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Desert. By:Anthony Aragon . The Desert . Deserts cover about one fifth of the earth’s land area. The desert is a harsh environment with very little rainfall and extreme temperatures. What makes a Desert?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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DesertBy:Anthony Aragon
The Desert Deserts cover about one fifth of the
earth’s land area. The desert is a harsh environment with very little rainfall and
extreme temperatures.
What makes a Desert?
A desert is defined as a region that gets less than ten inches of precipitation per
year.
This is a coyote
In Native Americans stories coyotes are clever and tricky.
This is a gila monsterGila monsters are one of only two species of the
venomous lizards.
This is a RattlesnakeRattlesnakes come in
16 distinct varieties.Rattlesnakes
are carnivorous.
This is a horned lizard
Horned lizards are odd looking reptiles.There
are 13 different species of horned
lizards.
This is a Caracal
The Caracal ca be found in dry scrb,dry woodlands and semi deserts of Africa and
western Asia.
This is a fennec fox
A Fennec Fox will dig a burrow underground and typically sleep there during the day when it is hottest.
This is a jerboaWhen on the move, jerboas are like mini
kangaroos.
This is a llama
People think llamas have two humps on there back but they
don’t.
These are red foxes.
This is a batA single brown bat can eat up to 1,000 mosquitoes in a
single hour.
This is a BobcatBobcats are elusive and nocturnal, so the are
rarely spotted by humans.
This is a thorny devil.The grotesque thorny
devil is the only species in its genus
and one of the strangest animals.
These are Desert plants and cactus.
I learned that the deserts have less than ten inches of
rain per year. I was surprised by how many plants
there were.
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