Desert

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Desert
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DesertClimate Description

• Dry
• Arid
• Cold deserts are formed in the rain shadow of
  mountain range
• Many different types of deserts on Earth and they
  are all very dry

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Desert Precipitation

• February- high month 3cm
• July, August, September- low month .5cm
• Less than 25 cm/year

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DesertTemperature

• -1 C - 21 C
• 30 F - 70 F

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DesertAnimals

• Estivating- burrowing under the soil and sleep
  through the dry season
• Active at night when air is cooler
• Thick-skinned to prevent water loss
• Reptiles, amphibians, rattlesnakes

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DesertPlants

• Cactus- waxy leaves
• Spines protect plants from herbivores
• Fleshy stems and leaves
• Widespread roots just under surface
• Joshua trees
• All are adapted to save/conserve water

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DesertLocation

• 15 - 35 North latitude
• Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

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DesertFun Facts!

• Cooler deserts occur in the rain shadow of
  mountains
• Threats to deserts
• Residential development
• Habitat destruction