SAHARA DESERT

LANDFORMS

• Shaped by wind or occasional rain
• Landforms include sand dunes, dune fields, or sand seas

SOIL TYPE

• Low in organic matter
• Only slightly differentiated horizons

CLIMATE

• Hot and dry

FENNEC FOX

• Smallest animals from the dog family
• Coats are very pale it helps them reflect sunlight

ADAPTATIONS FOR DESERTS

• Their kidneys are adapted for deserts
• They help minimize water loss

GETTING TO KNOW THE OLEANDER

• Also known as nerium
• Typically occurs in dry stream beds

OLEANDER

• It is an evergreen shrub or a small tree
• It is toxic in all it's parts

It is one of the most poisonous of commonly grown garden plants

ADAPTATIONS FOR OLEANDER

• When there is less water it will slow its growth
• It will also stop flowering
• It is very drought resistant

It also has mechanisms. It is like a waxy cuticle on its leaves

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