How Do People Live in Deserts?
How Do People Live In The Desert?
Submitted by: Justyne Gibson
Social Studies Fair Project
Mrs. Horne – 6th Grade
November 9, 2011
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Written By: Justyne Gibson
Typed By: Shea Gibson
Social Studies Fair Project
Mrs. Horne – 6th Grade
November 9, 2011
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to prove that people can live in the desert. I chose this topic because it was interesting.
Methodology
Step 1: I chose a topic
Step 2: I did lots & lots of research
Step 3: I wrote my question
Step 4: I wrote my title page
Step 5: I wrote my purpose
Step 6: I wrote my hypothesis
Step 7: I wrote my methodology
Step 8: I wrote my research paper
Step 9: I finished the paper
Step 10: My mom typed it for me
Thesis Statement: People can survive and live in the desert.
Most people believe that people cannot live in the desert. Let’s see what a desert is to see why many people feel this way. The definition of a desert is “a dry, barren area of land, especially one covered with sand” (American Heritage Dictionary). It is usually a place that gets a very low amount of rain. This report will discuss what kind of people live in the desert and how they can live there. Did you know that deserts cover about one fifth of the Earth’s surface? Did you also know that there are four major types of deserts? You have hot and dry deserts, semiarid deserts, coastal deserts, and cold deserts. Most deserts, like the Sahara of North Africa and the deserts of Southwestern U.S., Mexico, and Australia are at low latitudes. Cold deserts occur in basin and range areas of Utah and Nevada and in parts of western Asia. There are four major North American hot and dry deserts. They are the Chihuahuan, Sonoran, Mojave and Great Basin. In hot and dry deserts, the seasons are generally warm during the year and very hot in the summers. The winters do not bring a lot of rainfall. There is no humidity to block the sun’s rays. Rainfall
Submitted by: Justyne Gibson
Social Studies Fair Project
Mrs. Horne – 6th Grade
November 9, 2011
Verification Page
Written By: Justyne Gibson
Typed By: Shea Gibson
Social Studies Fair Project
Mrs. Horne – 6th Grade
November 9, 2011
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to prove that people can live in the desert. I chose this topic because it was interesting.
Methodology
Step 1: I chose a topic
Step 2: I did lots & lots of research
Step 3: I wrote my question
Step 4: I wrote my title page
Step 5: I wrote my purpose
Step 6: I wrote my hypothesis
Step 7: I wrote my methodology
Step 8: I wrote my research paper
Step 9: I finished the paper
Step 10: My mom typed it for me
Thesis Statement: People can survive and live in the desert.
Most people believe that people cannot live in the desert. Let’s see what a desert is to see why many people feel this way. The definition of a desert is “a dry, barren area of land, especially one covered with sand” (American Heritage Dictionary). It is usually a place that gets a very low amount of rain. This report will discuss what kind of people live in the desert and how they can live there. Did you know that deserts cover about one fifth of the Earth’s surface? Did you also know that there are four major types of deserts? You have hot and dry deserts, semiarid deserts, coastal deserts, and cold deserts. Most deserts, like the Sahara of North Africa and the deserts of Southwestern U.S., Mexico, and Australia are at low latitudes. Cold deserts occur in basin and range areas of Utah and Nevada and in parts of western Asia. There are four major North American hot and dry deserts. They are the Chihuahuan, Sonoran, Mojave and Great Basin. In hot and dry deserts, the seasons are generally warm during the year and very hot in the summers. The winters do not bring a lot of rainfall. There is no humidity to block the sun’s rays. Rainfall
Bibliography: “Deserts.” The American Heritage Dictionary of The English Language. 4th ed. 2007 “Deserts.” 2010. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/deserts “People of the Desert.” 2009. http://ahsd25.k12.il.us/curriculum/africa/desertpeople Credits I would like to give special thanks to Mrs. Horne for pushing me and assisting me to do my best on this project. I would also like to thank my mom, Shea Gibson, for all of her help in showing me how to research, organize and write this paper.