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Deserts
A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation
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What item is part of the biomass of a desert?
All plants and animals of the desert are part of the biomass of the desert.
What is the religon of people who live in the desert?
There is no single religion of people who live in deserts. They may be Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, or any number of other religions. In the Middle East many are Muslim.
Is the Simpson Desert the biggest in Australia?
No. The Simpson Deserts is Australia's fourth-largest desert.
The largest desert is the Great Victoria Desert (in Western Australia), with an area of 424,400 km2 (163,900 square miles).
If you could take one tool with you to a deserted island what would it be?
A boat...
Cruise Ship...
A chainsaw...
Is the Painted Desert in the Four Corners?
The Painted Desert is in Arizona just southwest of the Four Corners.
What is a homograph for desert?
No,
homographs are words that are spelled the same but mean different.
so the homograph for desert is desert.
Is the elephant tree in the Chihuahuan Desert?
No. The Chihuahuan desert spans the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas and Nuevo Leon.
The elephant tree is found within the Sonoran desert, which spans the Mexican states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Sonora and Zacatecas.
What is the lowest location in the Mojave Desert?
The lowest elevation is Badwater Basin in Death Valley of the Mojave at 282 ft (86 m) below sea level, the lowest point in the United States.
A wash is an arroyo, or gully or wadi that is normally dry but quickly fills with water after a heavy rain.
On what continent is the Painted Desert located?
The Painted Desert, part of the Colorado Plateau Desert, is on the North American Continent. It is located in northeastern Arizona.
Is the Great Australian Desert the Great Sandy Desert?
Great Australian Desert is a generic term referring to all the deserts of Australia and the Great Sandy Desert is part of that.
What are the five desert seasons?
Last I knew, the deserts had the same four seasons as any other biome - summer, fall, winter and spring. The change of seasons in the desert may not be as pronounced as in some other biomes, but it does occur.
Of course, some people seem to think the desert has only two seasons - hot and hotter!
What is the biggest desert in China?
The largest desert in China is the Gobi Desert in the northwestern part of the country on the Mongolian border.
Yes, in some places, but they are very sparce and scarce, and much different than lawn-type grasses.
How does desert pavement desert form?
Desert pavement is formed by the gradual removal of sediment by rain and/or wind, leaving only larger sediment behind.
A rain shadow desert forms because the mountains are blocking the main water supply from getting that region, thus creating a desert.
Is the Sahara Desert in Jordan?
No, it covers much of North Africa and parts of the Arabian penninsula, but not Jordan
