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Desert

By Alison C atalano. Desert. 33% of earths surface is desert Found mostly between 30 degrees north and south latitude of the equator Many deserts are located near mountains . Location. A desert is defined as an area which receives less than 10in of rainfall annually .

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Desert

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  1. By Alison Catalano Desert

  2. 33% of earths surface is desert Found mostly between 30 degrees north and south latitude of the equator Many deserts are located near mountains Location

  3. A desert is defined as an area which receives less than 10in of rainfall annually. When located near a mountain the hot moist air rises up the mountain and cools as it gets higher and the water in the air condenses causing rain to fall on one side of the mountain Precipitation

  4. Temperature Amount of light • Hot and dry desert Average 20-25° C. extreme 43.5-49° C • Semiarid desert Average summer 21-27° C • Coastal desert Average summer 21-25° C  • Cold desert Average summer 21-26° C. • Its sunny and hot everyday the weather hardly ever changes and there is very little water causing very little amounts of clouds

  5. Air quality Nutrient level • There aren't a lot of people who live in or use the desert so most of the desert air is relatively unpolluted however there still is some toxins and harmful gasses in the air as a result of mining and drilling for oil • Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, calcium and sulfur are common nutrients found in the soil in the desert and is used by most plants

  6. Wooly daisy Saguaro cactus Prockly pear cactus Barrel cactus Cocklebur The joshua tree Desert paintbrush Tumbleweed Hedgehog cactus Century plant Mohave yucca Etc. Common plants

  7. Bighorn sheep Bobcat Gray fox Jack rabbit Wild burro Prairie dog Common barn owl Porcupine Desert iguana Black chinned hummingbird Kangaroo rat Roadrunner Sidewinder Gila monster Scorpion Coyote Desert tortoise Etc. Common amimals

  8. The desert is the home of many ecosystems full of life but due to over mining for oil and global warming the plant life has caused many challenges for pants thus making it hard or some desert animals to survive • AplomadoFalcon  • Bald Eagle  • Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl  • ChiricahuaLeopardfrog • Desert Pupfish • Gila Chub  • Gila Topminnow • Jaguar • Jaguarundi • Lesser Long Nosed Bat • Masked Bobwhite • Mexican Gray Wolf • Mexican Spotted Owl • Mountain Plover • Sonoran Pronghorn • Sonoyta Mud TurtleSouthwestern Willow Flycatcher • Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Endangered animals

  9. The desert is the home of many ecosystems full of life but due to over mining for oil and global warming the plant life has caused many challenges for pants thus making it hard or some desert animals to survive • Kearney's Blue Star • Bear poppy • AcunaCactus • Nichol's Turk's Head Cactus  Ocelot • Pima Pineapple Cactus • Arizona Cypress • Ash Meadow Milkvetch • Fishhook Cactus • Huachuca Water Umbel Endangered plants

  10. As a result of gold mining potassium cyanide can poison the desert organisms humans use the desert for nuclear testing and the nuclear waist is dumped as well. Oil and gas production in the desert can harm sensitive habitats Global warming causes wild fires and an increase of water holes drying up due to drought and wild fires Mans influence cause and effect

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