The document summarizes key facts about deserts, including that they are typically rocky, dry areas with little plant life. It lists common animal species that live in deserts such as scorpions, snakes, mice and lizards. For plants, it mentions cacti, yucca and creosote bushes. Additional details provided include that the Great Basin Desert receives the most rain and desert temperatures often exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

1. Deserts
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2. What is the desert like?
The desert is a rocky, dry, crusty and
a wide open space you wouldn’t see
a lot of plants some deserts are ICE
Deserts have lots of caverns deserts
get very hot in the day.

3. What kinds of animals live in the
desert?
Scorpions
Beetles
Dromedairy
Snakes
Mice
Turtles
Coytes
Lizards
Roadrunner
Bats
Quail
Ostrich
Big horn sheep

5. What plants grow in the desert?
• Cactus
• Naras
• Ehermentals
• Tumble weed
• Yucca
• Creosote
• Acacia trees
• Euphorbia trees

6. Did you know?
• The Great Basin Desert is the largest and coolest
desert it gets the most rain.
• If rushing water starts it only lasts about 1 to 2
hours.
• In the day desert get over 100 degrees.
• Rainstorms help shape deserts.
• There are deserts on all seven conteints of the
world.

7. • Many cacti have a waxy coating to keep
water in and not to evaporate.
• A camel can go many days without food of
water.
• Reptiles have scales so they don’t dry out.
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