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Life in the desert ( P5)

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