6 Nature's Places

World Book's Learning Ladders Nature's Places

世界图书的学习阶梯，大自然的地方

Desert A desert is a region that gets little rain. Most deserts are very hot during the day and cool at night. The big picture shows the Namib Desert in Africa. Animals and plants that live here have developed ways to survive in the hot, dry desert. Sometimes heavy rain falls in a desert. Colorful flowers may soon bloom after the rains. It's a fact! Camels are desert animals that can go days or even weeks without eating. Their bodies use the fat from the food they have eaten and that is stored in the humps on their back. Sand dunes are hills made of sand. They are formed by wind.

沙漠是少雨的地区。 大多数沙漠白天很热，晚上很凉爽。 大图显示的是非洲的纳米布沙漠。 生活在这里的动植物已经找到了在炎热干燥的沙漠中生存的方法。 有时沙漠会下大雨。 雨后五颜六色的花可能很快就会开放。 这是事实!骆驼是沙漠动物，可以几天甚至几周不吃东西。 它们的身体利用它们所吃的食物中的脂肪，这些脂肪储存在它们背部的驼峰中。 沙丘是由沙子构成的小山。 它们是由风形成的。

This gecko lifts its limbs high for relief from the hot sand. Oryxes may eat melons to get the water they need. Welwitschia plants can live up to 2,000 years! A chameleon can change color to blend in with its surroundings. The quiver tree grows only in hot places. Weaver birds build large group nests in the tree.

这只壁虎把四肢高高举起，从热沙中解脱出来。 小麦可能会吃瓜来获取所需的水分。 威兰可以活到2000年!变色龙可以改变颜色以与周围环境融为一体。 箭袋树只生长在炎热的地方。 织布鸟在树上筑巢。

Forest A forest is a large area of land covered with trees. Birds, insects, and other animals live in forests. People cut down forest trees to get wood to burn as fuel or make such things as paper. Many people also enjoy the beauty of forests. The big picture shows a forest-covered area in Canada's Yukon. It's a fact! Since 1950, over half of the world's trees have disappeared. A moose roams the forest alone. It eats woody plants of the forest. Wolves hunt large hooved animals of the forest. Elks travel in herds. They eat mostly grass. White spruce trees cover much of the Yukon.

森林是一大片被树木覆盖的土地。 鸟、昆虫和其他动物生活在森林里。 人们砍伐森林树木以获得木材作为燃料燃烧或制造纸张之类的东西。 许多人也喜欢森林的美丽。 这张大图显示了加拿大育空地区一片森林覆盖的地区。 这是事实!自1950年以来，世界上一半以上的树木消失了。 一头驼鹿独自在森林里漫步。 它吃森林里的木本植物。 狼捕猎森林里的大型有蹄动物。 麋鹿成群结队地旅行。它们主要吃草。 白云杉覆盖了育空地区的大部分地区。

A falcon keeps a lookout for food from high in a tree's branches. Fireweed is a wildflower that springs up quickly after a forest fire. Some scientists work to protect forests. They check to make sure forests stay healthy.

一只猎鹰在高高的树枝上寻找食物。 野草是一种野花，在森林火灾后迅速生长。 一些科学家致力于保护森林。 他们检查以确保森林保持健康。