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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 physical characteristics in the atacama desert?
it will probably be very hot and dry and there will be plants just they will be small hope that helps!:)
What makes the desert a desert?
because the word desert is like deserted which means abandoned. a desert is not competely abandoned but there are a few people who live there
Which desert has an area of over 3 million square miles?
The Sahara is well over 3 million square miles.
Why do you think there are no trees in the desert?
Well, a desert is a biome that receives very little rain and is often associated with temperature fluctuation in their day and night cycles. The lack of minerals in the ground, the lack of water, and the extremes of the temperatures make tree life (as well as most other life) impossible.
Clarification:
Some trees do live in the desert. In North America you will find mesquite and palo verde trees along with a few other species living in the deserts.
Which desert animal eats cactus?
In North America the only desert animals that could potentially kill and devour a human would be:
Cougar
Jaguar
Wolf
Coyote
Bear
However, such attacks are very rare so it should not be a major concern for those who visit or hike the desert.
Why cactus has a needle like leaves?
To protect against predators and to help collect water for long term useage
oasis
Where is the Great Indian Desert located?
Part of the Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is located in Pakistan and part is located in India. The desert covers a total of 77,000 square miles.
What are the common characteristics of the desert biome?
Deserts have hardly any rain and animals and plants have a hard time adapting to this extreme, harsh environment.
Did people ever settle in the desert?
Millions of people around the world live in deserts. Look at some large cities in the United States alone that are in the deserts:Las Vegas, Nevada
Palm Springs, California
Bakersfield, California
Phoenix, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
El Paso, Texas
What is the name of the desert located in Spain?
The Tabernas Desert is a small desert located in Spain.
Where are most of the earth's large deserts?
Africa is one of the continents that have famous deserts. One, as example is the Sahara Desert. It stretches east to west in the Northern part of Africa.
What continent is home to the largest desert on earth?
The Sahara is the largest desert in the world and it is in Africa.
In actual fact, the Sahara is only the largest hotdesert. The world's largest desert is the continent of Antarctica 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, or almost 5.5 million square miles.
However, when most people think of deserts the implied thought is that they are sand based not ice based. It is also not known as the Antarctica Desert because it is not referred to as such in the text books.
Why doesn't it rain in a desert?
It does rain in the deserts but not much. A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation on average per year. Some deserts receive virtually no rainfall. Most deserts are caused by mountains that block moist air from crossing over. There are called rain shadow deserts.
It does rain in the deserts but not much. A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation on average per year. Some deserts receive virtually no rainfall. Most deserts are caused by mountains that block moist air from crossing over. There are called rain shadow deserts.
What is the biggest desert in Oceania?
Without doubt, Oceania's largest deserts are in Australia. The largest happens to be the Great Victoria Desert in Western Australia and South Australia, with an area of 348,750 km2, or 134,650 sq mi.
The two major deserts in Mexico are the Chihuahuan Desert and the Sonoran Desert.
How big is the Chihuahuan desert?
has an area of about 175,000 square miles (~450,000 km²). It is the third largest desert entirely within the Western Hemisphere and second largest in North America, after the Great Basin Desert.
What continent is the Nafud Desert on?
The An-Nafud desert is in the continent of Asia in Saudi Arabia. This large desert is in the northern part of Saudi Arabia and covers roughly 25,000 square miles.
What animal from the desert is a consumer?
3rd level will always be carnivores. so in desert it will be eagles, kites or any carnivore flyin bird
What is the other name of desert?
There is no such desert as the Great Australian Desert. There are a number of deserts in that country that comprise the collective deserts of Australia that are sometimes referred to as 'The Outback.'
Do all deserts have an oasis in them?
No, only certain deserts have the conditions that allow an oasis to develop.
Yes. Australian Aborigines were especially adept at finding the best place to dig down to the water table to extract water.
Deserts also do have some permanent waterholes, as is the case in Australia's Simpson Desert.
