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Deserts of the World: Life With Almost No Rain

SheelonGeographySocial StudiesEnglishGrades 6-8Published Aug 6, 2026

Shifting dunes, freezing nights, hidden water, and the people and animals that call dry lands home. A journey through the Sahara, the Gobi, and deserts you never suspected.

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  1. What officially makes a region a desert?

    Multiple Choice · 20s

    AVery high temperatures
    BEndless sand dunes
    CHaving no people
    DVery little rain or snow falling

  2. Because so little rain or snow falls there, Antarctica counts as a desert.

    True / False · 20s

    TRUE
    FALSE

  3. What does a camel really store in its hump?

    Multiple Choice · 20s

    AAir
    BWater
    CFat
    DExtra muscle
  4. The cold Gobi desert stretches across parts of which continent?Multiple Choice · 20s
  5. How do cactuses survive long months without rain?Multiple Choice · 20s
  6. Most of the world's deserts are covered mainly by sand.True / False · 20s
  7. Why do hot deserts often turn bitterly cold at night?Multiple Choice · 20s
  8. The Tuareg, famous for their indigo-blue robes, traditionally travel across which desert?Multiple Choice · 20s
  9. Which tree of desert oases produces sweet dates?Multiple Choice · 20s
  10. What slowly happens to a sand dune in a steady wind?Multiple Choice · 20s
  11. What do we call a green desert spot where underground water reaches the surface? (one word)Type Answer · 30s
  12. Which animal has earned the nickname 'the ship of the desert'? (one word)Type Answer · 30s

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