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Surviving Death Valley
Chick Poop
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Geography
4th Grade
01/29/2013

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What stores gallons of water in their stems?
Definition
Cacti
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How do roadrunners get water?
Definition
By eating the guts of lizards and snakes
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Where do some animals sleep to stay cool
Definition
They sleep when the sun is out.
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How much of the worlds land is desert?
Definition
1/3
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Some spots in the Atakama desert in Chile have gone how many years without rain?
Definition
400
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How many continents have deserts?
Definition
All 7
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What is the requirement for a desert?
Definition
It cant get more than 10 inches of rain all year.
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Where is the Sahara located?
Definition
Northern Africa
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How big is the Sahara?
Definition
Bigger than the US
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Where is Death Valley?
Definition
IT is part of the Mojave desert.
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Where did Death Valley get it's name?
Definition
Miners in the 1800s tried to cross it and died.
Term
Adaptation
Definition
To change in order to survive
Term
IF a particular body part isn't helping then what happens?
Definition
It slowly disappears from the species over time.
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What are the 2 ways that an animal can adapt?
Definition
1. Physical(bigger bladder, stems)
2. Behavior
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How much water can a camel drink in 15 minutes?
Definition
30 gallons
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What's up with camels eyelashes?
Definition
They keep out sand from blowing in their eyes.
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What's up with camels shaggy coat?
Definition
It keeps the heat out.
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What are the 2 rules for survival?
Definition
1. Keeping cool
2. Getting water
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What does the Harris's antelope ground squirrel do to keep cool?
Definition
Puts its tail over its head like an umbrella
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Define burrowing
Definition
The process of digging into the sand to keep cool.
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How does the Gila monster find shelter?
Definition
It is a burrow thief.
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How do spade foot toads, round tailed ground squirrels and desert tortoises beat the heat?
Definition
They sleep through the hottest parts of the year (estivation)
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Many desert animals are _________?
Definition
Nocturnal- they sleep during the day
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How does the turkey vulture keep cool?
Definition
He Christinas on himself. Urohydrosis
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What do roadrunner chicks do that is disgusting?
Definition
Not typing or else I will vomit.
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How do roadrunners use their mouth to keep cool?
Definition
Gaping causes moisture in their mouth to evaporate. It works like sweating.
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What is the plus to having good ears in the desert?
Definition
Blood vessels cool off fast. The bigger the ears, the quicker the blood gets cooled.
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What does the devil hole put fish do?
Definition
He is able to swim in 100 degree water.
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Kangaroo rats do what?
Definition
Can go a lifetime without water. They get water from seeds.
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Kangaroo rats have kidneys....so what?
Definition
They are 5x more powerful than humans. It keeps more water in their system.
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The desert tortoise can do what with its pee?
Definition
Hold it in for a year!
Term
Soooo.....I see a desert tortoise and pick it up. What next?
Definition
He'll pee on me and the tortoise could die. But more importantly I would be covered in pee.
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Squeeze a water holding frog and what will happen?
Definition
You can drink the water from his frog butt.
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Water holding frogs wrap up in what?
Definition
A cocoon of their own dead skin which they later eat.
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Naked mole rats live where mostly?
Definition
They stay underground
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How do turkey vultures defend themselves?
Definition
They vomit on their enemies and surprise them with a meal
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What is one of the biggest obstacles desert researchers face?
Definition
Finding the animals since most of them live underground.
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What tool did researchers have to utilize to find the hidden creatures?
Definition
They implemented dogs to help by sniffing the ground.
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