A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation
A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation
The Sahel is not a desert. It is a grassland. However, it is rapidly turning into desert by the process called desertification. Read More
The Limpopo River flows through the Kalahari Desert. Read More
The Sahara covers nearly all of northern Africa. It is the second largest desert in the world (behind Antarctica) and the largest hot desert in the world. Read More
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Each desert has its own climate statistics so there is no "one size fits all" answer to this question. Temperatures can range from -135.8 degrees F in Antarctica to +134 degrees in the Mojave Desert. If you give a specific desert, we may be able to provide a specific answer. Read More
The word "desert" comes from the Latin deserere, meaning to abandon or forsake, much like the landscape of the desert forsakes wildlife and is generally abandoned. Read More
The Taklamakan Desert is located in northwest China. Read More
Yes, the temperate regions have deserts. A few examples:Great Basin Desert Colorado Plateau Desert Gobi Desert Taklamakan Desert Patagonian Desert Read More
No, the Malwa receives too much annual precipitation to be considered a desert. Read More
A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of annual precipitation on average. Read More
Some deserts see very little snow ever. Others, such as the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts may receive an inch or more during the winter but it usually disappears in hours. Cold winter deserts, such as the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau, have parts that may receive several feet of snow during a particularly bad winter. Read More
There is no Pyrenees Desert. There are, however, the Pyrenees Mountains. The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain. Read More
Lack of water and a stable food source means people would have to become nomads ( no specific home, they just wander around following food or water sources). Since they don't settle down and it is a constant struggle for food, culture is limited. Culture goes as far a music and dance in some areas of the world (Africa). Read More
Insects such as flies, locusts and beetles, indigenous bird species and migrating birds, bats. Read More
An oasis is a place in a desert where ground water reaches the surface, usually as a spring. The water allows more plants to flourish than in the surrounding desert. Read More
Hawks, owls, foxes, coyotes, snakes, and some lizards are a few of the animals that eat mice in the desert. Read More
The Rub al-Khali, also known as the 'Empty Quarter' is located on the Arabian Peninsula and is the largest sand desert in the world. Read More
No, the Mojave Desert is the hottest. The Colorado Desert is a part of the larger Sonoran Desert. The hottest temperature ever reliably measured in any desert was measured in Death Valley of the Mojave. Read More
The major deserts found in China are the Gobi and the Taklamakan Deserts. Read More
A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rainfall per year on average. Some deserts receive virtually no rainfall for years. Read More
A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 25 cm of rainfall per year on average. Some deserts receive virtually no rainfall for decades. Read More
There is no desert named the Saguaro Desert. However the saguaro cactus lives primarily in the Sonoran Desert. Read More
There are 3 major deserts in Africa:Sahara Kalahari Namib The Sahara is subdivided into a number of smaller, regional deserts but all are part of the Sahara. Read More
The Antarctic Desert is the largest desert in the world and the Carcross Desert of the Yukon, at only one square mile, is the smallest. It is not a true desert, however. Read More
There are many cities in the desert but you may be referring to Las Vegas, Nevada, which was built in the Mojave Desert. Other major cities in the deserts of the United States include Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, El Paso, Texas, Bakersfield and Palm Springs, California. Read More
The Great Basin Desert covers much of the western half of Utah. Read More
An oasis is an area in the desert where ground water emerges onto the surface as a spring. This water supports a greater amount of vegetation than is found in the surrounding desert. Read More
Amphibians require water to reproduce as their eggs do not have a water proof shell. that requires that the developing young be in water. Also, amphibians go through a process of metamorphosis Reptiles, most of them, lay eggs that are more waterproof and do not dry out. The young of reptiles are born as miniatures of the adults and do not require water sources to mature. Read More
The desert is hotter than tropical areas along the equator. High humidity and frequent cloud cover prevent equatorial regions from warming as much as deserts. Read More
Millions upon millions of people around the world live in deserts and the vast majority (over 99%) live in cities and towns where food is readily available in stores and markets or restaurants. I live in the Chihuahuan Desert and have a Wal*Mart SuperCenter a half mile from my home where I can purchase nearly any food I desire. There are also a number of restaurants and fast food establishments within a short walking distance… Read More
A temperate desert may be as hot as a hot desert in the summer but has a much colder winter. Read More
Every desert is different but a desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rainfall per year on average. Some deserts receive virtually no rainfall for decades, even centuries. Read More
The hottest air temperature ever reliably recorded in a desert was 134 degrees F in Death Valley of the Mojave Desert in California on July 10, 1913. An even warmer temperature of 136 degrees was recorded a few years later in Libya but that has been discounted as inaccurate as it was not properly measured by untrained Italian soldiers. A recent ground temperature was measured by a satellite in Iran that was even hotter but… Read More
The Sahel is not a desert but a grassland. It has no serious water shortage. However, over grazing of livestock and poor farming practices are turning much of the Sahel into desert. Read More
The Gobi Desert is the northernmost desert in China. It is located on the border with Mongolia. Read More
Yes, dragon flies are found in some deserts, especially near a permanent water source. Read More
The Philippines are known for their tropical forests. Read More
There are many species of rodents in deserts around the world. Once can find mice, rats, squirrels and other species of rodent in deserts. Read More
There are deserts in the southwestern United States, on the west coast of South America and in south-central Argentina. Read More
There are areas of some oceans that are devoid of life but there are no deserts in oceans. Read More
All of them live in deserts except for reindeer. Reindeer are animals of the tundra. Read More
An "oasis", an area in the desert where there is sufficient water to support plant and animal life. Read More
There are populations of African elephants in parts of the Namib Desert of Africa. Read More
While there is nothing toxic about the desert willow there is nothing that makes it a good choice as a meal unless you are an animal. Read More
While there is nothing toxic about the desert willow there is nothing that makes it a good choice as a meal unless you are an animal. Read More
low desert is a name for the desert of California regions that includes Colorado desert and Yuha desert Read More
Deserts can be quite small or quite large. They come in a variety of sizes. Read More
Most desert plants have the same parts as plants from areas with more rainfall. Some, such as cacti, have lost their leaves and replaced them with spines. Some plants grow leaves during rainy seasons and then shed them during periods of drought. They may do this several times each year. Other plants allow their leaves to shrivel during drought and then spring back to life after a good rain. Read More
The critical things needed to survive long term in a desert are: 1.) Water - up to 2 gallons per day per person during the hottest season. 2.) Food 3.) Shelter - to prevent too much direct sunlight and for protection from storms and colder night time temperatures. Read More
Hawks are near the top of a food chain. However, they are also prey for a number of other predators, especially smaller species or youngsters. Predators of hawks include raccoons, great horned owls, and the foxes. Also, some eagles and larger hawks will prey on smaller species of hawks. Read More
The area of Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert is 46.62 square kilometers. Read More
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An ephemeral stream is a stream that flow with water only following rain storms. The stream quickly disappears when the rain stops. Read More
In some deserts the water disappears as it is diverted to irrigation for crops and for municipal water supplies. Some of the water simply evaporates or is absorbed by the dry soil. Read More
The process that forms desert pavement is called deflation. Read More
Millions upon millions of people around the world live in deserts and the vast majority (over 99%) live in cities and towns where food is readily available in stores and markets or restaurants. I live in the Chihuahuan Desert and have a Wal*Mart SuperCenter a half mile from my home where I can purchase nearly any food I desire. There are also a number of restaurants and fast food establishments within a short walking distance… Read More
If water is available for irrigation a desert can be farmed. Read More
The Sahara Desert covers much of northern Africa. Read More
There probably is tough grasses but i know for sure that in the Sahara there are Acacia trees which locals use for gum to keep there mouths from getting dry. Read More
The desert receives less rainfall than the steppe. As a result the desert has fewer plants. Read More
Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory in central Australia. Read More
Plants are in competition for the little moisture available in the desert so tend to grow spaced far from their nearest neighbor. Read More
Yes, seasons change in the desert but the changes are generally not as pronounced as in a non-desert region. Read More
Savannas do exist in the U.S. There are areas of savanna in Florida. Read More
There is no such thing as the 'Savanna Desert.' A savanna is a distinct biome from a desert and receives more rainfall to qualify it as semiarid rather than arid. Read More
The Sonoran Desert is located in the southwestern United States in the states of California and Arizona. Read More
The Gobi Desert of China and Mongolia is the northernmost desert on earth. The Antarctic Desert is the southernmost. Read More
All deserts have low precipitation and high evaporation rates. Read More
No. The majority of Egypt's deserts are actually to the west of the Nile (even though there are deserts to the eat of the Nile). Read More
There are about 2 dozen major desert areas of the world as well as numerous smaller arid regions. The three largest deserts are: Antarctic Desert Sahara Arabian Desert Read More
An oasis is a place in the desert where ground water has reached the surface and this allows more plants to flourish than in the surrounding area. Read More
The camel has several adaptations that make it the best suited to travel in the desert. The camel has a number of adaptations that make it best suited to desert travel. Read More
Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory in central Australia. Read More
The two most common types of desert climates are hot desert climates and cold desert climates. Hot desert climates are usually found under the subtropical ridge, such as the Sahara, the Arabian, Syrian, and Kalahari Deserts, southern and central Pakistan, parts of Iran, the southwestern United States, Northern Mexico, northwest India, and the majority of Australia. Cold desert climates are most frequently found in Asia, and are in temperate zones. Some examples of cold desert… Read More
Deserts are only located in arid regions, if they were anywhere else they wouldn't be deserts. Read More
The Kalahari Desert is the largest hot desert in the southern hemisphere. Read More
Almost any crop can be grown in a desert as long as irrigation is available. Read More
The Great Basin Desert spans a large part of the state of Nevada, and extends into western Utah, eastern California, and Idaho. Read More
Yes, tumbleweed (Russian thistle) grows in disturbed areas of a desert. Read More
Sand, gravel, rock, soil, water, air and light are all abiotic factors found in a desert. Read More
No, there are deserts where the temperature is always bitterly cold and deserts where it is always cool. Heat does not determine a desert. Lack of rainfall determines a desert. Read More
Each desert is different when it comes to climate and seasonal changes. There is no single answer to this question unless you give a specific desert. Read More
The Empty Quarter is in Saudi Arabia. Read More
Yes, many deserts have a rainy season. Some have a rainy season in winter, some in summer, some have both and some have neither. Read More
Deserts are areas that receive almost no rain or snow during the year. They can be hot (e.g. the Sahara) or cold (Antarctica). in general they support a limited number of plant and animal species, all of which are highly adapted for the weather conditions. Human inhabitants generally require specialized clothing or shelter to avoid the temperature extremes. Read More
No, the Sahara is the second largest desert in the world. The Great Sandy is the 11th largest desert in the world. It is, however, the second largest desert in Australia. Read More