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21 cards·by sillyputty31
The northernmost end of the Arabian Peninsula connects which two continents?
Africa & Asia
What is the name of the world's oldest continuous culture & how long have they lived in
Australia?
Aborigines , 40,000 to 60,000 years
name 5 facts about death valley
formed between 2 fault lines, lowest elevation in west hem., driest place in U.S., highest
recorded temp in U.S., once a busy place
The growth or expansion of deserts due to human activities
Desertification
The Gobi is almost entirely surrounded by ________ which act as barriers to rain clouds
Mountains
When are Patagonia's winter and months and why?
June through September because Patagonia is in the Southern Hemisphere
How many permanent rivers run through the Arabian Peninsula?
None
What do we call the interior of Australia, which is mostly desert?
The Outback
What do we call the environment in which a plant or animal normally lives?
Habitat
What plant is well adapted to living in the desert?
Cactus
The Gobi, one of the largest deserts in Asia,covers most of _____ & a part of northern ______
Mongolia & a part of northern China
The sahara stretches about ______ mile across ______ from the _____ ____ to the ______ _______
3000, Africa, Atlantic Ocean, Red Sea
What is a Marsupial?
a type of mammal that carries it's young in a pouch that is part of its abdomen
What is the most famous region of the mojave desert?
Death Valley
What doe a nocturnal mean?
Active or awake at night; or taking place during the night
what has allowed the Aborigines to be able to survive in Australia?
They adapted to their environment over thousands of years.
what did the San people use as storage containers for water?
Ostrich eggs
The Kalahari is a large basin, covering an area almost as large as
Texas
What do we call a deset place with good, drinkable water?
An Oasis
Moisture in the form of rain, snow, hail, or sleet
Precipitation
a Time in which the aborigines believe the world was created, a time before time
Dreamtime