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Blue People of the Sahara

Blue People of the Sahara. Pg. 201 Vocabulary. a rid (adjective). MEANING. EXAMPLE. v ery dry, without much rainfall *. Animals in arid places have to live without much water. * Journal #1: ____________ can survive in an arid climate by storing water its body. d rought (noun).

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Blue People of the Sahara

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  1. Blue People of the Sahara Pg. 201 Vocabulary

  2. arid (adjective) MEANING EXAMPLE • very dry, without much rainfall * • Animals in arid places have to live without much water. * • Journal #1: ____________ can survive in an arid climate by storing water its body.

  3. drought (noun) EXAMPLE MEANING • an usually long period of time without rain • Many trees died during the long drought. • Journal #2: __________ climates experience droughts on a regular basis.

  4. adequate (adjective) MEANING EXAMPLE • enough, or just what is needed • You should make sure you get adequate sleep the night before you have a test. • Journal #3: A compact _________ may not have adequate space for a large family.

  5. internal (adjective) MEANING EXAMPLE • located on the inside * • After an accident, doctors check for internal injuries as well as injuries you can easily see. • Journal #4: The __________ is an internal organ in the body.

  6. transition (noun) MEANING EXAMPLE • movement from one place to another or from one lifestyle to another. • Addy had a hard time with the transition from city life to country life. • Journal #5: Transition from class to class lasts _________ minutes at Eisenhower Middle School.

  7. caravan (noun) MEANING EXAMPLE • a group of people, animals, or vehicles carrying cargo and traveling as a group • The caravan of trucks drove across the country in four days. * • Journal #6: A caravan of fifty camels slowly made its way through the _________________.

  8. filter (verb) MEANING EXAMPLE • to pass liquid or gas through an object to strain out larger particles • People who live where there is a lot of air pollution sometimes wear masks over their mouths to filter out the particles. • Journal #9: Special screens in the furnace filter out dust and _________ from the air.

  9. oasis (noun) MEANING EXAMPLE • a small area in a desert where water rises to ground level • When we got to the oasis, we saw palm trees and green grass. • Example 8: After walking for miles in the desert, the men stopped for a ________ of water at the oasis.

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