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Deserts
A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation
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What is the average rainfall in the cold desert biome?
Each desert has its own statistics but a desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rain per year on average. Some deserts receive virtually no rainfall for decades or even centuries.
What lives in the desert and eats cactus?
There are few animals in the desert that dine on cacti and they usually restrict the menu to the prickly pear cactus. A number of insects are parasites on these cacti. Some rodents, rabbits and hares as well as tortoises, javelina, deer and antelope occasionally feed on prickly pears. Most other cacti are so densely spined that few animals will attack them for dinner.
What animals cannot survive in a desert?
The question should be "What animals can survive in the desert?"
There are fewer species of animals that are able to survive in the desert than thos which cannot.
Any animal, insect or reptile that is reliant on water for part of its repoduction or living environment. For example: Fish, frogs, crocodiles
Any animal which is reliant on large amounts of vegetation for food. For example: cattle, horses, sheep.
Any animal which cannot tolerate high temperature or extreme conditions; almost all of them.
Any animal that is reliant of plant cover for shelter or nesting: For example: Monkeys, various types of birds etc.
What is the minimum annual rainfall in the Mojave desert?
The annual precipitation of the Mojave Desert is about 5 inches per year on average. Some areas of the desert are lucky to receive half that amount.
What is the climate in the Kara Kum Desert?
In summer the temperature in the central part of the Central Karakum averages from 86 to 93 °F (30 to 34 °C).
What country has the worlds largest sand 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.
Is it true that the Arabian Peninsula has the largest sand desert in the world?
The Arabian Desert is larger than all the other deserts except for Antarctica and the Sahara.
Which desert is a bigger than the continent of Australia?
The Sahara Desert in Africa and the Arabian Desert in the Arabian Peninsula are the world's two largest hot deserts (Antarctica is the largest desert, but not a hot desert).
The Great Victoria Desert in Australia is larger than the Great Sandy Desert.
The Sahara and the Arabian Deserts
Yes some deserts are made of snow. Antarctica is a desert, for example, because the definition of a desert is 'a place with little/ no/ less than an inch of rainfall every year'.
What is the elevation of coastal desert?
The Atacama Desert of South America has elevations that run from sea level at the Pacific to over 7000 feet in the interior plateau.
The Namib Desert of Africa has elevations that range from sea level along the Atlantic coast to the interior Great Escarpment at over 6000 feet.
Is it true that most of Texas is in the Chihuahuan Desert?
No, only a small portion of Texas is in the Chihuahuan Desert - in the far western part of the state.
Does Georgia have any deserts?
No, there is not a desert in the state of Georgia. The state of Georgia is located in the southern part of the United States.
What are the characteristics of animals that live in the desert?
Desert animals usually have some way to live a long while without water. Most of them are nocturnal, and come out at night, when is is much cooler in the desert. Many also have a way to live with out food for a while as well. Desert animals also have rough scales, or fur.
What are poisonous plants of southwest deserts?
There are very few poisonous animals in the desert. However, there are a number of venomous animals in the desert including snakes, spiders, scorpions and a few lizards. A poison is a substance you must consume to become ill or die. A venom must be injected to cause harm. A person could eat a rattlesnake without ill effects. However, if the snake bites a person it is a different story.
Which continent has no deserts?
The continents all have some type of desert. Due to increased desertification, every continent can now be said to have a desert. Antarctica is also classified as a desert because it receives less than 500mm of precipitation per year, and deserts can be cold areas as well as hot.
Europe used to be the only continent without a desert. This is no longer the case. The process of desertification, resulting from degradation of dry farmland, has reached many countries in eastern Europe, particularly within the Russian federation countries. Russia, which is the largest country on the continent of Europe, has over 100 million hectares either affected by desertification or under threat of desertification, that is, the gradual encroachment of desert lands.
Thus, all continents have deserts. However, Europe is the only continents without any major deserts.
How cold does a polar desert get in the winter?
In winter temperatures at the North Pole can range from about −43 °C (−45 °F) to −26 °C (−15 °F), perhaps averaging around −34 °C (−30 °F).
Summer temperatures can average around the freezing point (0 °C, 32 °F).
Where is the Libyan Desert located on the map?
The major deserts in Libya are the Libyan desert which is part of the Sahara desert.
What are two names about desert animals that are nocturnal?
owl and snakes are the 2 names that are in the desert who are nocturnal.
Yes, millions of people around the world live in deserts. As long as there is some sort of water source available as well as food, people live in deserts.Millions upon millions of people around the world live in deserts and the
vast majority (over 99%) live in cities and towns where food is readily
available in stores and markets or restaurants. I live in the Chihuahuan
Desert and have a Wal*Mart SuperCenter a half mile from my home where I
can purchase nearly any food I desire. There are also a number of
restaurants and fast food establishments within a short walking distance
of my home. For those who live far from a town or city, many of them grow
at least part of their own food and purchase other food items when they
make an occasional trip into town to stock up on supplies.
My home also has indoor running water but I am also able to purchase
bottled water at the Wal*Mart close to my home. The same is available to
most others who live in deserts.
Where do you get drinking water in the desert?
You can try this : Dig about 1-2 feet in sand. Now cut upper half section of any plastic bottle and put lower part in the dug hole. Now cover this by a polythene sheet and put sand on outer boundary to make the sheet steady. Now the water content of air would start depositing on the inner part of polythene. Also make middle of the polythene slightly downward to bottle so that the water droplets would directly fall inside the bottle. this trick I saw on a programme of Discovery channel.
What are the survival difficulties you face when exploring a desert?
Let's not find out!
Lack of water, sandstorms, heatstroke (depends on the desert), and in Antarctica (yes it's a desert), you might get hypothermia.
Don't go there in the first place, die, or bring enough supplies.
