Definitions
Plants
Animals
Desert Facts
The Movie
Miscellaneous
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An Arid region with little or no vegetation
Desert
Temporary rivers that carry water from the mountains
Wash
Lakes that are dry for most of the year
Playa
Where mountain erosion accumulates
Bajada
The Latin word for “abondon”
Deserere
A desert bush that grows in salty areas
Salt Bush
The invasive species that we talked about in class
Cheat- Brome Grass
A large plant the grows to tree like proportions
Yucca
True trees found in the Chihuahuan desert
Pine Oak Juniper
How many species of flowering plant are found in the sonoran desert
250
The group that scorpions and tarantulas are in
Arachnids
The most venomous snake in the U.S.
Mojave Rattlesnake
2 animals (that we discussed) that live in the Great Basin Desert
Mule Deer Pronghorn Antelope
Chews to get its venom into its prey
Gila Monster
2 Types of venoms found in rattlesnakes
Neurotoxin Hemotoxin
It is the largest desert in the world
Sahara
Where the Kalahari squirrel lives
Kalahari Desert
Where mountains block moisture on the ocean side, thus making the other side dry
Rain Shadow
Has types of true trees in it (Pine, Oak, Juniper)
Chihuahuan
The “other” desert in Africa
Nambi
How do Bactriah camels get water?
Eat Snow
What is the constant feature in the desert
Sun
What is the driest place on earth
Anacoma
What is the biggest cactus
Saguaro
How do the Ibex challenge each other
By butting heads
What are the 2 rainy seasons in the Sonoran Desert
Summer and Winter
Warm air rises quickly and other air rushes in to fill the space. This causes what phenomenon
Dust Devil
What are the 4 U.S. deserts
Great Basin Mojave Sonora Chihuahuan
What conditions have to be present for deserts to form
Rate of precipitation has to be less than the rate of evaporation
Other than sand what other things make up the soil in the desert
Gravel, pebbles, rocks