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world geo

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a place that gets less then 10" of water per year   desert  
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an isolated location where water is found in a desert   oasis  
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name a desert in north Africa   Sahara  
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the Sahara is about the same size as what country   U.S.A  
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what semiarid arid grassland is located along the Sahara desert southern edge   Sahel  
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describe the climate of the Sahara desert   hot and dry  
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I am land located in the Sahel that is not well suited for growing crops   marginal land  
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we are groups of herders who move our animals from place to place in search of pasture and water   pastoral nomads  
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the process by which land becomes more and more dry until it turns into a desert   desertification  
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what may cause desertification   -climate change -human activities -both of the above  
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name the three main land forms found in the Sahara   -regs -ergs -hammadas  
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I am great seas of sand with tall sand dunes   ergs  
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I am gravel covered plains   regs  
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I am high rock covered flat lands that are really tall   hammadas  
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name the two main rivers found in the Sahara   -nile -niger  
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I can turn into raging rivers after rain then dry quickly   wadis  
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true or false: temperatures are always hot in the desert   false: they can very greatly-can become freezing at night  
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describe that desert climate (rst)   -temperatures vary greatly -can have severe sand storms -rain unpredictable  
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what fraction of the people who live in the desert are pastoral nomads   1/3  
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we are a group of wondering nomads who live in groups in less then 100 people and wear long clothes to protect ourselves from the sun   Tuaregs  
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when Tuaregs meet at an oasis what do they trade   meat, cheese, milk, veggies, fruit, and water  
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how do the Tuaregs carry their belongings   one camel or 2 donkeys  
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what has created new oasis and made life easier   technology (trucks and planes)  
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how many large oasis are found in the Sahara   about 90  
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name an important fruit that is very useful (food, building, fuel, and rope)   date palm  
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describe the size of most oasis settlements   small with less then 2000 people  
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name the major economic activities in the oasis   trading and farming  
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what cash crops do farmers in the oasis grows   wheat, barley, veggies  
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when does the farmers do his work   during the hottest part of the day  
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what are the homes in the oasis constructed of   brick  
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name 2 problems facing people that live in the Sahara   -water shortages -how to transport water  
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name the order that desertification happens (5)   -drought -veggies die -nothing to hold the soil -the wind blows it away -it leaves a desert  
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i am a change in a way of life to suit new conditions   adaptation  
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I am the practice of clearing an area for farming and then moving on to another area when the first had lost its fertility   shifting agriculture  
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name 3 human causes of desertification   -planting of cash crops -herds overgraze -deforestation  
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