The Desert

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The Desert

• Created ByDianna Long,
• Daniel Shapiro,
• and James Shellie

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Description/Location

• Driest place in the world
• Only 10 inches of rain per year
• 30-65 degrees and over 100 degrees in the summer
• Hot days and cool nights
• The Sahara desert is located in Africa
• The Sonoran desert is found on 30 degrees North
  and 120 degrees West

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Desert Animals

• Rattle Snake
• Jack Rabbit
• Vultures
• Roadrunner
• Reptiles

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Desert Plants

• Sage Brush
• Mesquite Tree
• Cacti
• Tumbleweeds
• Wild Flowers

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Adaptations

• Plants
• Saving water in stem
• Expanding roots
• Animals
• Water in their food
• Underground during the day
• Hunt at night when cool

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Endangered Species

• Addax (desert antelope)
• Vulture
• Poisonous Snakes
• Desert Tortoise
• Bighorn Sheep
• Pupfish
• Kangaroo Rat

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References

• Dianna Long
• PBS.org, animalinfo.org, enchantedlearning.com,
  mbgnet.mobot.org,desertusa.com, and Lexicon
  Universal encyclopedia
  
• Daniel Shapiro
• Encarta encyclopedia, enchantedlearning.com,
  k111.k12.il.us/king/ The Living desert
  

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References

• James Shellie
• Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Animals
  2.0 CD-ROM.