5 * Read the text below and mark the statements
T(true), F (false) or DS (doesn't say).
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KALAHARI DESERT
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Deserts cover about a fifth of
the world's land area. The Kalahari
desert covers most of Botswana, parts of
Namibia and stretches into South Africa. It is one of the world's
largest deserts and it is four times the size of Britain.
In the daytime, it is extremely hot, but at night it is cold, The
Kalahari does not have many plants and most of the animals that
live there can survive underground. This is because of the heat
during the day, but they come out at night when it is cool.
However, the climate is changing and this desert does not have
as much rain as it did a few years ago Experts say that the wind is
becoming stronger, too. This means that the sand is moving around
and the desert is actually getting bigger. In fact, the sand might
soon cover large areas of farm land,
Unfortunately, this could
mean that the poorest
people might have an
even
time
surviving in the
desert. Most of
them might have
to move to a better
harder
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1
a
place.
1 Deserts cover half of the world's land area.
2 The Kalahari covers all of Botswana.
3 Namibia is next to South Africa.
4 Britain is smaller than the Kalahari.
5 There are no animals in the Kalahari.
6 The Kalahari has more rain now than in the past.
7 The wind brings more rain to the desert.
8 The Kalahari is growing,
9 There are people living in the Kalahari.
10 The Kalahari people live in tents.
Kazakhstan is very beautiful country. It is one of the largest countries in the world.
The capital of the country is Astana. The Head of State is the President.
Kazakh is the official language; Russian is the language of international communication.
The territory of Kazakhstan stretches 3000 km from west to east and 1000 km from north to south. In the west and north Kazakhstan borders on Russian Federation, in the south – on Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, Kirgiziya, in the east – on China.
The central part of the country is the Kazakh low hills with not very big mountains. The southern chains of the Altai Mountains are in the east and southeast. The south is covered with Betpak-Dala and Moiynkum deserts.
There are a lot of rivers and lakes in Kazakhstan. The main rivers are the Irtysh, the Ural, the Chu and the Syrdarya. The main lakes are Balkhash, partly Aral and the Caspian Sea.
The country is situated far from the oceans. The climate is sharply continental. In the north winters are long and cold. In the central part winters are not so cold, but in the south they are mild and warm.
Summer is dry; in the south it is very hot. It usually rains in the steppes in summer and in the desserts in spring. It is windy in all parts of Kazakhstan.
The wildlife of Kazakhstan is very different too. There are about 155 species of mammals. Most of them are rodents. There are a lot of hoofed animals: saigas, dzeheirans in the deserts, marals, deer in the lowlands. In the mountains wild boars, roes can be met. There are predators in Kazakhstan: wolves, foxes and weasels can be met. There are many species of birds too.
I think my country is the best. I like it.