Deserts
By Jason and Michael
Snakes
Introduction
All deserts get very little rain and are
~Main adaptation is form
found in both the hottest and coldest
~does not disturb prey
places on earth.
~Can enter narrow holes
~Forked tongue
Desert Shrubs
~Small leaves
~Protective thorns
~Disagreeable smells and tastes
Thorny Devil
~Multiple branches
~Grooves pull in water
~Gets water from dew or rain
~Extensive rootsystems
~Sharp armor
~Unattractive to predators
Description
~ Deserts are biomes that have a dry climate
~less than 10 inches of rain falls from a desert
Conclusion
~temperature varies widely
~soil is mostly sand
Deserts are one of the most
intresting biomes on earth.It is
beautiful and it is home for
plants,animals,and also people.
~little humus
~in spring,everything blooms
~in summer, it sometimes rains
~in fall there is no rain
~growth slows in winter
Cacti
~in winter, air makes nights even cooler
~Folds in skin
Location
~Stores water in folds
~Is found in western to central Australia
~Arabian Peninsula
~Roots take in water
~SW USA/Mexico
~SW Africa
~Waxy skin
~Argentina
~Thin needles
~North Africa
~Peru
~Chile
~Near Tropic of Cancer
~Near Tropic of Capricorn
Fun facts
~There are 4 types of deserts,
hot and dry,semiarid,coastal,and cold
~Covers 20% of the earth
~The Sahara desert is the largest hot desert
~Deserts can be found on every continent
except for Europe
~Antartica is the largest desert
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