1. Desert Notes

2. Deserts of the World Gobi Great Basin Sahara Mojave & Sonoran
Great Arabian
Atacamas
Khalihari & Namib
Great Victoria & Great Sandy

3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 30% of land covered by deserts Important Desert Facts
Less than 10” of precipitation a year
Sparse, widely spaced, mostly low vegetation
Found at latitudes 30o N or S of Equator
(and East sides of mountains = RAINSHADOW)
30% of land covered by deserts

4. Different Types of Deserts Tropical Deserts Ex  Sahara of N. Africa
2) Temperate Deserts
3) Cold Deserts
High temperatures year round
Very little rain
Rain falls only once or twice a year
Ex  Mojave of S. California
High daytime temp in summer, low in winter
Slightly more precipitation
Ex  Gobi of China
Cold winters, summers warm (or hot)
Very little precipitation

5. Mrs. Sterling’s trip to the Atacama Desert in Chile, South America

6. The driest desert in the world…

7. Suri
Vicuna