| A | B |
|---|
| sandstorm | desert windstorm that fills the air with sand |
| California | state where the Mojave Desert is located |
| arroyo | dry streambed formed when rainwater runs down a mountain and dries up |
| dry lake | low place in the desert where rainwater has evaporated |
| Joshua tree | odd-looking evergreen tree commonly found on the Mojave Desert |
| creosote bush | small bush on the Mojave Desert that no other plants will grow near |
| Death Valley | lowest, hottest, and driest place in the United States |
| gold | what thousands of people rushed to California in search of in 1849 |
| national monument | what the government has made Death Valley since it took over the land |
| pollution | making the air, land, or water dirty |
| coyote | animal that knows how and where to dig for water in arroyos |
| limestone | mineral used to make cement |
| sand dunes | hills made of fine sand |
| open-pit | kind of mining that strips soil from the top of the ground |
| borax | soft, white mineral used to make washing powder |
| alfalfa | farm plant that makes the soil richer for other crops |
| dune buggy | special vehicle for driving and racing on the desert |
| in the San Bernardino Mountains | where the Mohave River begins |
