1. Temperate Desert

2. Vegas, Vegas, Vegas? All you can think about Vegas are casinos, hotels, circus… But behind those buildings is the DESERT.

5. Each part of the plant has different uses.

11. Importance The importance of this biome in my course is that it can be an attraction to some tourist. Since my course is about hospitality or serving people, deserts can be one of the t0p tourist spots in the world. The flora and fauna in the desert can not be used in the culinary department but in terms of tourism, this is important.

12. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas,_Nevada#Geography_and_climate http://www.wordtravels.com/Cities/Nevada/Las+Vegas/Climate http://www.birdandhike.com/Veg/_Veg_index.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_schidigera http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosia_dumosa http://www.desertanimals.net/desertanimals/sidewinderrattlesnake.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_rat