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Deserts

A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation

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What are the names of some deserts in the Philippines?

There are no true deserts in the Philippines but there is a small area of semi desert called the La Paz Sand Dunes at Laoag, Luzon, Philippines.

Why did light water valley get rid of the rat ride?

they took it away because it was dark and old and all the tracks were broke and there were bats in the place were it awas but now they have a new ride called raptor attack

Is Palmdale in the Mojave Desert?

Yes, Palmdale is located in the High Desert, where the summers are very hot and dry, and winters are cool and windy with snow fall possible.

Do the people in the desert grow food?

In some deserts people do grow food. Even when surrounded by dry, lifeless sand, it is sometimes possible to have an oasis, where there is some water and palm trees can be grown, which produce edible dates. There are also semi-arid deserts, not utterly dry, where cactus grows, and cactus can be used to make a fermented beverage called pulque.

What is the large desert cactus in the US deserts that stores large amounts of water and has spines instead of leaves?

The saguaro cactus is the largest cactus in the United States. It occurs primarily in Arizona and parts of northern Mexico.

How do the plants and animals adapt to the Sahara Desert?

Plants and animals have adapted over time to fit the hot and dry climate of the Sahara Desert. Many animals spend most time underground in cooler conditions and are able to conserve water within themselves, which is also a trait taken on by plants in the area. Some plants, like the Saguaro cactus, have a waxy top layer that reflects the harsh sunlight.

Did the Roman Empire stretch from England to Persia and from the Sahara Desert to northwestern Germany?

No. Persia was not conquered. At times the Roman held the modern day area of Iraq, but did not hold on to it for very long. Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Jordan and the part of the northern part of the coast of the red Sea were the eastern frontier areas most consistently.

Augustus' bother Nero Claudius Drusus campaigned north-western Germany and reached the river Elbe, but this was lost. It was then decided that the rivers Rhine and Danube would be the border of the empire. This included Southern Germany, which was the area which was the northernmost part of the empire consistently.

What are the biotic factors in Great Victoria Desert?

Plants and Animals including

Grasses, bushes, kangaroos, insects and snakes.

What is a dry sandy place in Egypt?

A part of the Sahara called the Libyan Desert enters Egypt.

Is there mining in the Simpson Desert?

Depending on what one defines as the borders of the Simpson Desert, then yes, some mining is carried out in this desert.

Opal mining is carried out in several centres which border the Simpson Desert, such as Coober Pedy, Andamooka and White Cliffs.

The Olympic Dam mine is also roughly within the borders of the Simpson Desert. Owned by BHP Billiton, Olympic Dam mine produces copper, uranium, silver and gold.

Where are two deserts that are not hot?

The Antarctic is the world's largest desert, since a desert is defined as an area receiving less than 250 mm or 10 inches of precipitation per year. The Antarctic desert covers 13.9 million square kilometres.

Another large desert that is not hot is the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan. It lies between the Caspian Sea and the Amu Darya, and covers an area of about 310,800 sq km.

The Gobi Desert, which stretches across 1.3 million sq km in China and Mongolia (Asia), is also classified as a cold desert.

How do desert regions differ from each other?

Desert regions differ in their landscapes. Sand deserts are sandy. Stony deserts have gravel surfaces. Rock deserts have bare rock surfaces are kept clear of sand or gravel by the wind. Deserts that are rocky plateaus are Plateau deserts, and bare and ariid arrays of jagged rock peaks are Mountain deserts.

Deserts also differ in the types of wildlife and plants that live in them.

What is the housing like in the Sahel Desert?

The Sahel is a grassland and not a desert.

What is the present day name for the desert region covering northern Africa?

The Sahara Desert covers about one third of Africa and is located in the north of the continent.

What is the dash-e-kavir?

The Dasht-e Kavir is one of the two major deserts in Iran.

Is a cactus a tree or a flower?

A cactus is a plant that flowers not a tree. Most plants have flowers you can't say a cactus is a flower.

Why are semiarid places sparsely populated?

It is quite hot and there is little rainfall therefore weeds grow more than cultivated crops.

What type of desert is Sonoran Desert?

The Sonoran Desert is a hot, subtropical desert.

Is a desert a living or nonliving thing?

Nonliving, it's an ecosystem, not an organism.