the people or animals that originally lived and may continue to live in a particular country or region

the process of removing valuable minerals from the earth

the business of attracting and taking care of visitors to a place

Development opportunities and challenges in the Kalahari Desert

Geography

Location and physical characteristics of hot deserts

The interdependence of biotic and abiotic components in hot deserts

Plant and animal adaptations, issues relating to biodiversity

Desertification – causes and strategies

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.

Hot desert and cold environments

Name the countries that the Kalahari desert is spread across.

Which of the following is a significant economic opportunity in the Kalahari Desert?

Which word means the people or animals that originally lived and may continue to live in a particular country or region?

Heat makes it difficult for people to work outside

Requires costly infrastructure for access

Match each challenge in the Kalahari Desert with its impact on development.

Equatorial location means it receives long hours of sunshine through the year

Frequent rainfall provides a clean water source to cool solar panels

High air pressure zone location means clear skies and uninterrupted sunshine

The desert’s high winds help generate consistent solar energy

Open desert landscapes provide ample space for large solar farms

Why does the Kalahari have such great potential for creating renewable energy such as solar power?

Which of the following is a key environmental challenge for development in the Kalahari Desert?

Less than how many millimetres of annual rainfall characterises a hot desert?

In a climate graph as shown, what type of graph displays rainfall?

Looking at the climate graph of the desert in Las Vegas, identify the month which has the lowest rainfall.

Which industry would be involved in organising tours of hot deserts for people to photograph desert features and wildlife?

Spreads understanding of the value of vulnerable desert landscapes

Which of these are positives of tourism in hot desert locations?

Which of these is a major challenge for human settlement in hot deserts?

Development opportunities and challenges in the Kalahari Desert

Lesson outcome