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A desert of the world
Pick a template and write about a desert. If you need some help with facts, make sure you read the Guidance.
What's the climate? What's the geography? What animals and plants live there? What other interesting facts can you find out about the area? Use the map of the world to mark on where the desert is.
If you'd like to write about a different desert, there is a blank template. You can import a photo or do a drawing.
Discussion points
- There are many deserts of different kinds - hot, cold and polar.
- the definition of a desert is a region that gets less than 25 cm of precipitation (rain or snow) in a year.
- Plants and animals that live there have to have special adaptations to cope with lack of water and often extremes of temperature.
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