Question

Deserts are usually hot and barren places; yet, they are also beautiful. A few plants, rocks and dusty red-brown
soil make up the ingredients of most North American deserts where there is sufficient food and water for certain
animals to survive .One famous dry and hot place in the world with no visible rock or plant barely any water is the
Sahara Desert. It is the largest desert in the world and is located in Northern Africa. It gives the impression of an
ocean of pure white sand. Surprisingly, the Sahara is home to many strange animals.
One of the most interesting animals in the Sahara is the sand stink which in French means ‘fish of the desert’.
The sand stink behaves just like a fish except that instead of in water, it ‘swims’ through the sand. Its legs act as fins
and the hard scales on its skin act as armour helping it move through the sand. A piece of transparent skin protects
its eyes as it swims through the sand. Its eggs are covered with skin to prevent dehydration.
One of the rare animals able to bask in the desert sun is the camel. For many hundreds of years, the camel has
been the ‘horse of the desert’, helping travellers across the desert. This ‘horse’ is slow moving, yet it is big and strong
enough to carry extremely heavy loads. The camel has larger feet almost like snowshoes. This characteristic prevents
it from sinking into the sand.
A camel is able to drink up to one hundred and eighteen litres of water in a day. Once it is full, it can move for five to
seven days without water, carrying its own portable ‘water tank’. Its humps help to store fats which serve as a
storage of strength, removing the need for food, sometimes for a week. In fact, the humps become smaller as the
camel consumes the fats stored. They also help to regulate the camel’s temperature.
Questions:
(i) Where is the Sahara Desert located?
(ii) Which is called the ‘fish of the desert’?
(iii) How much water is a camel able to drink up in a day? What is the use of its hump?
(iv) What prevents camels from sinking into the sand?
(v) Why can only certain animals survive in North America Noan deserts?

Answer 1

Answer:

1) Africa

2) French means fish of the desert

3) Hundred and eighteen liter of the day

4) this characteristic

5) because it is too hot in desert

Explanation:

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