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WorksheetsLife in the open desert
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The difference between the highest and lowest temperatures in the Sahara Desert is low
True
False
Hypothermia may threaten desert travelers whose body temperature falls within a short period of time
True
False
Scarcity of water may cause dehydration in people travelling in the Sahara Desert
True
False
The long robes that desert nomads wear protect the body from sun burn and dehydration
True
False
A nomad woman can pack up and move her tent and belongings
in just two hours
carrying food, garments and salt from one are of the Sahara Desert to another
once a year
Night temperatures in the Sahara Desert may fall to 0 degrees celcius.
False
True
The traditional life of the Tuareg is being threatened by
water scarcity, desertification of grazing land and political conflicts
livestock breeding, trading and agriculture
carrying food garments and salt from one area to another
The Tuareg are
desert people who live in houses
desert people who have roamed the Sahara Desert for centuries
tourists
The Tuareg economy is based on
Tourism
Oil
livestock breeding, trading and agriculture
Oases are formed from underground rivers. An example of a famous oases is
Ziz
Morocco
Algiers
Nile
