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Desert Concentration Game Cards
student handout
Largest desert
in the world
Sahara Desert
Largest cold desert
in the world
Antarctica
Number of people who
live on desert land
1 billion
Process where rocks
exposed to the weather
gradually break down
weathering
Process that transports
rock, soil or sediments to
a new location
erosion
Gone With the Weathering: The Result — Erosion
109
student handout
A ridge of sand
formed by a river or
along a shore by the
action of waves
sandbar
A ridge of sand
created by the wind
and found in deserts
sand dune
Amount of the world
covered by deserts
20%-30%
Names of deserts in the
United States
Amount of rain that desert
landscapes have
110
Mohave Desert
Sonoran Desert
Great Basin Desert
Less than 10 inches