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What is the difference between the Simpson Desert and the Atacama Desert?
The Atacama Desert is a cold desert while the Simpson is a hot desert. The Simpson has more rainfall and, thus, more vegetation and animal life than the Atacama.
What is unusual about the Atacama Desert of northern Chile and southern Peru?
The Atacama Desert is known as 'The Driest Place on Earth'. It hasn't seen a drop of rain since record keeping began. Yet somehow, more than a million people squeeze life from this parched land.
What bacteria are in the Atacama Desert?
In most areas of the Atacama there is not enough moisture in the soil to support any microbial life forms. When NASA was testing their Mars Rovers in the Atacama their instruments could not detect any life, bacteria or otherwise, in the soil of the desert.
Where is the least water in the world?
the atacama desert in chile. it gets less 1mm per year. there is absolutely no life there..not even bacteria can survive. the sand/dirt is more sterile than a hospital operating table.
What might you see if you traveled in the Sonoran Desert that you wouldn't see in the Atacama Desert?
Having traveled extensively in both deserts, I guarantee you will see a lot more fauna and flora in the Sonoran Desert. The Atacama Desert has little plant and animal life.
Which is the coldest - the Sahara or the Gobi?
The Sahara Desert is hotter than the Atacama Desert, it's larger than the Atacama Desert and it has more life, but the Atacama Desert is much drier. The Atacama Desert is the driest place on Earth, with an average of less than a millimetre of the rain.
Why is a variety of plant life able grow in the atacama desert?
Because of the lack of precipitation the variety of plant life in the Atacama is low. Plants are able to grown only in limited areas.
Why is a variety of plant life able to grow in the Atacama Desert?
Because of the lack of precipitation the variety of plant life in the Atacama is low. Plants are able to grown only in limited areas.
What is the difference between the Amazon rainforest and the Atacama Desert?
Both of them owe their existence to the Andes Mountains and both are high plateaus between two mountain ranges.The Altiplano is much colder than the Atacama Desert.The Altiplano receives more precipitation than the Atacama Desert.The Altiplano has considerably more vegetation than the Atacama Desert.The Altiplano has a much higher average elevation than the Atacama Desert.
What are some decomposer that that live in Atacama Desert?
In the actual arid Atacama there are virtually no living microbes in the soil. It is completely devoid of life. The only decomposers are chemicals in the soil.
Climatic conditions in Chile affect the population in which ways?
Climatic conditions in Chile can impact the population by affecting agriculture, water availability, and natural disasters. Droughts and fluctuations in temperature can lead to crop failures and affect food security. Water scarcity can impact daily life and industry, particularly in regions like the Atacama Desert. Chile is also prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, which can result in displacement and infrastructure damage.
Are there few forms of life in the Atacama Desert?
Yes, there are few plants and animals that are able to survive in the arid environment.
