Kalahari and Rainforest Q3 answers

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Summarise:
(a) what the Kalahari expedition offers a traveller, as described in Passage B
(b) The challenges and potential problems faced by visitors to the rainforest, as described in
Passage A.

Use your own words as far as possible. Aim to write no more than one side in total, allowing for
the size of your handwriting. Up to 15 marks are available for the content of your answer, and

up to 5 marks for the quality of your writing. 

(a) What the Kalahari expedition offers a traveller (Passage B)

1. vastness of landscape/stunning panoramas/good photographs
2. thrill when you hear a lion roar
3. learn desert survival skills/master art of bush travel
4. the art of tracking/looking for traces of animals
5. wildlife encounters/abundant wildlife
6. visits to Bushman rock sites
7. getting to know the lives of San Bushmen/engaging with bush people
8. a guide who knows the tribe well/is trusted
9. introduction to San arts and crafts (music/dance)
10. chance to use/make traditional weapons
11. sleep in the bush/cook on open fire
12. go hunting
13. support the San community


(b) The challenges and potential problems faced by visitors to the rainforest (Passage A)
14. dense undergrowth/tangles of roots/staying balanced
15. extreme noise/too noisy to be heard
16. heat/humidity/difficulty breathing
17. darkness/limited visibility
18. insects biting/attacking (in the air)
19. tropical rain storms/torrential rain (sky)
20. flash floods/thick mud/mini-rapids/being swept away (ground)
21. easy to get lost/unfamiliar terrain
22. leeches (in the water)
23. injury or sickness/far from hospitals

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