In the footsteps of the Arabian camel
- What is the factor that most hinders life in the desert?
- What elements are most threatening for life in an oasis?
- One of the most long-lived species in the world is the Welwitschia mirabilis: describe it, and explain why its life cycle is so long.
- What are the differences between aestivation and hibernation?
- Make an example of a morphological adaptation of desert animals.
- Make an example of a physiological adaptation of desert animals.
- What are the main uses of date palms?
- There are different types of deserts, depending on their geological configuration. What are they? In addition, explain why the action of wind is important for the genesis of these types of deserts.
- What kind of surveys can be conducted to study the origin of a desert?
- What are the geographical factors that determine the formation of a desert?
- What evidence has been found to reconstruct the history of the Saharan desert?
- How do desert peoples survive?
- What economic resources are related to the desert?
- >What human activities cause desertification?
- Imagine some solution against desertification.
- What are the main consequences of desertification?
- List the main deserts of the world.
- What does "Agenda 21" mean?
- Why have silicified trees been found in the desert?
- Why are they in an area that lacks this type of vegetation?
