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Deserts
A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation
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What is classified as a desert?
Some scientists classify deserts are either hot or cold, others break that down further:
Subtropical Desert - Sahara, Great Victorian, Chihuahuan, etc.
Cool Coastal Desert - Namib, Atacama, etc.
Cold Winter Desert - Gobi, Great Basin, Antarctica, etc.
What is the definition of semi desert?
The terrain of a semi desert may resemble that of a true desert and the temperature may be as hot ad a true desert but the region receives more than 10 inches (250 mm) of rain per year.
No, Sedona is not a desert. A desert averages 10 inches of precipitation or less annually. Sedona averages about 16 inches of precipitation annually, so it is officially classified as "semi-arid".
Deserts receive less than 10 inches of rain per year.
Europe is the only continent in the world that has no major deserts. Many people think that Antarctica has no deserts. The Antarctic is a cold desert located in Antarctica. A desert isn't always hot. A desert is a place where it receives very little rain.
How hot does the Mojave Desert get?
The Mojave Desert has been known to exceed 130 degrees F. in the summer, especially in Death Valley.
What are some dominant animals in the desert?
Depends on the type and location of the desert. Most deserts have endemic apex species. Most north American deserts have some form of cactus as the predominant specie, where as African deserts do not have endemic cactus species.
It is safe to say that the prevalent plant species in a hot, dry desert is zerophytic.
Of course not all deserts are hot, there are also cold deserts such as Antartica, where there are no plant species.
Depends which desert.
most are dominated by many kinds of plants which have been specially adapted to survive there such as cacti
What are 5 consumers of a desert biome?
consumers eat producers,such as insects eating plants && other stuff lol
Why are deserts fragile ecosystems?
The deserts, tropical forest, and tundra are considered to be fragile ecosystems because of the long regeneration time when vegetation has been destroyed. They are also fragile because of the low participation.
What is the Mojave Desert famous for?
The Mojave is a very hot, high desert in the southwestern United States and includes the infamous Death Valley. For more information, click on this link.
What are some of the names of deserts in Iraq?
The Syrian Desert. I'm not sure if there are any more.
Which continent has the driest desert in the world?
The driest desert, Antarctica, is in the southern hemisphere at the South Pole. Some say the Atacama Desert is the driest. It is located in the southern and western hemispheres.
What is the nearest desert to Florida?
The closest desert to Florida would be the Chihuahuan Desert in far-west Texas, about 1200 miles from the Florida Panhandle.
What is a predation in the desert?
A salamander catching an insect with its sticky tongue. And a spider in its web.
What desert is located at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula?
The Arabian Desert covers almost all of the Arabian Peninsula. It is the third largest desert in the world.
Is it possible to grow plants in deserts?
Yes, there are a few species of ferns that have adapted to living in the desert. See the link below.
What are three major deserts found in Africa?
The major deserts of Africa are the Sahara, the Kalahari and the Namib. The Sahara is further subdivided into smaller, local deserts.
In there any trees in the desert?
Yes, deserts have some trees.
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Trees can grow in a desert, either round an oasis (surface pool) or where the watertable is not too deep for sapling' roots to reach.
What is the huge desert in North Africa?
The Sahara Desert is the largest "hot desert" in the world and covers most of the continent of North Africa.
However, the largest desert in the world is actually Antarctica.
Which color clothing should you wear in a desert?
White or off white cotton with a loose fit. White reflects the sun's radiation and will allow you to stay cooler, head cover is also very important to avoid heat stroke and this should also be of a white or off white color. Cotton has the ability to breath better than man made fabrics and will allow the heat to dissipate in the sun and retain warmth at night by allowing an insulating layer between the environment and the skin.
Another Opinion:
Start with a good pair of hiking boots that offer ankle support and protection. Tennies and flip flops are not made for the desert. Wear loose fitting, light colored clothing. Long pants and long sleeves offer protection form the sun and from some of the nasty plants that can puncture and slash the skin. A good hat should shade your head as well as your eyes.
True or False, An Oases can be man made? Your Answer: TRUE Correct Did you know:
Oases are vegetated areas moistened by springs, wells, or by irrigation. Many are artificial. Oases are often the only places in deserts that support crops and permanent habitation.
To answer the factors in the formation of deserts as landforms we need to understand how lands are formed, i.e., internal factors (endogenous forces) and external factors (exogenous forces). Internal factors refer to plate movement caused by convectional current and external factors referring to weathering, erosion and deposition, as well as human intervention. However, desert formation also relates closely to the other external factors such as climate, oceanal currents, rain shadow, etc.
The answer to the second question "how these factors affect social and biophysical aspects on desert environment" could be related by asking ourselves a questions whether 'deserts are really deserted or not?'. These deal with the understanding of survival of human as well as plants and animals in desert environment. (djoe merlin)
