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Deserts
A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation
5,820 Questions
Would a desert form on the leeward side of a mountain if the air compressed and warmed?
No, deserts form on the leeward side of a mountain because the mountain blocks the flow of moisture and clouds forming a rain shadow desert.
Is the Sonoran Desert the only desert in its location?
Yes, of course. No other desert overlaps the Sonoran Desert.
What is the elevation of tha Taklimakan desert?
Its a big place. Lowest elevation in the desert is about 3800'.
Hotan, which is one of the few urban areas in the desert (its in the south) is at about 4500'.
What is the name of the lowest point in the US and where is it located?
Death Valley is a desert valley located in Eastern California's Mojave Desert, the lowest, driest, and hottest area in North America. Death Valley's Badwater Basin is the point of the lowest elevation in North America at 282 feet (86 m) below sea level.
Which Australian desert is partially below sea level?
Lake Eyre salt pans are below sea level. The basin in which it is located includes the Sturt Stony Desert, Tirari Desert and the Strzelecki Desert. Lake Eyre itself lies approximately 16 metres below sea level.
Are wildfires most common in the desert?
No, wild fires are not unknown in deserts but they are more common in regions with more vegetation.
Do porcipines live in the desert?
Yes, porcupines are sometimes found in the deserts of North America.
What country's is the Arabian desert in?
The Arabian Desert is in eastern Egypt between the Nile River and the Red Sea.
How do the Arabian peninsula's desert plains differ in the south and north?
one is hot, the other has life-sustaining fog.
Where does the desert bighorn sheep live?
The Desert Bighorn Sheep lives in the Southwestern corner of the U.S. including Nevada, Arizona, California, and the Baja Penninsula of Mexico. They are also said to exist in Arizona, Texas, New Mexico and Colorado as well, though they are less common in these states.
How do desert streams differ from those in humid regions?
desert streams get flash floods more than the streams in the humid places.
Do dragonflies live in the desert?
Yes, dragon flies live in the desert especially in areas where water is found - a river, oasis, etc.
What is the name of the only paved road across the world's driest place?
The driest place on earth is Antarctica and it has no paved roads.
Antarctica is the driest region on earth. The South Pole Traverse, also called the McMurdo - South Pole Highway, is an approximately 995-mile-long (1,601 km) compacted snow road in Antarctica that links the United States's McMurdo Station on the coast to the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. It was constructed by leveling snow and filling in crevasses, but is not paved.
What are the abiotic and biotic factors for the Thar Desert?
Abiotic factors are all the non-living factors of a desert - soil, sand, rocks, water, air, etc. Biotic factors are all the plants and animals living in the desert.
Is black or white better in the desert?
White! Because it would be really hot if you wear black, black absorbs heat.
What is the top predator of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona United States?
The cougar is generally the top predator found in the Sonoran Desert. However, the jaguar has again been spotted in parts of the Sonoran Desert which would make it the top.
Why do food chains usually have no more than four animals?
because it's a chain...and the chains added together make a food web...duhh!
^ this is wrongg
because so much energy passes of a food chain, there is not enough energy for any more species
What are some interdependent animals in the desert?
Animals and plants cannot+ not survive in the desert without each other. The relationship between plants and animals is one of interdependence. Animals seek food and shelter through the desert plants and plants need animals to help them pollinate and grow flowers. However the are some interdepended in desert like ants live in desert soil and Sonoran Desert Toad, Texas Horned Lizard live in under the stone making to get shelter. Bird make there shelter in tree by making nest on trees on desert.
What is the desert average temperature?
The average temperature in a desert can vary depending on the location, but it is typically high during the day and low during the night. Daytime highs can reach over 100°F (38°C) or more, while nighttime lows can drop to below freezing. Overall, deserts are characterized by extreme temperature fluctuations between day and night.
What is deflation in a desert?
Over the years strong winds remove all sand in an area leaving only pebbles and stones behind, known as 'desert pavement.'
Do buffalo live in the desert?
The African buffalo does not live in the desert. It is primarily an animal of the grasslands where there is ample grass upon which it feeds. The American buffalo is not a true buffalo but is properly called a bison. At one time they were found on the eastern edge of the Chihuahuan Desert in parts of Texas and New Mexico. Most bison are now confined to preserves and national parks and no longer range over the central United States as they did 200 years ago.
What desert is located at 22 degrees East and the tropic of Capricorn?
Awesome Desert. Where only talking ninja poodles wander slowly with 2 feet...
Why do houses in the deserts have flat roofs?
Flat, or adobe style roofs are found mostly in the desert areas because they do not have to funnel snow, ice and water off the roofs. Also the reduced surface area of the roof helps prevent the house from heating up too much during the day light hours.
