Fog desert

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/fog-desert

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Western coastal margins of continents in subtropical and temperate latitudes
2. What is the primary moisture source?Advection fog generated by cool ocean currents
3. How do plants get water in fog deserts?Plants use special leaves, hairs, or big waxy surfaces to catch fog droplets, and some store water inside.
4. Why do fog deserts have special animals?Animals like the Stenocara beetle use their bodies to roll fog into their mouths, and many are active at night to keep cool.

Advection Fog: Fog formed when warm, moist air moves over a cooler surface, causing condensation.
Endemism: The state of a species or group of organisms being unique to a defined geographic location.
Biogeography: The study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time.