Deserts

Of course, water vapor will be higher, much higher, above a rain forest than a desert.

The amount of snow a desert receives would depend upon where the desert is located. Some deserts never, or rarely, receive snow. Others my receive a few inches of snow each year that, usually, is quickly melted or evaporated. The qualifying factor is that the region receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation (rain and melted snow) per year on average. Since 10 inches of snow equates to about 1 inch of rain, a desert could, theoretically receive about 100 inches (250 cm) of snow and still be considered a desert.

Yes. Things like off roading, mining, human population growth, and animal and plant collecting have ruined this precious habitat. To keep it safe, try to avoid this things. The desert is a precious biome.

An animal like the camel has specific adaptations to desert life. It is able to go without drinking water for long periods of time. It has long lashes to protect its eyes from wind blown sand and dust, it also has large, wide feet which help to spread it weight on the unstable desert surface. Many desert animals live in burrows to avoid the intense heat during the day and are active at night. Most desert animals have adapted to a low water environment. Specific species often have specific adaptations and a complete list would be enormous.

There are two basic classifications of deserts - hot (subtropical) deserts and cold deserts. Cold deserts are subdivided into 3 classifications:
Polar Deserts - such as Antarctica
Cold Winter Deserts - such as the Gobi Desert
Cool Coastal Deserts - such as the Namib Desert and the Atacama Desert

"Limited" is a big stretch here. Basically, people will last about 3 days after they run out of water- tops. The heat alone might kill even a well-hydrated person. Assuming a scorching sun, no shade, limited supplies, and no water probably 2 days before people are incapacitated and just lying around. ---- However, people such as the Australian Aborigines and the Kalahari bushmen are skilled enough to survive by collecting water from the dew that forms in the morning. They know how to get moisture from the stunted and limited plant life in any given area, and most of all, they know how and where to dig to find water. Although sections of the Australian desert, for example, are completely inhospitable to non-natives, there is nowhere on the Australian continent where the indigenous people would be unable to put their water-finding survival skills to adequate use.

Healthy tortoises have enormous appetites! Growing grass, weeds, dandelions, alfalfa, nopales (Opuntia cactus), and rose and hibiscus flowers are excellent food sources. Supplement this diet with vegetables such as endive, escarole, broccoli, squashes such as zucchini, chopped carrots, mixed vegetables, small amounts of kale, romaine and other dark-green leafy vegetables. Sprinkling the food with ground-up rabbit or guinea pig pellets is a good way to add extra fiber to the diet. Tortoises have a high calcium requirement: occasionally sprinkle the food with calcium carbonate or offer a calcium-rich source such as boiled chicken eggshells or cuttlefish bone for them to eat. Occasionally sprinkle the food with a suitable vitamin preparation. Provide a shallow dish of water for drinking and soaking.

The Lut Desert is in Iran in Asia.

during the day, the minute holes in sand trap the heat of the sun and make the surrounding environment hot. whereas in night there is no sun and therefore no heat so the heat escapes from the sand and make environment cold....

by bhomesh

Even in a hot desert it can get very cold at night. Sometimes, depending on the location of the desert and the time of the year, it may drop below freezing at night.

The Mojave occupies the most desert land in California. However, the Great Basin Desert, which also enters the state, is the largest desert overall as it covers most of Nevada and a large portion of Utah.

The Kalahari Desert covers most of Botswana.

Great Victorian Desert
Great Sandy Desert
Simpson
Tanami
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Arizona has true deserts. Alaska does not.

There are many more than three deserts in Australia, but the main ones and their location are:

Great Victoria Desert (Western Australia): 424,400 km2 (163,900 square miles)

Great Sandy Desert (Western Australia): 284,993 km2 (110,036 square miles)

Tanami Desert (Western Australia and Northern Territory): 184,500 km2 (71,235 square miles)

Each of these deserts is either in or primarily in Western Australia, in the western third of the continent.

The three largest deserts in Australia are:

Great Victoria Desert (Western Australia): 424,400 km2 (163,900 square miles)
Great Sandy Desert (Western Australia): 284,993 km2 (110,036 square miles)
Tanami Desert (Western Australia and Northern Territory): 184,500 km2 (71,235 square miles)

Each of these deserts is either in or primarily in Western Australia, in the western third of the continent.

The Nullarbor Plain is an arid, limestone region extending for some 270,000 square km above the Great Australian Bight. Nothing is cultivated there, and in many respects its aridness places it within the category of desert, but there is little (if any) sand there.

Other deserts include -

Simpson Desert (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia): 176,500 km2 (68,145 square miles)
Gibson Desert (Western Australia): 156,000 km2 (60,230 square miles)
Little Sandy Desert (Western Australia): 111,500 km2 (43,050 square miles)
Strzelecki Desert (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia): 80,250 km2 (30,985 square miles)
Sturt Stony Desert (South Australia): 29,750 km2 (11,485 square miles)
Tirari Desert (South Australia): 15,250 km2 (5,890 square miles)
Pedirka Desert (South Australia): 1,250 km2 (480 square miles)

In the north of Africa there is a very large desert called the Sahara, and in the south there is a smaller desert called the Kalahari.

Winters in Southern Africa extend from mid May to early August, in Northern Africa their winters are extremely mild. Seasons in Africa are not as distinct as those you'd encounter in Europe or North America -Year round its relatively warm. The further you move towards the tropics, the less defined the seasons are.

About one third of the land surface of the world is arid or semi-arid.

In deserts, the location is multitude. Genarlly hot all year around.

Animals: Rodents, snakes, lizards, tortise, incects, and some birds

The Sahara in Africa is home to camels, small foxes, snakes, lizards, and gerbils

Plant: None to Cacti, yuccas, bunch grasses, shrubs, and a few trees

The soil is very poor. It can't grow anything unless it is a cctus.

Deserts cover about 20% of the Earth's land surface. This includes both hot and cold deserts. Some well-known desert regions include the Sahara in Africa, the Arabian Desert in the Middle East, and the Mojave Desert in the southwestern United States. Despite their harsh conditions, deserts are home to a wide variety of plants and animals that have adapted to the dry climate.

Hot desert landscapes are generally rocky and/or sandy. There are usually few or no trees, and mostly only small shrubs. Besides this, hot deserts can vary widely.

For example, in parts of the Sahara, there are miles of sand dunes, without a single living thing in sight. However, in Arizona, there are no dunes, but rather rocky ground with hills, mesas, and buttes, covered in low growing vegetation and cacti.

There are also cold deserts (also called tundra, or some are dry icecap regions). These areas include Antarctica, which is the world's largest desert (the largest hot desert is the Sahara). Cold deserts have no trees, and are either ice covered, or have grass and very short plants during the growing season. Only a few inches beneath the soil is ever thawed in these cold deserts, below that is permanently frozen soil called permafrost.

Another answer for a desert landscape is tundra. Steppe can sometimes be desert-like, but it can also be covered in grass and scrubby shrubs.

Utah has a total area of 84,896 square miles. The United States has total area of 3,796,742 square miles. Utah has 2.236% of the total area in the United States.