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 The desert is a land of
extremes: extreme heat and
extreme dryness; sudden
flash floods and cold nights.
Because deserts are such a
difficult places to live in
they often have names likes
"Death Valley," "the empty
quarter," and "the place from
where there is no return."
 Deserts are usually very, very dry.
Even the wettest deserts get less
than ten inches of rain a year.
 In most places, rain falls steadily
throughout the year. But in the
desert, there may be only a few
periods of rains per year with a
lot of time between rains. When it
does rain, there may be quite a
downpour! After the rain, desert
flower bloom
Believe it or not, deserts come in two varieties: hot
and cold.
The Antarctic is actually the Earth’s
largest desert. The main form of
precipitation in a cold desert is snow --
but only ten inches or less per year.
The Sahara is the
largest hot desert.
These are covered in
sand and rock.
 Another name of hot desert is
subtropical desert.
 They lie near the Tropic of
Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.
 Example of hot deserts are :
Sahara and Kalahari ( Africa)
Thar and Arabian (Asia ) Great
Australian Desert (Australia ).
 Another name is Polar Desert.
 They lie near the Arctic and
Antarctic circle.
 Examples - Antarctica desert.
Cold desert
 Another name is cool coastal
desert
 The average temperature is
much cooler because of the
frigid offshore ocean .
 Examples are Namib in Africa
And Atacama in Chile.
 Atacama is the world driest
desert.
Semiarid desertSemiarid desert
Another name is cold winter
desert.
They lie at higher latitudes and
far away from the sea.
Examples : Gobi desert in china
and Patagonian desert in
Argentina.
Deserts are the home to many living
things.
Plants that grow in a desert have to be
especially adapted to the dry
conditions. They must be able to:
collect and store water  and reduce
water loss.
Desert plants look quite different to
plant that grow in other places.
Animals in the desert must survive the intense heat,
searing sun, and lack of water.  Animals that live in the
hot desert have many adaptations. Some animals
never drink, but get their water from seeds (some can
contain up to 50% water) and plants. Many animals
are nocturnal, sleeping during the hot day and only
coming out at night to eat and hunt. Some animals
rarely spend any time above ground.
The fat sand rat overcomes the problem of the
unpredictability of desert food supplies by laying
down a thick layer of fat all over its body when
there is plenty of food It then lives off this fat when
food is short. Active day and night, this gerbil darts
about collecting seeds which it carries back to its
burrow.
A sidewinder is a small agile snake. It is
mainly nocturnal and takes shelters from
the heat of the day in the burrow of
another animal or under a bush.
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Deserts

  • 1.
  • 2.  The desert is a land of extremes: extreme heat and extreme dryness; sudden flash floods and cold nights. Because deserts are such a difficult places to live in they often have names likes "Death Valley," "the empty quarter," and "the place from where there is no return."
  • 3.  Deserts are usually very, very dry. Even the wettest deserts get less than ten inches of rain a year.  In most places, rain falls steadily throughout the year. But in the desert, there may be only a few periods of rains per year with a lot of time between rains. When it does rain, there may be quite a downpour! After the rain, desert flower bloom
  • 4. Believe it or not, deserts come in two varieties: hot and cold. The Antarctic is actually the Earth’s largest desert. The main form of precipitation in a cold desert is snow -- but only ten inches or less per year. The Sahara is the largest hot desert. These are covered in sand and rock.
  • 5.
  • 6.  Another name of hot desert is subtropical desert.  They lie near the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.  Example of hot deserts are : Sahara and Kalahari ( Africa) Thar and Arabian (Asia ) Great Australian Desert (Australia ).
  • 7.
  • 8.
  • 9.  Another name is Polar Desert.  They lie near the Arctic and Antarctic circle.  Examples - Antarctica desert. Cold desert
  • 10.
  • 11.
  • 12.  Another name is cool coastal desert  The average temperature is much cooler because of the frigid offshore ocean .  Examples are Namib in Africa And Atacama in Chile.  Atacama is the world driest desert.
  • 13.
  • 14.
  • 15. Semiarid desertSemiarid desert Another name is cold winter desert. They lie at higher latitudes and far away from the sea. Examples : Gobi desert in china and Patagonian desert in Argentina.
  • 16.
  • 17.
  • 18. Deserts are the home to many living things. Plants that grow in a desert have to be especially adapted to the dry conditions. They must be able to: collect and store water  and reduce water loss. Desert plants look quite different to plant that grow in other places.
  • 19. Animals in the desert must survive the intense heat, searing sun, and lack of water.  Animals that live in the hot desert have many adaptations. Some animals never drink, but get their water from seeds (some can contain up to 50% water) and plants. Many animals are nocturnal, sleeping during the hot day and only coming out at night to eat and hunt. Some animals rarely spend any time above ground.
  • 20. The fat sand rat overcomes the problem of the unpredictability of desert food supplies by laying down a thick layer of fat all over its body when there is plenty of food It then lives off this fat when food is short. Active day and night, this gerbil darts about collecting seeds which it carries back to its burrow. A sidewinder is a small agile snake. It is mainly nocturnal and takes shelters from the heat of the day in the burrow of another animal or under a bush.