PPT-Desert life

By Kara Bensel Anna Alwin Janice Wong and dont forget Katy Lundeen Places to Visit Here at Camel works we have one geographer her name is Anna A Anna knows almost everything about the desert areas . Spirituality and asceticism: the desert fathers and mothers. Questions to be addressed in this chapter. Why did Christian men and women move to the desert in the fourth and fifth centuries?. What did these ascetics take to be the role of the body in spiritual formation?. Drosoulla Nikolaou. Topic 2 . The future. At the desert’s front end. Land Degradation and Desertification. Many years ago, in 2007, . predictions were made . about climate and weather changes in our home . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKXf_7Tt0-c&list=PLCA0B453495190948. Video Clip Intro. The monks went without sleep because they were watching for the Lord; they did not speak because they were listening to God; they fasted because they were fed by the Word of God.. Central Sudan (East) – combination of desert grasslands and wooded grasslands. Southern Sudan – mostly forest and wooded grasslands, very fertile due to the White Nile and Sue . Jer. rivers. Central Sudan (West) – not as arid as the North, a combination of semi-desert grassland, grassland & forest. . We Need to Take Hold of Our Joy . our lives are wonderfully . transformed . if we live . everyday . knowing. , believing and resting on this truth . Jesus . lives. . Desert . Dry, hot, . lifeless – sometimes life taking . Adapting to a desert Region. What is the Sahara? . The Sahara is a desert region in Northern Africa. . Most people that live in the Sahara live near an oasis. . An Oasis is an isolated location where water is found in a desert. . BY CARLAYA CHRISTENSEN AND AUSTIN PARKERSON. Table of contents. Intro slide 3. Description slide 4. Story . slide . 5. Movement slide 6. Diet/food chain slide 7. Habitat slide 8. Adaptations slide 9. CS 665. Origen insisted that the human spirit could ascend to the presence of God only if the turbulent desires of the body were brought into check.. He saw the mind, body, and soul as so intimately related that spiritual progress could only take place if the body was disciplined and the mind was purified by study.. Location. . 33% of earths surface is desert. Found mostly between 30 degrees north and south latitude of the equator . . Many deserts are located near mountains . Precipitation. . A desert is defined as an area which receives less than . Monasticism in the 4. th. -5. th. centuries . The Desert a City. Desert Dwellers – Athletes of Christ. Monastic movement – 4. th. to 5. th. centuries. Social, economic, political causes have been advanced. What climate is this?. What are some challenges of living in a desert climate?. How do you think people living in the desert in 500 . c.e. . met these challenges?. 1.. 2.. 3.. WhY. WOULD ANYONE WANT TO LIVE IN A DESERT?! . Daniel Diedrich. World Map. Climate. Hot desert climates are exceptionally hot for long periods of the year. . High temperatures of . 113. ° . F. ahrenheit are not uncommon. During colder periods, night-time temperatures can drop down to freezing, but rarely drops far below freezing. EQ: What are structures, characteristics, and adaptations of organisms that allow them to function and survive within their habitats? . Life in the Desert Vocabulary. Desert. H. abitat with a dry climate. th. Grade Science. Desert. Temperature. Average of 38 degree C during the day. Average of -3.9 degree C during the night. Precipitation. About 250 mm of rain per year. Desert. Vegetation. Cacti, small bushes, short grasses.