Mrs Hammond's Desert Exam Review

How can desert landforms be created by nature

Name a desert in Asia

The pillar-like remains of a butte after significant erosion

Located inside the Arctic and Antarctic circles.  

Wave-resistant underwater mounds made up of a variety of species

A crescent-shaped dunes produced by strong winds

A solid rock formation that was once below the ground level

All living matter onearth, including all plant and animal life forms.

Large flat plateau with steep edges

A spring of permanent water in the desert

Dominated by the growth of grasses rather than trees and shrubs

Located around the world, on the edges of continents and islands

Name a desert in South America

The Gobi desert in Asia is the world’s largestcold desert

Found in areas where there is a shortage of moisture because of lowprecipitation

Covered eitherpermanently or periodically by fresh or salt water up to a depth of six metres

The earth’s crust including landforms, rocks and soil

Which animal is not a desert animal

A system that begins with rain falling or ice melting in mountains orhills

Why are deserts so hot?

The water on the surface of the earth, in oceans, seas, lakes andrivers.

The thin fragile layer of gases that surrounds the earth.

Tree growth here is impossible due to permafrost. Vegetation is smalland low to the ground

An oasis is basically water left over after rainfall

The Patagonian Desert is the largest hotdesert in Asia

Name a desert in Africa

Constantly hot and wet environment characterized by lush vegetation

Dunes with multiple ridges spreading out like the points of a star

Mojave Desert is located in North America

The highest areas on earth and are found in all continents and latitudes.  

Most desert animals have dark fur to keepthemselves cool in hot deserts

Hot deserts have the highest biodiversity on Earth