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What is the water under the ground called?
Groundwater
How does water get into the ground?
Water seeps down into the ground
after it rains.
What happens to most of the rainwater in deserts?
It runs off, evaporates into
the air, or a little soaks into the ground.
What is a spring or waterhole?
A
place where underground water flows to the surface
What is an oasis?
a place where
plants can grow because of water.
Name two crops grown in the oases of the Sahara Desert.
Vegetables,
dates, figs, olives, apricots
Who are nomads?
People
who move from place to place without a fixed home.
What type of homes do Bedouin nomads live in?
Tents
made from goat skins or camel hair
Why do Bedouins travel at night instead of during the day?
Because
it is too hot during the day; it is cooler at night.
What are the round tents of the Mongol people called?
Gers
Which is not usually grown in desert oases?
Apples
Nomads usually travel with _____.
Herds of
sheep, goats, and camels
. Mongol nomads live in the ________.
Gobi Desert
Why is fertile land around oases very important to people?
Fertile land allows people to grow food and keep animals in the desert.
How are Bedouin nomads and Mongol nomads similar?
Both groups are nomads who move with their animals and live in tents.
How nomads protect themselves from the harsh desert environment?
22. They wear long robes, build tents from animal skins or felt, and rest in the day but travel at night
