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C Activity

Find out yourself.

1. What is known as ‘the ship of the desert’?

2. What is an oasis?

3. ‘After a day’s journey we reached a deserted village.’ What does the
writer mean by desert here?

4. A place which was once green became a desert as people cut down trees
and polluted the soil. What word do scientists use to describe the making
of a desert in this way?

5. Some people believe that a camel’s hump contains water. Is this true?

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