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22 Cards in this Set
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aborigine
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a native person who originally settled and lived in an area
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adapt
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to change or adjust
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nocturnal
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active or awake at night or taking place during the night
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precipitation
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moisture in the form of rain, snow, hail or sleet
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desert
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a place that receives less than 10 inches of rain per year
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oasis
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a desert place with water for drinking and for growing plants
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Nile River
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runs through the Sahara desert
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Sahara Desert
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stretches across northern Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea
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desert
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a dry place that receives less than 10" of rain per year
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Kalahari Desert
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located in southern Africa where a rich assortment of plants and wildlife can be found
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San people
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African people who adapted to their environment by storing water in ostrich eggs
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Aborigines
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Australian people who adapted to their environment using songlines as maps and instructions for survival in the harsh desert
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Outback
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the desert interior of the Australian continent
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dreamtime
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Aborigine myth of "time after time"
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Gobi desert
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located on the continent of Asia, stretching across parts of Mongolia and northern China.
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Arabian Peninsula
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the largest sand desert in the world, located between the Red Sea dn the Persian Gulf, connecting the continents of Africa and Asia
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Mojave desert
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the hottest, driest, lowest desert in the United States
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Death Valley
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the lowest and hottest place in the the United States, located in the Mojave Desert
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Devil's Highway
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a southern route to California, crossing the Sonoran Desert
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Patagonian desert
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a desert of vast plains located in southern Argentina on the continent of South America
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desertification
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the growth or expansion of deserts due to human activity
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Chihuahuan desert
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located mostly in Mexico and southern Texas and New Mexico.
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