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DDDEEESSSEEERRRTTT. IT’S REALLY HHOOTT!!!. COOL STUFF. Desert biomes are located all over the world Plant and animal life in the desert have adapted to survive with very little water and food. HOT off the PRESS. rainfall= 3” a year Deserts are the hottest places on earth
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DDDEEESSSEEERRRTTT IT’S REALLY HHOOTT!!!
COOL STUFF • Desert biomes are located all over the world • Plant and animal life in the desert have adapted to survive with very little water and food
HOT off the PRESS • rainfall= 3” a year • Deserts are the hottest places on earth • Gets below freezing at night, can get up to 122* F during the hot months
Dune Buggie • Worlds largest HOT desert- Sahara • Worlds largest COLD desert- Antarctica • Sahara desert stretches through 10 countries in northern Africa • Antarctica is a block of ice the size of Canada
The King of the Jungle • Animal life has adapted to store little to no water in their bodies • Animal life in the desert consists of Camels, rattlesnakes, roadrunners, and a small dog-like creature called the Phoenix Fox
BOTANY • Desert plant life consists of plant that have made adaptations to survive extremely harsh conditions such as a cactus which can store water in its spongy roots
Citing the Sites • www.eoearth.org/article/sahara_desert • www.bcsengage.com • http://geography.about.com/od/locateplacesworldwide/a/searchdesert.htm • www.buzzle.com/articles/desert-plant-life.html