1. Desert

2. Desert Characteristics
There are hot deserts and cold deserts characterized by dry soil.
Dry with little rainfall (less than 25 cm a year). Evaporation rates are faster than rainfall rates.
Driest Biome

3. Desert Characteristics
In hot deserts, there are high temperatures during the day and cold temperatures during the night
Most deserts are located near middle latitudes

4. Desert Plant Life
Plants usually have few leaves and thick roots to help them keep moisture in the dry soil

5. Desert Plant Life Cacti Sage Bush Ghost Flower Desert Chickory Indian
Paintbrush
Ghost Flower

6. Desert Animal Life
Borrowing animals such as the kangaroo rat and ground squirrel
Predators such as snakes, owls, and foxes

7. Kit Fox
Desert Animal Life
Jack Rabbit
Scorpion
Lizard
Rattlesnake