Hot deserts

      HOT DESERTS

WHAT IS A HOT DESERT?

-      -   A hot desert is a region that receives a very small amount of rain or/and moisture and there is not enough water for many plants to grow, and it is very difficult for humans, animals, or plants to survive here.

    HOW DID THE WILDLIFE ADAPT TO LIVING IN THE HOT DESERT?

    -The hot dessert makes it difficult for most animals to survive, but there are a few animals that have adapted to living in the harsh conditions of hot deserts for example:

    -Some animals have adapted by hiding in burrows throughout the daytime when the temperatures are high and only come out at night when the temperatures have dropped to hunt for food like scorpions and lizards.

    -Some animals like the camel can control their body temperatures to lose less water.

    -Other animals have light-colored skin coats that help them to not built-up throughout the day like dark-colored coats.

    HOW DIT THE PLANT ADAPT TO LIVING IN THE HOT DESERT?

- -Having few to no leaves or foliage that is hairy, waxy, or needle-shaped to minimize evaporation to keep the water in the plant.

   -Scrubs have long roots that help keep them in place and help the scrubs to collect moisture from the air and groundwater through their long roots.

   -Trees and bigger plant life is absent because of the lack of water needed to sustain larger plant life.

HOW HAVE PEOPLE ADAPTED TO LIVING IN THE HOT DESERT?

- Hot deserts have a lack of water supply and the people living here must adapt by finding other ways to get water. 

-Move from one area to another in search of food and water.

- They live in tents that are cool and shady keeping them cool in the daytime when the temperatures are high.

- They use camels to carry their belongings across the desert.

- Some are hunter-gatherers meaning they make a living through gathering and hunting for food.

-They get water by sucking water from underground using reeds.

- some people like the Tuareg trade animals for rice, sugar, tea, and salt when they get to the nearest town.

      

     

      

        DID YOU KNOW?

- Hot deserts are hot the entire year and have scorching temperatures during summers.

-Cactus plants that can grow up to 12 tall in the wild.

-Mars is the only planet where a desert ecosystem has been identified other then earth.

- Namib desert is the oldest desert in the world.

    

The Mars desert 

Bibliography

-InternetGeography.net 2022

https://www.internetgeography.net/topics/how-have-animals-adapted-to-the-desert/

-Coolgeography.co.uk-Living world, plants and animals adaptations 

https://www.coolgeography.co.uk/gcsen/GCSE_LW_Hot_Desert_Adaptations.php

-Tourismteacher.com-25 fascinating facts about deserts 7 February 2023

https://tourismteacher.com/facts-about-deserts/

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Monique Minnaar

EDTC 112 GOOGLE CLASSROOM

GEOGRAPHY GRADE 6 : HOT DESERTS