Life in the Desert - Class VII

An arid region characterized by extremely high or low temperatures and has scarce vegetation.

Name the world’s largest desert which has an area of around 8.54 million sq. km.

Name the place in the Sahara desert, south of Tripoli, Libya which has recorded the highest temperature of 57.7°C in 1922.

Tafilalet Oasis in Morocco is a large oasis with an area of about ____________ sq. km.

Ladakh is a cold desert lying in the Great Himalayas, on the ___________side of Jammu and Kashmir.

Africa is one of the largest continents in the world, and it is the only one through which all major latitudinal lines pass. It is home to the world's largest desert and is not completely covered in sand dunes, but is actually covered with gravel plains that stretch far across the desert. And although the Sahara is one of the most inhospitable places in the world, some tribes still live in its oases (wet regions). In spite of the harsh climatic conditions and practically no water, more than 1200 species of plants and many other animals also live and grow in the Sahara. Which part of Africa does the Sahara lie in?

Deserts are some of the most harsh and inhospitable regions of the world, but life goes on even there. Plants and animals adapt to the extremely hot and cold weather conditions and water shortages by adapting themselves, by learning skills and developing techniques that help them survive the deserts. Animals such as camels have humps that store water and food and help camels travel long distances through the desert. Also plants such as the cactus store water in their stems, and have thorns instead of leaves so that they don't lose much water. Which of the following are not found in deserts?