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Desert

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

the desert

this is not a place you would go to for a vacation
Photo by Philerooski

what goes on a desert

  • it gets less than 10cm of rain
  • hot all day but cold at night
  • dry and sandy
  • very little plant life
  • weather changes depending on location

animals in a desert

  • rattle snakes
  • coyote
  • tarantula
  • scorpion
  • cougars
Photo by Philerooski

the rattle snake

beware this animal can be very dangerous

coyote

a coyote is a very clever animal and has adapted well to growing human population and habitat lose

tarantula

it may be small but bits big so look out

scorpion

scorpions are well adapted to there habitat and so they can go with out water and others
Photo by Malcolm NQ

cougars

you can spot these in a desert also
Photo by Jeroen Moes

plants in a desert

there is very little plant life a dersert

cactus

THIS PLANT HAS SHALLOW ROOTS[STORES WATER]
Photo by andorpro

SAGEBRUSH

MOST COMMON TO BE FOUND IN A DESERT
Photo by Philerooski

climate

the weather is known to change depending on location

weather

  • hot all day but cold at night
  • gets less than 10cm of rainfall
  • the desert can be very dry
  • the desert biome is the driest of all biomes
  • desert weather can drastically from day to night
Photo by kevin dooley

soil&land

  • very little plant life because of weather
  • plants have shallow roots
  • [store water]
  • dry & sandy
  • very little rainfall
Photo by Etrusia UK