Hot Deserts by Emilio Osorio

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Hot Deserts

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Hot Deserts

By: Eduardo Ruvalcaba & Emilio Osorio

Photo by James Marvin Phelps

What is a Hot Desert?

Coarse or Rocky Soils
Average Temp. is 20-25°C
Little Rainfall
Found in All Americas

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/deserts.html

Extreme Max Temp. 43.5-49°C
Minimum temp. -18°C
Rainfall: american: 28cm
FOund in South Asia, Africa, Australia

Photo by Philerooski

Some Deserts of the World

Mojave Desert, California
Atacama Desert, Chile
Inland Sahara
Gobi Desert, China

Photo by Qayum Elahi

Benefits Of a Desert

Mines
Act as Areas For Recreation
Thermal Solar Energy
Filming and Testing Grounds

Prospect DIamonds, uranium, copper

http://advantage-environment.com/framtid/a-blooming-desert/

Photo by Vanessa McLaughlin

Flora

Mojave Yucca
Century Plant
Desert Milkweek

http://www.desertusa.com/flora.html

Photo by Drriss & Marrionn

Fauna

Jack Rabbits
Horned Lizards
Desert Tortoise

http://www.desertusa.com/animals.html#repamph

Photo by desertdutchman

How Are We Affecting It

Off Roading
Military Excercises
Running Pipes

http://desertbiomes.weebly.com/human-impacts.html

Photo by potomo

How We Can Help

New Rec Activities
Moving Military Bases
Finding New Ways To Run Pipes
Create Nature Reserves

Photo by lamsongf

References

UCMP Berkeley
DesertUSA.com
The Desert Biomes By Greyson Krieger
Advantage Environment

Averill-Murray, R. C., Darst, C. R., Field, K. J., & Allison, L. J. (2012, October). A New Approach to Conservation of the Mojave Desert Tortoise [Electronic version]. BioScience, 62(10), 893-899. doi:10.1525/bio.2012.62.10.9

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/deserts.html

http://desertbiomes.weebly.com/human-impacts.html

Photo by kevin dooley

THANK YOU!!!

YOU HAVE SURVIVED

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Emilio Osorio