6 + Interview Questions in THE DESERT IN GENERAL AWARENESS Page 1 InterviewSolution

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The phrases on the left in the following box occur in the text. Match each of them with a phrase on the right.(i)an endless stretch of sandfertile place with water and plants in a desert(ii)waterless and without shelternot visible because the grass is thick(iii)an oasisnothing but sand as far as one can see(iv)hidden by a cover of grassno water and no shade

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(i)	an endless stretch of sand	nothing but sand as far as one can see
(ii)	waterless and without shelter	no water and no shade
(iii)	an oasis	fertile place with water and plants in a desert
(iv)	hidden by a cover of grass	not visible because the grass is thick

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2.	Do the following activities in groups.Describe a desert in your own way. Write a paragraph and read it aloud to your classmates.
Answer» A desert is generally without water and vegetation but it as beautiful as a forest. A desert may be too hot or too cold but plants and animals there have learned to survive in hot and dry and cold condition. Deserts also have a different kind of vegetation.

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3.	In a desert the temperature rises during the day and falls rapidly at night. Why?
Answer» In a desert the temperature rises during the day and falls rapidly at night because of the absence of moisture in desert lands. The moisture present in the air acts as a blanket and protects the earth’s surface form the hot rays of the sun but the moisture in air is absent in desert. Therefore, the land get heats up quickly during the day due to the sun’s rays and cools down rapidly at night.

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4.	How do the smaller desert animals fulfill their need for water?
Answer» The smaller animals fulfill their need for water by burrowing underground during the hot day and come out at night to eat. Some of them eat other animals and get the water they need from the moisture in the meat. Others eat plants and seeds and get the water they need from plant juices.

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5.	A camel can do without water for days together. What is the reason given in the text?
Answer» A camel can do without water for days together because they sweat very little. Camels can stand high body temperature, they don’t need to sweat and therefore can retain the water they drink for long periods of time.

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6.	Go to the library and collect information about the lifestyle of people in desert areas — their food, clothes, work, social customs, etc. Share this information with the group.
Answer» Temperatures rise and fall to the extremes in deserts. rainfall varies every year.Ponds are the only sources of water for animals and human beings. Life is difficult for these dwellings however they live life with rich customs and traditional values. Tourists throng these places to know more about such cultures. Woodwork, wool-weaving, leather work, jewellery- making, cloth-dyeing, embroidery, snakecharming, agriculture (in a few parts), herd- grazing are the major occupations of these people. Folk music and dance are the living traditions of Thar.

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Go to the library and collect information about the lifestyle of people in desert areas — their food, clothes, work, social customs, etc. Share this information with the group.

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Temperatures rise and fall to the extremes in deserts. rainfall varies every year.Ponds are the only sources of water for animals and human beings. Life is difficult for these dwellings however they live life with rich customs and traditional values. Tourists throng these places to know more about such cultures.

Woodwork, wool-weaving, leather work, jewellery- making, cloth-dyeing, embroidery, snakecharming, agriculture (in a few parts), herd- grazing are the major occupations of these people. Folk music and dance are the living traditions of Thar.

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Do the following activities in groups.Describe a desert in your own way. Write a paragraph and read it aloud to your classmates.

In a desert the temperature rises during the day and falls rapidly at night. Why?

How do the smaller desert animals fulfill their need for water?

A camel can do without water for days together. What is the reason given in the text?

Go to the library and collect information about the lifestyle of people in desert areas — their food, clothes, work, social customs, etc. Share this information with the group.