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Deserts
A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation
5,820 Questions
What animals live in the desert of Texas?
Mule deer
Coyote
Jackrabbits
Javelina
Badgers
Ringtails
Raccoons
Cottontails
Opossums
Skunks
Bobcats
Cougars
Several species of rattlesnake
Many nonvenomous snake species
Several species of lizard including horned lizards
Box turtles
Mud turtles
Black bear
Pronghorn
Desert bighorn sheep
Coati
Several species of toad
Tiger salamanders
Kangaroo rats
Kangaroo mice
Deer mice
Packrats
In what country can you find deserts?
If you are referring to the number of deserts, that would be Australia which as 10 distinct deserts. . For a list of these Australian click on this link.
How many grains of sand is in the average desert?
If we assume for simplicity that all sand grains are the same size and spherical there are about 1 million three hundred thousand grains of sand in a given meter of desert. Instead of the average desert I said the Sahara. The Sahara has a area of around 9 million kilometers. We can do 9 million times 1k to get the number of meters in the desert. So I did 1,300,000 * (9,000,0001,000) and that gave 1.1710^18. That is around 1,170,000,000,000,000,000 grains of sand. Assuming I didn't look over something, although I probably did, that should be the number of sand grains in the Sahara. But if you want to choose any desert you can just change the 9,000,000*1000 to correctly match the information of the desert. Also keep in mind that this does not account for the depth of the sands but only accounts for surface and near surface grains.
The bacteria that can be found in the desert is very different than normal bacteria, because it has adapted to the harsh heat, sun, and little shade or water. One unique type of bacteria that can be found in the desert is called "desert varnish" and is a type of fungus. For more information, go here: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-kind-of-bacteria-are-found-in-the-desert.htm
Are there any sounds in the desert?
Depending on the season of the year and time of day a person might hear1.) Wind rustling through the shrubs and plants
2.) The buzz or chirping of insects
3.) The howling of a coyote or wolf
4.) The rattling of a rattlesnake
5.) The singing or calls of native birds
Why don't people establish communities in the desert?
There are communities in the desert, some of them quite large. Millions of people around the world live in cities and towns in desert regions. Look at a few examples:
Cairo, Egypt
Las Vegas, Nevada
Phoenix, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
El Paso, Texas
Bakersfield, California
Palm Springs, California
Cd. Juarez, Mexico
Chihuahua, Mexico
Antofogasta, Chile
Arica, Chile
and many, many more
Does Washington have a desert region?
Yes, it does in fact. West of the Cascade Mountains ( The largest mountain chain of washington), it is very dry, and some areas even have deserts.
What are some plants that grow in the deserts of Europe?
Europe does not have any deserts. It is too far north of the equator to have the level of heat to create deserts. There are hot and dry places, but no deserts.
What is the annual rainfall in most deserts?
All deserts are different but a desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of annual rainfall on average. Some deserts go years or even centuries without rainfall.
What's the largest desert in the Earth?
The largest desert on earth is Antarctica.
Well technically,the worlds largest desert is Antarctica but the worlds largest HOT desert would be the Sahara.
The name of the world's largest desert is the Sahara in northern Africa.
The largest desert in the world is Antarctica.
The Sahara in Africa.
the biggest sand desert in the earth is the Sahara desert. the biggest arctic desert is Antarctica
Antarctica is the biggest polar desert in the world.
The Sahara Desert in Northern Africa spans an area measured roughly at probably 3-3.5 million square miles. Which is probably one of the biggest non polar desert.
The Sahara Desert Sahara is the largest desert in the world, encompassing almost all of northern Africa. Covering an area of about 3.3 million sq mi (8.6 million sq km), it is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Atlas Mountains, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and the Sahel region. It includes portions of several countries, including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, and The Sudan.
Sahara desert. Area = 9.65 million sq km.
The largest desert in the world is named the Antarctic Desert. It is a huge polar desert covering much of Antarctica.
A desert is a region of land that receives less than 250 mm of rain per year. Thus, the largest desert is the Antarctic with an area of 18 million km2 in winter. This is followed by the Arctic (which is also an ocean) with an area of 15 million km2 in winter and the Sahara with an area of roughly 8.6 million km2.
How many desert are there in Spain?
There is not really a desert in Spain. The area reported as desert is less than six or seven miles across, is semi desert, is bisected by a highway, can be easily crossed on foot or by bicycle. However it is the only semi desert in Europe.
See the related link.
Could any organism on earth survive in one of the earth's deserts?
There are thousands of species - plants and animals - that have survived for thousands of years in the deserts.
Why fewer animals live in desert than a rainforest?
There are two main types of desert: hot desert and cold desert (also called tundra).
In the tundra, animals need to be able to stay warm, and therefor there are few or no cold blooded vertebrates. Trees can't even grow in cold deserts because the winter is so cold that the soil stays frozen year round, just a few inches beneath the surface.
In hot deserts, plants are primarily affected by the heat because it increases the rate that water evaporates. However, desert plants are very good at conserving their water. For animals, hot deserts are often so hot, that they simply hide underground until nighttime. For those that don't, it increases how much water loss they have and thus, they need more water (although there are animals, like meerkats, that live in hot deserts and still are active during the day, yet they get all of the water that they need from food).
Clarification:
Tundra and desert are two distinct biomes. While they may share some characteristics, they are different biomes.
Deserts are divided into two general types:
Hot Deserts - such as the Sahara, Arabian Desert, Mojave Desert
Cold Deserts - such as the Atacama, Gobi, Antarctica and Great Basin
Some cold deserts may get quite hot during the summer but winter temperatures can be very cold. They are sometimes called 'cold winter deserts.' Hot deserts usually stay mild in the winter but summers are very hot. Some cold deserts are classified as such because of their geographic location near the sea that tends to moderate their temperatures. Both the Atacama and the Namib Deserts are generally mild the year round with no temperature extremes. Sometimes they are labeled as 'cool coastal deserts.'
What are the small ponds in deserts called?
A pond is called an oasis. This term is also used to refer to water that is near enough to the surface to permit vegetation but is not directly exposed to the air.
Dry desert land by bank of the nile is called?
The Sahara Desert is the desert that is not far from the banks of the Nile. It is the biggest desert in the world, with an area of 9.4 million kilometres squared. It spans many different countries across the entirety of North Africa.
What is the average temperature in the Namib Desert?
Namib which means Vast Place in South Africa is the oldest desert in the world. The desert is now 55 million years in existence.
What 4 latin American countries have the most desert scrub?
Mexico and Argentina have the most desert vegetation.
What desert animal never drinks water?
They can store water in there body. For example: Camels store water in their humps on there back. ---- Actually, camels store fat in their humps. The fat contains sufficient water to provide for the camel's moisture needs, and when the camel drinks, it will drink an amazing amount. Other animals do not need to drink but they do gain their moisture needs from the food they eat. Other mammals burrow deep down into the desert sand to reach the water table.
What countries does the Taklamakan Desert border?
The Taklamakan Desert is located entirely in China.
How many millimeters of rain does the desert receive?
A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rainfall on average per year. Some deserts receive virtually no precipitation for years.
The desert has little humidity and rarely is cloudy. These two factors allow the desert to heat up rapidly during the day and cool off quickly at night. In other biomes humidity and clouds act as a blanket which slows down heating and cooling.
