Blue People of the Sahara

Pg. 201Vocabulary

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 _________________.

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.

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.