DESERTS The top five deserts in the world

DESERTS The top five deserts in the world are the Sahara, the Australian desert, the Arabian desert, the Gobi desert and the Kalahari

DESERT’S ANIMALS Snake Lizard Camel

Deserts cover more than one third of the earth’s land surface. Deserts are very dry places , but they aren’t always sandy-they can be rocky or even frozen. During the day , temperatures can go higher than 5 C. The hottest temperature ever recorded was 8 C in the Sahara. At night, deserts get very cold: as low as 2 C. Deserts are also very windy. Sometimes there are dangerous sandstorms.

It doesn’t rain very often in the desert , but rainfall can be heavy. Sometimes underground rivers rise to the surface. These make cool, wet places called oases. People can live there and grow food. Desert also have many resources, such as diamonds, gold and oil.

To survive in the desert, you must find water and keep cool. Plants and animals have to adapt to survive. Desert plants are full of liquid. Many seeds only grow after rain and they flower very quickly. Some animals never drink, and others have special protection against heat, or cold. The camel is especially well-adapted for desert life, and lives in both hot and cold deserts.

13% of the world’s population live in desert! Some are nomadic. They carry their tents from place to place, using camels for transport. Desert people wear special clothes to protect them from the sand, wind and sun. These days, most people from the desert live in modern cities and towns.

: Complete the sentences with a or b The changes in temperature from day to night are: a. Small b. Big Rainfall in the desert can be: a. Frequent and heavy b. Not frequent but heavy In oases you can find: a. Gold and oil b. Water In order to survive in the desert, animals and planets have to: a. Adapt b. Drink lots of water People who live in the desert are: a. Mainly nomadic b. 13% of the world’s population

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