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THE DESERT :D

THE DESERT :D. Location. The location of the deserts are Southern South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Western North America. There are deserts all over (here are some examples Great Basin, Chihuahua, Sechura and Patagonia.

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THE DESERT :D

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  1. THE DESERT :D

  2. Location

  3. The location of the deserts are Southern South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Western North America. • There are deserts all over (here are some examples Great Basin, Chihuahua, Sechura and Patagonia. • Sonoran desert is by phoenix mesa and arizona

  4. Climate

  5. The dessert is hot, dry, has lack of rain, less than ten inches of rain per year, some desserts get no rain at all, deserts are the driest biome. Atacama dessert is an enormous hot dessert they are also very windy. The wind can cause dust storms and dust devils. Dust devils are really bad sand storms that can do more damage than sand storms It is also very cold on winter nights, some desserts have fog, its very hot during the day in the summer, some desserts are very rainy and will flood and has lots of sunshine The fahrenheit of the dessert is 64 to 77 Climate

  6. Joshua Tree - Mostly grows in the Mojave Desert, Has spikes for protection and storing energy and water • Saguaro Cactus – Only Located in the Sonoran Desert, Covered in spikes to protect itself and stores water inside to survive Plant Adaptations

  7. Soap tree Yucca – Very thick trunk to hold water, and grows in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts. • Big Sagebrush – Most common in the Great Basin Desert, Brushes the smaller predators and stores energy in its roots

  8. “ It is not known if the Prehistoric Indians of the canyons used this plant, (the big sagebrush) , but both Navajos and Hopis make medicine from it , to cure a stomach ache. The Navajos use it to cure colds and headache.”

  9. Termite-some are blind but use antenna to feel around, doesn’t fly gets blown by wind, worker termites feed soldier termite because jaw is to big Insect adaptations

  10. Millipede-exoskeleton to protect, rolls into ball when fells threatened, uses antennae to help them find cold damp soil • Scorpion- exoskeleton to protect, the legs have hair on them to sense vibrations of prey or predator, stinger has very powerful venom

  11. Jackal- big ears for all the heat to go and to hear very well, sharp curved canine teeth to catch prey, can run at 10 miles per hour, scavenge dead animals Mammal adaptations

  12. Meerkat- long strong curved claws for digging and climbing trees, they have special barks to signal when a predator is near, have ears that fold when digging so soil doesn’t get in there ears

  13. Red-Capped Robin- Bright colors to help attract mates, tree toes point backward and two point forward to help it stay on the branch when it lands Other animal adaptations

  14. Long Squawfish- one of the biggest fish in the world, teeth long and hooked, camouflage, average size is three feet • Perentie -uses tongue to smell the air, five long sharp claws on every foot that are good for grabbing prey and digging burrows, uses tail to balance when stands on hind legs

  15. Climate by Emily • Plants by Lea • Animals by Milo • Location by all

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