Sahara desert #2 – Flashcards
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Ergs, regs , and hammadas
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Sahara's three main landforms
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Definition of ergs
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Great seas of sand with tall sand dunes they
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Definition of regs
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Gravel covered plains
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Definition of Hammadas
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Tall rock covered flatlands
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Wadis
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Dry riverbeds
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Red sea
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Are desert covers in northern Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to which sea
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Roughly equal to
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Sahara Desert covers three and a half million square miles. Does that mean it is much smaller, roughly equal to, or much larger than the US?
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Oasis and rivers
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What two physical features help to make parts of the Sahara Desert more livable?
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Nile River
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What River flows through the north eastern edge of the Sahara Desert
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A place in the desert where there is a source of water where plants grow.
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The Sahara has about 90 large oasis. What is an oasis?
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A vast region covered by sand dunes: a vast sea of Sand
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The Sahara is covered by rocky plateaus, gravel plains, and ergs
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Their seed lie on the ground until it rains. Some take moister from the air through their leaves.
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Name two ways plants have adapted to the landscape of the Sahara.
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Name two ways animals have adapted to the harsh environment of the Sahara
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They hunt for food at night and get the water through the leaves they eat.
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Name two ways which most people have adapted to the living in the Sahara Desert
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They tend herds of animals and they find water and food for the animals.
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The Sahara Desert is considered an ecosystem. Why?
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A community of animals and plants interact with their environment.
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Biome
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A large area or environment that shares the same general climate of temperature and rainfall.
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Desert
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A dry region with little or no rainfall
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Desert
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A dry region with little or no rainfall.
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Dune
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A mound or ridge of of windblown sand
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Ecosystem
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A community of animals and plants interacting with their environment
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Erg
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A vast sea of sand in an area of relatively flat land
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Nomad
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A person who moves from place to place looking for food, water and grazing land for livestock.
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Sand sea
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A vast region covered by sand and dunes.
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Oasis
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A place in the desert where there is a source of water where plants grow.
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What is the hottest and driest desert in the world
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Sahara desert
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What is the highest temperature in the Sahara Desert?
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136 degrees F
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How much rain comes yearly in the sahara desert
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Less then one inch
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What does the fennel fox hunt for
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Mice, birds, and lizards
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Are snakes harmless to the lethal
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Yes
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How many fangs does the sand viper have?
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Two
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How can the Egyptian hard rock be identified
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By it characteristic cobra combative posture
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What is the best known mammal in the desert
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Camel
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How many dogs are in a pack
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8 - 10
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What do rats carry
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Parasites
