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Deserts
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- 2. Deserts are… • Dry •Hot • They get very little rain • Lots of sand • There are rocky cliffs • There are very little plants
- 3. Adaptations and Animals •Desert animals have bodies that store water. • Some desert animals go under things such as ground, rocks and plants to keep cool. • Some plants have short roots to get water quick and some have long roots to go deeper, deeper means colder means water. • Scorpion, Gila monster, kangaroo rats, coyotes, Javelinas, beetles, mice, snakes, kangaroos, Meerkats, antelope, Armadilloes and camels
- 4. What plants arein the desert? • Hedgehog cactus • Barrel cactus • Saguaro cactus • Sage brush • Prickly pear
- 5. Interesting facts aboutthe desert • Where you can find deserts: Central Australia, United States, the Southern tip of South America, Northern Africa and Central Asia. Deserts are found on all 7 contents of the world. 1/8 of our planet is deserts. • Sharp spines protect the cactus from hungry animals. A waxy coating on the thick tough skin prevents precious water from evaporating. The largest cactus the Saguaro cactus can stand more than fifty feet tall. • Deserts can be created by people and animals by planting crops and letting them die. When the soil blows away it forms a desert. • The temperatures of the hot and dry deserts can reach up to 120 degrees F. In coastal deserts the temperatures go from 55 degrees F to 75 degrees F. • Dunes of the Namib desert in Africa can reach over 984 feet high. the largest deserts are the great Basin, Mojave, Sonoran, and the Chihuahuon deserts. • You can find gold, diamonds, silver and copper in the desert.
- 6. What people needto live in the desert • Water • Shelter • Food • Fan • Clothes • Sunscreen • hat