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ì<(sk$m)=becgjj<+^-Ä-U-Ä-UAfricanAfricanandbySidanSalesOffices:Needham,Massachusetts•Duluth,Georgia•Glenview,IllinoisCoppell,Texas•Sacramento,California•Mesa,ArizonaTigerLee独家推出，获取专业服务支持，请通过TigerLee淘宝 AhaggarAhaggarNileAtlasSaharaNigerLakeLakeZambeziClimateRegionsofClimateisClimateRegionsofClimateisthekindofweather cehas.InaslargeasAfrica,therearedifferentweatherpatternsindifferentregions.Weatherpatternsincludetheamountofrainfallandthetemperaturesofaregion.Ineacharea,thekindsof ntsthatgrowdependontheclimate.regionsofAfricainclude:deserts,grasslands,rains,andmountains.Eachregionhasitsownkindsofvegetation(nts),amountsofrainfall,andkindsofanimals.Certainanimalshaveadapted,orchanged,tofindfoodandmakehomesinthedifferentregionsofDidYouTheWaterThewaterontheEarthisalwaysmoving.Thesunshinesonthelakes,rivers,andoceans,heatingthewater.Whenthewatergetshotenough,itchangesintoagas.Thegasevaporatesandislighterthanair,soitrisesintothesky.Itjoinsotherwatervapor(agas),getsheavy,andfallstotheEarthasrainorsnow.Thenthecyclerepeatsitself. cycle:seriesofeventsthatrepeatoverandAfricaishometothousandsofdifferentkindsofanimals.Eachanimalneedscertainkindsoffoodsandcertainkindsofcestolive.Africaisabigcontinentwithmanydifferentregions.TheAfricanregionscansupportthousandsofdifferentkindsofanimals.Frommightyelephantstotinybees,Africananimalsliveinadelicatebalancewiththeirenvironmentandtheirneighbors.Humanscanmakeenvironment,andtheamazinganimalsthatlivethere.continent:greatmassoflandonregions:partsorareasofa fennecDesertsofDesertsaredryandalmostbareexpansesofTheSaharaDesert,thelargestdesertintheworld,coversmostofNorthAfrica.Almostnothinggrowsinthisregion.The ntsinthisregiongrowalongtheNileRiverandinoases.Oasesarepondsinthemiddleofdeserts ntsgrowandanimalscaneatandDesertEventhoughthereislittlevegetationandalmostnowaterinthedesert,animalsdosurvivethere.Someanimalshavespecialbodyfeaturesthatallowthemsurvive.Thefennecfox,asmallfox,hashugeears.Thesebigearshelpthefoxhearthefootstepsoftheanimalsthatithunts,suchasjerboas.Jerboasaremouse-likeanimalsthathavestronglegstohopquicklyawayfromtheirpredators.

Thecamelisananimalthatcangomanydayswithoutdrinkingwater.ThatisoneofthereasonswhypeopleusecamelsfortransportationintheSahara.Camelsarealsostrongandcancarryheavyloads.Inadditiontobeingdry,thedesertsofAfricahaveterriblesandstorms.Duringthesestorms,windblowssostronglythatsandisliftedintotheair.Theskyesdarkbecauseofallthesandintheair.Desertanimalsmusthavespecialhomestosurvivetheseharshconditions.Manyanimalsdigintothegroundtowaitforthehotweatherorstormstoend.Theseanimalscomeouttolookforfoodorwateratnight.predators:animalsthathuntother4

5TigerLee独家推出，获取专业服务支持，请通过TigerLee淘宝 AfricanTheAfricangrasslandsarecalledsavannahs.TheyborderthedesertregionsofAfrica.Tallgrasses,thornybushes,andsometreescoverthesavannahs.Thegrassclosesttothedesertsisshort—onlyanklehigh.Thelackofwaterkeepsthegrassshort.Thegrassfarthestfromthedesertsistall—tallerthanthetallesthumans!Theweatherofthegrasslandsishot,withawetseasonandadryseason.Thewetseasoncanbeverywet.Butbecauseitissohot,thewaterevaporates,andthegrasslandshavewateronlyinwateringholes.Thesesmallpondsarevisitedbyallofthesavannahanimals.

AnimalsoftheSomeofthesavannahanimalsareherbivores,or eaters.Othersarecarnivores,ormeateaters.Carnivoreseatherbivores,oftenattackingtheoldorsickanimals.Elephantsarethelargestofalllandanimals.Theytravelingroups,orherds,lookingforroots,grass,andleavestoeat.Becauseoftheirsize,full-grownhealthyelephantshavefewenemies.Rhinocerosesandhippopotamusesaretwoothergiantherbivores.Theyarenotasbigaselephants,buttheyarestrong.Bothanimalsareleatheryandwrinkly.Rhinoceroseshavehornsontheirheads,whichtheyusetoprotectthemselvesfrompredators.Hippopotamusesspendmostoftheirtimeinwateringholes.Bothanimalseatgrassandroots.Extend AdjectivesExtend AdjectiveswiththeSuffix-InEnglish,someadjectivesareformedbyaddinga-ytotheendofanoun.Forexample,thornyistheadjectiveformofthewordthorn.Itmeans“havingthorns.”Whatdoyouthink means?Canyoufindotheradjectivesthatendin-y?Smallerherbivoresrelyontheirspeedortheircolorstoescapepredators.Ostrichesaretheworld’slargestbirds.Theydonotfly,buttheyrunveryquickly.Ostriches

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canoutrunmanypredators.Impalasandgazellesaredeer-likeanimalsthatusetheirspeedtoescapepredators.Herdsofrunningdeerorgazellescanalsoconfuseapredator.Thisconfusionallowsananimaltoescapeapredator.Zebrasareblackandwhite,horse-likeanimals.Theirstripeshelpthemhideinthetallgrass,oftenkee themsafefromenemies.Carnivoreshavefewenemiesthathuntthem.Lionsliveingroupscalledprides.Theyhuntandeattogether.Adultlionshavefewenemies.Hyenasaredog-likehuntersthatattacklionstostealtheirfood.Buthyenasdon’tkilllions.Hyenashaveastrongbiteandliveinlargefamilies.Theyhunttogethertostaysafefromenemies.Cheetahsarethin,spottedcats.Theyarethefastestlandanimalsintheworld.Cheetahscanrunshortdistancesasfastasacarmovesonahighway!Thisspeed

InthecenterofAfrica,itisalmostalwayshotandThisweatherformsrains,whicharethesinAfrica.Intheses,manyanimalsstruggletosurvive.Peoplearecuttingdownrain treesforwoodortocleartheland.Somepeoplehunttherainanimalsforfood.Manyanimalsinthisregionare Chimpanzeesareamongthesmartestanimalsintheworld.Theyareanimalsthatmakeandusetools.Chimpsuseleavesasspongesforwashinganddrinking.Theyliveingroups.Chimpanzeesspendtheirdayslookingforfoodsuchasnts,insects,andsmallanimals.Atnighttheysleepinthetopsoftrees.helpsthemcatchmostanimalsontheAfrican Italsokeepsthemsafefrom8

endangered:indangerofdyingoff 9TigerLee独家推出，获取专业服务支持，请通过TigerLee淘宝 ：hitiger.Mt.Mt.Leopardsarelargespottedcatsthatliveinthes.Theyhuntatnightbecausetheycanseewellinthedark.Theysleepandeatintrees.Manysmallanimalsliveintherain snakes,bees,birds,monkeys,andevenwildpigsallmaketheirhomeinthiskindof .Becauseofalltherain,therearemanydifferentkindsof nts.Thisallowsmanydifferentkindsofanimalstosurviveandlivetogetherinthisregion.

MountainAfricahastwoverytallmountains.MountKilimanjaroisoneofthetallestmountainsintheworld.Itisaboutbutbothmountainshaveglaciersonthem.MountainDespitetheirheight,thesemountainsarehomestomanyanimals.Mountaingoatsarewelladaptedforjumfromrocktorock.Theymaketheirhomesonthesidesofthemountains.Thegoatseatthegrassesthatgrowonthemountainsides.Mountaingorillasliveinthefoothills,orlowermountainsofAfrica.Theyarethelargestapesintheworld.Theyeatmostlygrass,fruit,andleaves.Themountaingorillashaveonefearedenemy—humans.Extend Pronounstakethe ceofnounsinsentences.Theyoftenareusedtoavoidrepeatingthenouns.Readtheparagraphaboveaboutleopards.NoticehowthepronountheyreExtend Pronounstakethe ceofnounsinsentences.Theyoftenareusedtoavoidrepeatingthenouns.Readtheparagraphaboveaboutleopards.Noticehowthepronountheyre cesthewordleopardsinsomesentences.Thismakesthepassageseemlessrepetitive.Asyouread,lookfortheuseofpronounssuchasthey,we,he,she,andit. TalkAboutWhatarethefourmajorclimateregionsinDifferentanimalscanliveindifferentareasbecausetheclimatessupportlife.Whataresomeoftheanimalsthatliveineachoftheseclimateregions?WriteAboutOnaseparatesheetofpaper,makeawebaboutoneoftheclimateregions.Writedetailsabouttheland,weather,andanimalsofanyregion.TheResponsibilityofAfricananimalshavelearnedtoadapttothemanythathelpthemfindfoodandkeepthemsafe.AnimalsalsomustadapttothechangespeoplemaketotheirSomepeoplecutdownpartsofthe sandbuildonthesavannahs,makingtheareawherewildanimalscanlivesmaller.Carsandfactoriespollutethelandandwater.Othershunttheanimalsforfood.ManypeopleareworkingtoprotecttheAfricananimals.Theyfindotherwaysandmaterialsforbuilding,toprotectthe sandsavannahs.Somepeopleworktolessentheamountofpollutionmadebycarsandfactories.Otherstrytoencouragepeopletoeatfarmanimalsratherthanwildanimals.AllpeoplecanworktoprotectAfricananimalsandtheirenvironment.Wecanlearntosavelandandlessenpollution.Ifwelearnthis,theamazinganimalsofAfricawillsurvive.

ExtendThreewordsidentifypeopleandanimalsbythekindsofthingtheyeat.Carnivoreseatthemeatofanimals.Herbivoreseateatbothmeatandnts.Mosthumansareomnivore