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The Mojave Desert is generally considered to be a low desert, but the distinction of low and high deserts may have only limited usefulness because each desert type has lands of various elevations and resultant diversity of habitats. The Great Basin Desert and Sonoran Desert are considered to be high and low deserts, respectively, but C. Hart Merriam demonstrated that each has different life zones based on actual elevation rather than just on regional geographic classifications. Some peaks in the Mohave Desert reach over 11,000 feet in elevation and feature a full range of life zones.
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Are the Mojave Desert and the Colorado Desert low deserts or high deserts?
The Mojave is a low, subtropical desert while the Colorado Plateau Desert is a high, cold winter desert.
Is Phelan California a high desert or a low desert?
It would generally be considered as a low desert as is the entire Mojave Desert.
How low is the Mojave Desert?
Actually, the Mojave Desert is considered a high desert. However, it also is the location of the lowest point in North America. Bad Water Basin in Death Valley is 282 feet below sea level
How are the Atacama Desert and the Mojave Desert alike?
Both deserts have low rainfall, although the Atacama is the driest. The Mojave is classified as a hot desert while the Atacama is a cool coastal desert.
What adaptations does the Mojave aster have?
The Mojave Desert is a harsh environment. The Mojave aster had to adapt to the low water and extreme temperatures of the desert. The botanical name is Xylorhiza tortifolia.
What is the most popular desert in the US?
The Mojave Desert is probably the most famous. The Great Basin Desert is also very extensive along the northeastern parts of California and has its own claims to fame. The Colorado Desert (west of the Colorado River) is generally low, hot and dry enough to be famous in its own right, but is often not distinguished from the Mojave Desert.
Is the Colorado Desert high or low?
The Colorado Plateau Desert is a high cold winter desert.
Can you Compare and contrast the Colorado and Mojave dessert?
the colorado desert is a low-lying basin that was once covered by a lake. in contrast, the mojave desert consists of wide plains separated by mountains. I hope that helped! ^_^
What are the desert's high and low temperatures?
There are 26 major desert areas in the world and each has its own specific climate data so there is no single answer to your question. Temperatures range from a low record temperature of -135.8 degrees F in Antarctica to a record +134 degrees F in Death Valley of the Mojave Desert.
How low is the desert region in California?
Bad Water Basin of Death Valley of the Mojave Desert of California is 282 feet below sea level.
What is the high and low temperatures of an American Desert?
That would depend upon location. Parts of the Mojave Desert have be known to exceed 130 degress F. in the summer and some areas of the Colorado Plateau Desert may drop below zero degrees F. in winter.
What is the highest temperature of Mojave Desert in degrees Celsius?
Temperatures have been as low as 8 degrees F in January and as high as 134 in summer (Death Valley record high).
