Deserts

Manhole covers are used for many things. Manhole covers are used to cover up holes in the ground where sewage can be found in order to protect people.

About 30 degrees north or south of the equator, usually represented by a light sandy brown color on the map.

Not all sand is white. There is some white sand, but a number of other shades exist from tan to black. The white sand at White Sands National Monument is white because of the gypsum in it, while the white sand of beaches in the remote oceans is composed largely of calcium carbonate from shell and coral fragments. Tan or beige sand is often quartz, and black volcanic sand is rich in basalts and obsidian.

The African noonday sun shines directly down from overhead, and is very hot.

C is incorrect as there are cold deserts, some of which are always cold.

A fossil desert is an area that was a desert in the prehistoric past, in some cases over 500 million years ago. An example would be the sandhill region of central Nebraska where there is a vast area of stabilized sand dunes. The region now receives double the rainfall (500 mm) of a true desert (250 mm).

Drinking alcohol can speed up the process of dehydration and lead to serious health issues.

Rock, ice, snow, air and sunlight are abiotic factors of the Antarctic Desert.

Improper farming and irrigation practices are causing desertification in Mexico.

The Registan Desert, also known as Rigestan Desert, is an extremely arid plateau region located between Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southwestern Afghanistan.

With the exception of some coastal regions, all of the continent of Antarctica is a desert.

Mammoths are extinct. They don't live anywhere now.

There is no 'Mojab Desert.' There is, however, the Mojave Desert of Southern California, southern Nevada and southwestern Arizona.

any kinds of little animals live in the desert like armidillos,kangaroos,polarbears,giraffes and mexicans lol jk

Yes, in some deserts one may find fossilized seashells. Some deserts also occur along a coastline and shells could be found there, also.

Snakes, owls, foxes, coyotes and others will eat a k-rat.

Plants, especially grasses, are the primary producers of deserts.

The Libyan Desert, part of the much larger Sahara, covers most of Egypt.

No, cherry trees are not natives of the desert.

This rock formation is located in the High Desert of California in the city

of Apple Valley. The rock formation is located at the junction of Highway

18 and Bear Valley Rd. It is said this area was a trade route for local Indians

which included the Mojave, Cahuilla and Serrano. The legend of the name

is derived from a story of Catholic missionaries whom were massacred there

by an Indian tribe. Hence the name.

The largest desert in the world is the Antarctic Desert.

In northern deserts like Black Rock, the average temperature is approximately 49° F (9° C) to 73° F (23° C) in the Sonoran Desert. At the bottom of Death Valley temperatures average 77° F (25° C). However, the average does not show just how hot the desert is during the day, and how cool they can be at night.

it sucks up water from it's roots and uses the water for life

Hawks, owls, some tarantulas, some larger centipedes, roadrunners, badgers, skunks, foxes, bobcats, coyotes and a number of other animals will feed on snakes if the opportunity presents itself.

Cold or cold winter deserts may have temperatures quitr hot in the summer but can get bitterly cold in the winter. Examples: the Great Basin Desert, the Gobi Desert.