2. Copy this little drawing of an Arab tent. Why do the Arabs who wander from place to place live in tents?
3. Write out and learn: A green spot in a desert is called an oasis. Several of these green spots are called oases.
[Lesson 9.]
1. The palm is said to have as many uses as there are days in the year. Name some of these uses.
2. Why is the camel called the "ship of the desert"?
3. Go to a sand heap. Stand on it; you sink in. Put a piece of board on the sand and stand on it; the board does not sink in much. Now turn to the picture on [page 105]. You will see a pair of snow-shoes on the snow. A boy's foot will sink into the snow. When he stands on the snow-shoes he does not sink in. Find out why. Notice the camel's foot, and tell me why it does not sink into the sand.