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Deserts!

Deserts!. By: Kenton, Carissa, Elise. Including parts of North America, South America, Africa, Australia, and parts of Asia On every continent (except Europe and Antarctica) Found away from the coast There are many different kinds : hot, cold and most are very dry

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Deserts!

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  1. Deserts! By: Kenton, Carissa, Elise

  2. Including parts of North America, South America, Africa, Australia, and parts of Asia On every continent (except Europe and Antarctica) Found away from the coast There are many different kinds : hot, cold and most are very dry Found across the planet including Northern and Southern Hemisphere Desert Location

  3. Map of the world and its deserts

  4. Desert Plants & Climate

  5. 100 degrees during day. Can be 50 degrees or below at night Very dry Average temperature gone up 1.5 degrees 40% drop of precipitation in the past 50 years Dry air Little precipitation Desert Climate

  6. Cacti - waxy stem ( inside ), needles, ribbed surface, and shallow roots. Lithop - soak up water immediately. Golden Barrel - shallow roots, needles, thick waxy covering , NO leaves. Prickly Pear – needles, shallow roots, waxy covering. Agave - network of rhizomes, when flower dies it dies too, rhizomes produce more agave Desert Plant Adaptations

  7. Black mamba snake – fangs with venom to protect self from predators • Dune gecko – a very fast runner to escape from anything that wants to harm them • Kangaroo rat - it makes holes in the ground and stores nuts • Scorpion- uses stinger to protects itself from any harm Desert animals

  8. Elf owl - fast flyer one of the smallest owls in the world it is only 5 inches long and tall will fight until death Camel - a camel can store water it also can shield it’s eyes and nose from sand storms Fennec fox –it’s ears can to release body heat Desert rain frog-will squeak if in harm and blow up to look bigger than it’s opponent

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