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Hot deserts: climate and location
I can describe the climate of hot deserts and use maps to locate them.
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Year 2
Hot deserts: climate and location
I can describe the climate of hot deserts and use maps to locate them.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The largest hot desert in the world is the Sahara, in North Africa, and it is still growing.
- Hot deserts have extremely high temperatures during the day and very little rain; not much life can survive there.
- Not many people live in hot desert regions because of the lack of water for everyday activities and growing crops.
Keywords
Hot desert - Hot deserts are areas on Earth which are very hot and very dry, having less than 25 cm of rain per year.
Soil - Soil is the loose upper layer of the Earth’s surface where plants grow, and is formed from tiny particles of rock, dead plants and animals, air and water.
Climate change - A long term change in the earth’s climate. Overall Earth is getting warmer.
Common misconception
No one is able to live in the Sahara desert.
2.5 million people live in the Sahara desert.
Get children to think about what they have used water for that day.
Teacher tip
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
A place on Earth that is very hot and very dry and has less than 25 cm of rain per year is called a .
Q2.
Match the beginnings of these sentences about hot places to the correct endings.
a lot of different plants and animals.
very hot and dry.
less than 25 cm of rain each year.
hot and wet.
Q3.
The of a place is the average weather conditions (e.g. sunny, windy, rainy) taken over a long period of time (e.g. 30 years).
Q4.
What is soil?
Soil is another name for rocks and mountains.
Q5.
Where do you find hot deserts?
at the poles
near the Equator
Q6.
Climate change ...
means the planet is getting colder.
means one or two countries are getting hotter.
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Put these letters in the right order to find the answer to the following question. What is the name of the layer of the Earth's surface where plants grow?
Q2.
What are crops?
trees, flowers and forests
sheep and cows
Q3.
Hot deserts are ...
located at the poles.
Q4.
What is the name of the largest hot desert in the world?
the Gobi desert
the Arabian desert
the Namib desert
Q5.
Which of these groups of people live in the Sahara desert?
the Inuit people
the Yanomamo tribe
Q6.
Which of these plants do you find in the desert?
orchids
oak trees