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Desert. Soren Basol. Characteristics. Deserts have very few trees. Deserts are very, very dry places. Deserts can be harmful and there is one called “Death Valley”. Some deserts get less than ten inches of rain a year. Deserts are more than one-hundred degrees.
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Desert SorenBasol
Characteristics • Deserts have very few trees. • Deserts are very, very dry places. • Deserts can be harmful and there is one called “Death Valley”. • Some deserts get less than ten inches of rain a year. • Deserts are more than one-hundred degrees. • At night the temperature goes down to the 40’s and the 50’s.
Location • Deserts are found all over the world but mostly in Africa and Asia.
Plant Life • Elf Owls make there homes in kinds of cacti. • Animals get their water from cacti or other animals. • The Saguaro Cactus is the widest and tallest cactus in the world.
Animal Life • Meerkats build their homes in the ground. • A tarantula waits to go out at night to keep cool. • An Addax is a type of desert mammal.
References • The desert alphabet book. • A desert scrap book.