in the Dhofar mountains.

• Arabian leopard

• Ipex

• Apex

• Clouded Leopard

How many Arabian Leopards are probably in the wild?

• Less than 50

• 50-100

• 100-150

• Less than 200.