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With the exception of a few oasis, there is virtually no surface water or aquifers in the Atacama. Nearly all water is brought in by pipelines or aqueducts. Some areas that experience dense fog from the Pacific Ocean have developed equipment to harvest water from the fog for drinking and household use.
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What do people drink in the Atacama Desert?
WATER
What can allow people to settle and even grow crops in the desert?
Water is the main factor. If sufficient water is available, people can live and farm in an area of desert.
How do running water and plumbing make desert life easier?
It helps people in the desert to have fresh water, and they do not have to dig for ever to make a well or something and the people in the desert will wake up and know that they have fresh water running through pipes.
How do the people of the desert get their water?
They get it from an oasis or dig it from the ground.
Why is water precious to Jewish people?
Because they live in a desert
What is the Nile River resource?
water for people who live in the desert
Where do people in the gobi desert get water?
go to places that are colder
How have people survived in the desert?
they look for shelter , water, andfood
Why do most people live in gold coast than dessert?
Very few people live in the desert because people require water and the desert has very little water. People also need food and without water, the desert can not grow crops. As a result, the only places where people live in desert regions are areas with abundant water. Examples include the Nile Valley of Egypt where the Nile river runs through the desert, Iraq between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, Pakistan near the Indus River, and Souther California with the diverted water from the Colorado River. They do not live in the middle of the Sahara.
How long do people last in the desert?
If people have the proper clothing, shelter, tools, food and water they can live indefinitely in the desert. I have lived more than 40 years in the Chihuahuan Desert.
How were Moche people able to farm in the desert?
They dug canals that carried water from rivers to their desert homeland.
What is the name of the people who wander the desert in search of food and water?
Nomads
