Starter Think about what went well last lesson. What did you find hard. How might you approach it differently this week? Download Showbie onto your Ipad Add the class code:

have a go at the task. Now describe to climate graph of a desert. Rainfall Temperature

Year 7 Geography of deserts Lesson 2

Add a title in your books: “Geography in the heat” Stick the climate graph in your book have a go at describing the climate. Two or three sentences

My thoughts The average monthly temperature never drops below 25 degrees Celsius. The hottest month is June with temperatures are consistently over 35 degrees Celsius. There is very little rainfall. For 10 months of the year monthly rainfall is less than 20mm.

What 5 items would you pack to survive a night in the desert?? Write them down in your book – write a sentence explaining why you would take these.

Some things I would pack …

Playing the Creation If you were able to make a new species of animal that would live in the desert. What would you give that animal to make sure it could survive? Discuss with your partner and chose the best two adaptations.

FACT ! Camels can drink up to 100 litres ( or 1 ⁄ 3 of their body weight ) in 10 minutes and then travel for 100 kilometre s on this supply !

Camel Adaptation Wide spreading feet to prevent the camel from sinking into the sand. Two toes on each foot! Tough patches of skin on their knees for kneeling Thick fur to insulate them from the sun The hump, used for storing fatty tissue (not water), to provide energy Tough lips for eating hard, thorny plants Long eyelashes, hairy ears and nostrils that close to keep sand and dust out They can smell water, which can be quite a number of kilometres away Watch this video to see in action the adaptations!video TASK: Choose your favourite four and label them on your diagram. Add a title to the picture.

Afar Tribe Live in North East Ethiopia. The Afar are traditionally pastoralists, raising goats, sheep, and cattle in the desert. Although some are salt miners. LO: What is it like to live in the hottest place on earth?

Jobs in the desert What questions do you think we need to ask to discover Why do so many people in the desert farm? Why is there no ‘big’ manufacturing industry? Why do Barclays Bank not have an office there?

Afar Tribe – Living in the hottest place on earth The Afar tribe trek into the hottest place on earth (Dallol)to collect salt which they then sell. This takes 6 days in heat of up to 46 ⁰c Watch this video (from end) to see how a Geography university lecturer copes as he goes to Dallol!this What is the tribes daily life like? LO: What is it like to live in the hottest place on earth?

Homework Complete the task on the Afar tribe. Try to think about how the conditions change their life.

Extension – desert flora How do plants survive in deserts? See if you can find an example of a plant and how it is adapted to living in the desert. Stick your research (no more than one page) in your book.