RaQuel Williams and India Eppes

 Hot and Dry  Low down plants  Animals have to burrow underground or come out at night

 Covers one fifth of earth’s land surface  Little rainfall  Location: Africa

 Barrel Cactus  Brittle Bush  Desert Ironwood  Soaptree Yucca  Jumping Cholla  Pancake Pricky Pear Cactus  Bobcats  Armadillo Lizard  Catcus Wren  Coyote  Thorny Devil  Desert Kangaroo Rat

 Lots of sand  Sunlight  Vegetation is rare

 Triangle-Leaf Bursage(Deltoidea)  Palo Verde(Microphyllu m)  Mojave Aster(Tortifolia)  Desert Bighorn Sheep(Canadenis Nelsoni)  Banded Gila Monster( Suspectum Cinetum)  Desert Tortoise (Agassizii)

 Fighting  Making Noise  Courting

 Deal with heat and sun  Lack of water  Intense temp during night and day  Rely on bird seeds  Underground for 9mths  Come out at night  Long hears for coolness

 Humans mine under the surface of the desert for the water  Once water is gone..Its not coming back

 Mojave National Preserve  Last Chance Canyon  California Desert Conservation area

 Largest animal in the desert: Camel..its stores most water  Most likely to be dehydrated  While in the desert the following can happen: HeatStrokes  Faintness,dizziness,dry skin,thirst,and nausea

 Las Vegas

 Can you drown in the desert?  How can you adapt to the habitats in the desert?  What is one interesting fact about this biome?  What is human influence on this biome?  What are health concerns that can happen in this biome?

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Raquel & India