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 50ْC. The hottest temperature ever recorded was 82ْC in the Sahara. At night, deserts get very cold: as low as -21ْC. Deserts are also very windy. Sometimes there are dangerous sandstorms.

Meanings: Deserts: صحراء Cover:يمتد One third:ثلث surface: سطح Sandy:رملي Rocky: صخري Frozen:متجمد Temperature:درجة حرارة Recorded:سجل Sandstorms:عاصفة رملية

It doesn’t rain very often in the desert , but rainfall can be heavy 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.

Often:عادة Rainfall:المطر Heavy:ثقيل Underground:تحت ارضي Rise:يرتفع Surface:سطح Wet:رطب Oases:واحات Resources:موارد Diamonds:الماس Gold:ذهب Oil:زيت

To survive in the desert, you must find water and keep cool 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.

Survive:ينجو Adapt:تتكيف Full of liquid:مليء بالسوائل Seeds:بذور Quickly:بسرعة Special:خاص Protection:حماية Against:ضد Heat:حرارة Camel:جمل Especially:خاصة Well-adapted:تكيفت جيدا

13% of the world’s population live in desert. Some are nomadic 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.

Population:سكان Nomadic:بدو protect:بحمي Carry:يحمل Tents:خيم Transport:وسائل نقل Sand:رمل

: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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