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Desert By Ann Rerig
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less than 10 inches, or 25 centimeters, of precipitation a year
Precipitation range
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Temperatures range from 20-25° C. The extreme maximum ranges from 43
Temperatures range from 20-25° C. The extreme maximum ranges from ° C Minimum temperatures sometimes drop to -18° C. Temperature range
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shallow, rocky or gravely with good drainage and have no subsurface water.
Soil characteristic
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Plant Adaptation Cacti are the main plant that live in deserts
Plants are mainly ground-hugging shrubs and short woody trees. Plant Adaptation
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keep cool by being active at night, whereas some other desert animals get away from the sun's heat by digging underground burrows The dominant animals are burrowers and kangaroo rats. The animals stay inactive in protected hideaways during the hot day and come out to forage at dusk, dawn or at night, when the desert is cooler. Animal Adapation
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Locations (latitudes & examples)
30 degrees latitude north and 30 degrees latitude south Locations (latitudes & examples)
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Special characteristics and sensitivities
It defines five basic types of dunes: crescentic, linear, star, dome, and parabolic. Special characteristics and sensitivities
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Ciation (n.d.). Retrieved from
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