Year 10 - Geography
Development opportunities and challenges in the Kalahari Desert
Hot deserts
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Unit Summary
This unit teaches pupils about the location, characterisitics, opprtunities and challenges associated with one global environment, either hot deserts or cold environments. Pupils will also learn about plant and animal adaptation and about issues facing their chosen environment.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain the opportunities and challenges of developing hot desert environments in the Kalahari Desert.
Key Notes
- The Kalahari Desert is an example of a hot desert.
- There are opportunities for development in the Kalahari Desert (mineral extraction, energy, farming, tourism).
- There are challenges for developing hot desert environments in the Kalahari (extreme temperatures, water supply).
Vocabulary To Learn
- arid: a climate with little to no rainfall
- indigenous: the people or animals that originally lived and may continue to live in a particular country or region
- mineral extraction: the process of removing valuable minerals from the earth
- tourism: the business of attracting and taking care of visitors to a place
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Hot deserts are barren, lifeless areas with no real economic potential.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
The Kalahari Desert is an example of a hot desert. There are opportunities for development in the Kalahari Desert (mineral extraction, energy, farming, tourism).
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'arid'
a climate with little to no rainfall.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Hot deserts are barren, lifeless areas with no real economic potential. Correction: Deserts can have significant opportunities for economic development, for example mineral extraction, solar energy, tourism and irrigated farming.
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