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How do people farm in the desert?
Irrigation is the prime method used.
In the movie The Andromeda Strain they test a rat and a monkey both die immediately How did they knock those animals out?
carbon dioxide with a low % of Oxygen, then they filmed a few seconds and then piped in Oxygen. That's the "official" answer I found after much research. I truly believe it looks like they were suffering and dying!!
Are there any humans living in the desert?
Yes, of course. Deserts exist within many countries, including Egypt, China, Iraq, Afganistan, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, and even the United States (for example, most of our southwest states are mainly desert climates!). The main things that are necessary are access to food, shade, and water---the water is the hardest to get, but it can be found within an oasis, on the insides of some plants, or even be irrigated or piped from another area. Air conditioning is also helpful, though not readily available in all places. Many deserts have rock formations, caves, or occasional sporadic plants which will provide shelter from the sun.
How did people heat their homes in the 1800s?
With a heat stove or a fireplace. Wood or coal was the common fuel, very inefficient even if every room had a stove or fireplace. By 1900 furnaces using hot water radiators were in use, heat could be piped to every room in the home. More efficient furnaces with electric blowers would not be available until the 1930's.
What is a geothermal power plant?
A geo thermal power plant uses the heat provided deep below the earths surface combined with water to create super heated steam, which then powers a turbine to produce electricity.Geothermal plant is a power plant using thermal energy from underground to boil the water and pass through turbine producing electricity.
How do you put the word irrigation in a sentence?
"Water is piped in from far away to irrigate desert land, allowing it to support crops."
What is the population of the Atacama Desert?
The Atacama desert is the driest desert on earth. Amazingly, there are over 1 million people living there. Being that they get about 1 millimeter of rain a year if any, most of the people there live off fog.Expanded and Improved Answer:Most of the population-dense areas are on the coast line with few settlements in the interior with the exception of some mining towns. Water is either piped in or arrives by aqueduct. In really isolated areas water is brought in by trucks. A few smaller towns have established equipment to harvest some water from fog that is common in some areas.
What is difference in LPG and Piped Natural Gas?
LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) is a portable fuel stored in cylinders, while piped natural gas is delivered through underground pipelines to homes and businesses. LPG is typically used for cooking and heating in areas without piped natural gas infrastructure.
What are the difficulties of living in the Atacama Desert?
Unless you live in a city or town with access to piped-in water and food deliveries, it will be very difficult to live without these necessities.
How do you use piped in a sentence?
You can use "piped" in many sentences."The boy piped up when he heard the good news."Usage - He cheered up."I piped in college."Usage - Speaker was a pipe worker in college."I got piped outside."Usage - Getting sprayed by a pipe.Very few usages for "piped".Your brain just got bigger...KNOWLEDGE!Join the Wiki-World of Wiki Answers!
What is piped music?
Piped music refers to the type of music that you hear in elevators and supermarkets. The music is piped in through a muzak system, is usually soft pleasant and inoffensive.
What are piped cookies?
piped cookies are crack rocks that have already been smoked using a crack pipe.
What percent of the world's people do not have water piped into their homes?
As of April 2010 46% of the world's population did not have water piped into their homes.
Is piped a noun verb or adjective?
The word 'piped' is the past participle, past tense of the verb to pipe. The past participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.Examples:Natural gas is often piped for many miles to an end user. (verb)The piped gas is a less expensive than gas delivered by truck. (adjective)
What can be piped onto a cake?
icing
How does no piped water affect the people living in shanty towns?
there are no piped water so people drink the contaminated water and by that they get diseases such as a typhoid
How do people live in the Atacama Desert?
First off, the Atacama has a cool climate, unlike hot deserts. People live in the same type of home they might live in elsewhere. Water is either piped in or is delivered by an aqueduct. In very isolated areas in might be brought in by truck. Since virtually no food crops can be grown there, almost all food has to be shipped in from other locations.
