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Geographer Lily. Overall Human Influence Many types of human activities affect Desert biome  If you run vehicles over desert you can scar soil and it.

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1 Geographer Lily

2 Overall Human Influence Many types of human activities affect Desert biome  If you run vehicles over desert you can scar soil and it can be scared for many years  Car tracks can kill vegetation  Animals that rely on desert can be harmed

3 Atacama Desert Location: Northwest Chile Landscape: Dry, Mountains, sandy, rocky, some valleys Human impact: This desert has a hand sculpture (finished in 1992) which COULD lead to destrohind ecosystems

4 Patagoian Desert Location: Argentina and a little in Chile Landscape: 7months winter 5months summer, rocky, valleys, cliffs, streams, sandy Human Influence: Some humans have lived here mostly to herd goats and sheep. Also for oil, gas, and coal. About 5% of Argentina's population takes over 28% of the territory of the desert.

5 Kalahari Desert Location: Southern Africa Landscapes: Sandy, rains ( frequently in winter and little in summer ) Total= 100-200 mm. per year Human Influence: Tourism can often get in the way of daily routines and animal ecosystems. In the end it only has minimal impact.

6 Aribian Desert Location: Egypt and Iraq Landscapes: sand dunes, some cliffs Human Impact: Humans haven't really affected this desert. Although the demand for more shopping malls around it could end up affecting the desert.

7 Taklamakan- Gobi Desert Location: Middle of Russia Landscapes: high mountain ranges, sandy ( partly ), mostly lowlands ( besides the mountains ) Human Influence: This area is usable for farmland. It is still affected from the Asian monsoon.

8 Thar Desert Location: Northwest India Landscapes: grass spots, few trees, sandy, hilly, some parts have bunches of plants Human Influence: Humans have not really affected this desert in any way.

9 Chihuahuan Desert Location: Southwestern U.S Landscapes: some plants, rugged ground, some hills, flat other than the few hills, very little rain fall Human Influence: Jas many human activities, tjis could potentially affect the ecosystems in the desert.

10 Sonoran Desert Location: Northwest Mexico and southwest U.S Landscapes: very full of plants, hills, boulders, and sand/rock mixed ground. Human Influence: There were native tribes in the pre-colonial times who lived in and around this desert. It has destroyed the desert with over harvested plants

11 Tanami Desert Location: Northern Australia Landscapes: very little plant life, sandy, muddy ( in some areas ), hilly ( UP AND DOWN) Human Influences: It ahs been unfavorable to humans living in these areas. But the human activities can still bring harm to the ecosystem's.

12 Sahara Desert Location: Sudan and Libya Landscapes: somewhat flat, has some dents in the ground, rivers, some plant life Human Impact: humans have been living in these areas for a long time. They hunt the animals which is bad for the ecosystem.

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15 Key to Picture above LIGHT PINK are the DESERTS

16 Links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobi_Desert https://prezi.com/sgs5vmqlhody/the-arabian- desert/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patagonian_Desert http://www.questconnect.org/pat_patagonia.htm http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/enviro nment/habitats/desert-profile/ http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/9 k.html


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