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BY: NATALIA TAPIA, MONSERRAT GUTIERREZ, LESLIE GOMEZ, AND YESENIA SKUBSKI.
DESERT LOCATION
DESERT CLIMATE
THE DESERT IS A VERY DRY PLACE, IT IS A LOW LATITUDE CLIMATE. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IS 100 DEGREES OR MORE DURING THE DAY AND BELOW 50 DEGREES AT NIGHT. IN THE DESERT APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH (.25 CM) OF RAIN FALLS IN DRY DESERTS PER YEAR. THE AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE OF THE HOT SAND IS 64 F (18 C).
Desert soil may have clay content. the high clay content helps the soil retain water and nurturance. This sounds great but the same clay also compacts easily, can be void of vital oxygen, and can make it difficult to dig planting holes. At the other end of the spectrum, you may have sandy soils, which like clay soils have very contain little organic matter and do not retain moisture. only around 20% of the deserts on earth are covered in sand.
DESERT ANIMALS
COYOTE
The coyote has a tan coat mixed with hairs of rusty brown and gray, and the ends of the hair may be black. The different colors help to hide the coyotes in the underbrush, rocks, and grasses.. www.blueplanetbiomes
CACTUS WREN
The cactus wren lives in the semi arid desert of south western united states and the chaparral of Southern California and Northern Mexico. The cactus wren is usually found below 4000 feet . www.blueplanetbiomes.com
that kind of looks like a mini kangaroo, but is as big as a mouse. It usually grows to about 14 inches (38cm)in length, including
its tail. www.blueplanetbiomes.com
DESERT PLANTS
BARREL CACTUS BRITTAL BRUSH CHAINFRUIT CHOLLA CREOSOTE BUSH CRISON HEDGHOG CACTIS DESERT IRANWOOD JOSHUA TREE
JUMPING COLLA
MOJAVE ASTER OCTILLO PALO VERDE PANCAKE PRICKY PEAR CACTUS SAGUARO CACTUS SOAPTREE YUCCA TRIANGLE LEAF BURSAGE
DESERT PLANTS
BRITTLE BRUSH
The Brittle Brush is a common plant of the Mohave and Sahara deserts. It is a small deciduous shrub which grows as low, roundish mound 2 to 5 feet high. Brittle Brush sprout from a woody trunk.
CREOSOTE BUSH
The creosote brush is named that way because it smells a lot like the creosote tar that is used on telephone poles to preserve the wood. This shrub is mostly found in the southwest part of America and the northwest part of Mexico.
Joshua Tree
The Joshua tree got its name from the Mormon Pioneers who thought the tree reminded them of Joshua of the old testament of the bible, a prophet who was waving them on too the promised land. The unusual Joshua Tree grows in the protective setting of the Joshua Tree Natural Park in California.
DESERT SHELTER
My desert shelter would look something like this. It would be something simple not too hard. My desert shelter would have to be a little bit big because I would have to share it with three people, unless they want to build their own.