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

Camels, popularly known as the Ship of the Desert, can do without water for days together. They are capable of drinking a lot of water in a single go and can stand high body temperature so they don’t sweat much and therefore retain the water they drink for long periods of time.


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1

From the first paragraph

(i) pick out two phrases which describe the desert as most people believe it is;


(ii) Pick out two phrases which describe the desert as specialists see it. Which do you think is an apt description, and why?

 2

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 sand



fertile place with water and plants in a desert



(ii) waterless and without shelter



Not visible because the grass is thick



(iii) an oasis



Nothing but sand as far as one can see



(iv) hidden by a cover of grass



No water and no shade


 2

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

 3

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