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Deserts
A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation
5,820 Questions
Why were the people of the Arabian Peninsula primarily nomadic?
Most of the land was and is dry, sandy desert, making it difficult to settle down and farm.
What are the desert cottontail's enemies?
Almost any carnivorous animal in the desert will eat a cottontail - coyotes, foxes, bobcats, cougars.
Why do people in the desert walk in circles?
One side of the body is usually the strongest, so if a person hasn't got anything to aim for when they're walking, people tend to walk in circles.
What is the advantage and disadvantage of hot dry deserts?
In hot desert we will get more vitamin D and this type of climate helps some fauna to live.
What are facts about the Rub al Khali desert?
The Rub al Khali is part of the Arabian Desert and is sometimes called the "Empty Quarter." It is the largest expanse of desert sand on earth.
Is the Chihuahuan Desert an urban suburban or rural area?
The Chihuahuan Desert is primarily rural. However, there are some major urban and suburban areas located within the desert.Examples:
El Paso, Texas
Chihuahua, Mexico
Cd. Juarez, Mexico
Torreon, Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Las Cruces, New Mexico
The arctic fox changes the color of it's coat when snow falls.
Birds migrating to a warmer climate.
Which is easier to survive in Antarctica or a desert in the southwest?
Nothing survives in any desert without survival mechanisms.
For humans, this means -- generally water, shelter and food.
In Antarctica, there is no food, no shelter and no water -- except for melted ice. Hypothermia can set in within about 15 minutes, with death following in a few hours.
In a southwestern desert, a stranded human may be able to find some sustenance, some shelter and at least cooling when the sun sets.
Survival is easy for a human who prepares. Survival is not possible for a human who does not prepare, especially in a desert.
Who were people who went to the desert seeking a pure life?
The people who went to the desert to seek new life is the Essenes.
Are salamanders found in the desert?
There are some salamanders that live in some deserts. In the deserts of the southwest United States the tiger salamander is found. However, it only emerges during heavy rains.
The Shur Desert is a reference to the Old Testament. Shur is a desert region southwest of Palestine on the east border of Egypt.
It symbolizes nothing. It's land. Like not air, or water.
What are Venezuela's major deserts?
Venezuela has no major deserts. It shares a small region of desert terrain with Columbia called the Guajira Desert.
northern west coast, think Washington or Oregon where it rains a lot
Some animals in the desert get water from these?
The place where Desert animals get their water from is called a Waterhole, an oasis.
In what country is the Nubian Desert?
It is in the Eastern region of the Sahara Desert in the Republic of Sudan, Africa. It's located in between the Nile River and the Red Sea.
How did people influence the desert?
People can alter the desert but people cannot influence a desert. The desert can influence people, however.
Patagonian desert. pampas and Andes mountains
What is the world's driest town?
As Antarctica really has no real towns, that would leave, perhaps, Arica, Chile, in the Atacama as one of the driest towns in the world.
