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| Europe | Every continent except this one has a desert on it. |
| Sahara Desert | This is the largest sandy desert in the world. |
| Africa | This largest sandy desert is located on this continent. |
| Desert | A place that has little vegetation and gets less than 10" of rain per year. |
| One-fifth | This is the fraction of the earth that is covered by deserts. |
| Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn | Most deserts are located along these lines of latitude. |
| The Great Basin Desert | This desert is found in North America. |
| The size of the Saraha Desert | This desert is about the size of the United States. |
| The Gobi Desert | This is a cold desert in Asia. |
| North America and South America | Cacti originally only lived on these two continents. |
| 50 feet | A saguaro cactus can grow this tall. |
| Sand Dunes | Mounds of sand that have been piled up by the wind. |
| Mesa | A large flat-topped hill or mountain that stands alone. |
| Dromedary Camel | This camel has one hump and lives in the Saraha Desert. |
| Bactrain Camel | This camel has two humps. You can find it in the Gobi Desert. |
| Ships of the Desert | This is a nickname for a camel. |
| Evaporation | Water is heated and turns to tiny droplets of vapor in the air. |
| Irrigation | A way to bring water to a land that is naturally dry. |
| Nomads | People who travel from one area to another looking for food and water. |
| Oases | Places in a desert that have water from underground springs surrounded by many desert plants. |
| Yurts | Sturdy, round huts used in the Gobi Desert. |
| Turban | A long piece of cloth wrapped around a head to protect the eyes, nose and mouth. It is not a hat. |
| 30 gallons | A camel can drink this much water at one time. |
| Ways camels are used by people | These animals provide transportation, meat, milk, clothing and fuel for fires. |
| Fat that is used for food. | A camel's hump does not contain water. It is this. |
| Arabian Desert | The 'sandiest' desert in the world. |
| Rain Shadow | Large mountains block the rain clouds. It rains on one side and creates a desert on the other. |
