desert (n)
/ˈdez.ət/ 

a large area of land with few plants and little water and where the weather is always dry

acacia (n)
/əˈkeɪ.ʃə/

a tree with small white or yellow flowers that grows in warm countries

aerial (adj)
/ˈeə.ri.əl/ 

from a plane

antelope (n)
/ˈæn.tɪ.ləʊp/

a brown animal with horns and long thin legs that can run very fast

cactus (n)
/ˈkæk.təs/

a plant that grows in deserts and has thick stems and sharp points called spines

camel (n)
/ˈkæm.əl/

a large animal with a long neck and one or two humps on its back

colony (n)
/ˈkɒl.ə.ni/

a country that is controlled by another country

crest (n)
 /krest/

the top of a hill or mountain

border (n)
/bɔː.dər/ 

the official line separating two countries or regions

dune (n)
/djuːn/

a hill of sand on a beach or in a desert

expedition (n)
 /ˌek.spiˈdɪʃ.ən/

a long journey organized for a particular purpose, especially to a dangerous ordistant place

gazelle (n)
/ɡəˈzel/ 

a small brown African or Asian animal similar to a deer, with long thin legs and large eyes

hummock (n)
 /ˈhʌm.ək/

a small area of ground that is slightly higher than the ground around it

jackal (n)
/ˈdʒæk.əl/

a wild animal like a dog that lives in Asia and Africa

rainfall (n)
/ˈreɪn.fɔːl/ 

the amount of rain that falls in a particular area during a particular period of time

slope (n)
/sləʊp/ 

a straight surface that has one end higher than the other

spinifex (n)
/ˈspainəfeks/

a grass with sharp spines which grows especially on sand hills inAustralia

stretch (v)
/stretʃ/

to become longer or wider by pulling

tableland (n)
/ˈteɪ.bl̩ lænd/

a large raised area of flat land

oases (n)
 /əʊˈeɪ.sɪz/

a place in a desert where there is water and plants and trees grow