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Desert Biome

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

1.

DESERT

  • North America
  • South America
  • Africa
  • Southern Asia
  • Australia
  • Antarctica
2.

CLIMATE

  • Average winter temperature for Semiarid is 21-17 C, Coastal is 50 C >, Cold is -2-4 C, Hot and Dry is 20-25 C
  • Average summer temperature for Hot and Dry is 20-25 C, Semiarid is 21-27 C, Coastal is 13-24 C, Cold is 21-26 C
  • Less than 10 inches of rain a year
3.

OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

  • Soil is shallow, pourus, thin, and rocky
  • No subsurface water
  • Salt is dissolved in water
4.

PLANTS

  • Barrel cactus
  • Desert Iron Wood
  • ADAPTATIONS
  • Store water in fleshy leaves, stems, or roots
  • Growing extremely long roots
Photo by mikeyskatie
5.

ANIMALS

  • Arabian oryx
  • Bactrian camel
  • ADAPTATIONS
  • Drinking with skin
  • Use tail for shade
Photo by Sharon Mollerus

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