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Deserts
A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation
5,820 Questions
In what desert does the Texas rattlesnake live?
There is no such thing as the Texas Rattlesnake. However, their are a number of rattlesnake species that live in the Chihuahuan Desert:
Western Diamondback
Prairie
Mojave
Blacktail
Mottled Rock
Banded Rock
Massasauga
Yes, the Chihuahuan Desert extends into far-west Texas in the region of El Paso.
Where is the location of the Arctic Desert?
Most scientists do not recognize an Arctic Desert. The Arctic consists mostly of sea ice or areas of tundra - a distinct biome that differed from a desert. Antarctica, however, is recognized as a true polar desert.
Is there a pond in the desert?
Answer 1
You bet Deserts have Water. Iraq is supposed to have the biggest underground Freshwater Basin in the World. I wonder if USA and Co are in there because of the Water or Oil ? Water per Gallon costs about $11.00. Oil is less than a quarter of this cost. There is more going on than meets the Eye.
Answer 2
yes. some people think its has no water.
Answer 3
The term "desert" refers to the common lack of water. But the fact that there is not much water does not mean that there is no water. There are small amounts of groundwater, mostly around oases and almost no rainfall. However, deserts have water deep underground as well, which is how most desert plants get their water.
These deserts extend into the state of Utah:
Great Basin Desert
Colorado Plateau Desert
Mojave Desert
Why is the Mojave Desert considered a rain shadow desert?
The Sierra Nevada Mountains force the moist air from the Pacific Ocean high into the atmosphere where the water condenses and falls as rain or snow on the windward side of the mountains. The air that then crosses the mountain range has been stripped of its water and nothing remains to fall on the leeward side forming a rain shadow desert. See the image above.
Is there any rain during the rainy season of a desert?
Yes, in those deserts with a rainy season, it does rain on occasion. In the Chihuahuan Desert where I live we have an annual summer monsoon and moisture is pushed in from the tropics. I am sitting in my home at this time watching rain clouds moving into our area.
What desert covers most of the northern part of Africa?
The Sahara covers almost the entire northern third of Africa. It is the largest hot desert in the world.
About half of the country of Israel is covered by desert, principally the Negev Desert. Much of the rest of Israel is semi-arid. However, Israel also has mountainous areas, fertile green areas, a large freshwater lake, rivers and more.
What are the biotic factors of the Sonoran Desert?
Hi,
Biotic Things found in desert are Scorpions, coyotes, snakes, spiders, lizard, and cacti.
Why can the what African desert at noon be an uncomfortable place for humans?
Starting about noon the sun is almost directly over head in most deserts so it is at its strongest intensity.
Do bears survive in the desert?
Bears generally stay in the mountains in the deserts but do come to the desert floor on occasion.
Do bobcats live in Australian deserts?
No, bobcats are an American animal and do not live in Australia.
What is a list of countries that have large deserts?
For a list of the major deserts in then world and the countries in which they occur, click on this link.
Why do desert rats live underground during the day and only out at night?
desert rats stay in during the day and come out at night because their less likely to be seen by predators and the species of insect and small animals which they feed on come out at this time.
What factors determine whether a region can be classified as a desert?
A desert depends on a region's aridity, not on its temperature.
How many deserts in Antarctica?
Because Antarctica is a "polar" region, there is no precipitation, it has no lakes or rivers and is in fact the driest continent. Antarctica is the world's largest desert.
All of the continent of Antarctica is considered a desert. It is the driest continent on earth.
No, cacti are native to the Americas and do not naturally grow in Africa. If any cacti are in Africa, they were planted by man.
How have the animals of the Great Sandy Desert adapted?
Most deserts are formed when mountains form a barrier between the land and the rain-providing oceans, meaning that the prevailing winds flow over the mountains and dry out before sweeping over the desert.
In the case of the Great Sandy Desert, and many other deserts in Australia, the main reason for their formation is that Australia is such a vast continental expense that moisture-bearing winds cannot penetrate that far inland on a regular basis. Weather conditions and location form a major influence: hot moist air rises at the equator, and most of the moisture falls on tropical regions as it moves south. The newly dry air sinks as it crosses the subtropical regions, becoming warmer as it sinks. This, in turn, produces more evaporation than rain, which are perfect conditions for desert to form.
What is a green place in the desert called?
An oasis is known as a place where water can be found in a desert. But in fact it is a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
How humans harm deserts:
- By building roads through them
- By driving strait through the desert, destroying plants
- Constructions throughout the desert
- Overgrazing sheep and cattle may destroy plants-though this has slowed over the years
- Military training, though helpful in protecting deserts, may crush plants and small animals
- By overusing water
- Desert Farms
- and rally car races
How humans help deserts:
- By conserving water; if you conserve water where you live, there will be more water for the dry deserts
- Volunteer in a desert by pulling out nonnative desert plants
