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THE DESERT

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).

NATURAL RENEWABLE ENERGY


WHEN CHOOSING TO SURVIVE IN THE DESERT WITH ONLY A HATCHET I WOULD PREFERABLY BUILD A SHELTER LIKE THIS ONE. IT IS NOT TOO BIG OR NOT TOO SMALL. PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT BIG BUT IF YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE A SHELTER TO MAKE THREE PEOPLE FIT IN IT THAN ITS JUST FINE. I WOULD BE ABLE TO STAY WARM BECAUSE I'M IN THE DESERT AND THE DESERT IS VERY HOY AT NIGHT I CAN MAKE A FIRE BECAUSE IF MY FRIEND TOOK HER GLASSES WE JUST HAVE TO GATHER WOOD TO START THE FIRE.

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.

UNIQUE DESERT FACTORS


ABOUT 20% OF THE DESERTS ON EARTH ARE COVERED WITH SAND THE LARGEST COLD DESERT ON EARTH IS ANTARCTICA. DESERTS CAN BE GOOD LOCATIONS TO FORM SOLAR ENERGY AREAS COVERED IN ICE OR SNOW CAN SOMETIMES BE CALLED COLD DESERTS COMPARED TO HOT DESERTS IN WARMER AREAS. DESERTS OFTEN CONTAIN LARGE MINERAL DEPOSITS AND COULD BE A GOOD LOCATION TO FORM SOLAR ENERGY.

DESERT ANIMALS

DESERT KANGAROO RAT


The kangaroo rat is a very cute little critter

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

THORNY DEVIL AND BOB CAT


The strongest of lizards is the thorny devil. This is the only species in its genus. The lizards body has conical spines all over. Including spines above each eye and a hump behind its head which is spiny. - www.blueplanetbiomes.com The average bobcat weighs 15 to 20 pounds, and is 2 feet tall and 3-4 feet long. The Bobcat looks pretty much like a regular cat except bigger. The desert bobcats color is a mixture of white, brown, and black. 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.

CHAIN FRUIT CHOLLA


The chain fruit cholla looks as much like a tree in the deserts as a cactus possibly can. It has a central trunk from which sprout many spiny "branches". It is commonly found in dry, sandy soils of bajadas, valleys floors of the desert.

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.

Crimson Hedgehog cactus


There are many different kinds of hedgehog cactus. the crimson hedgehog cactus is a small barrel shaped cactus that grows in clumps of a few to a hundred stems. The stems are cylindrical in shape and are up to 1 foot long and 1 to 2 1/2 inches thick. There are about 9 or 10 ribs on the stem. This cactus has no leaves and has chlorophyll in the stems.

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 FOOD WEB


THE PREDATORS SUCH AS HAWKS OR COYOTES EAT THE SMALL PREDATOR SUCH AS LIZARDS AND SNAKES. AND THEY EAT THE PRIMARY CONSUMERS AND THE PRIMARY CONSUMERS EAT PLANTS SUCH AS TREES, AND CACTUS'S

WHAT WOULD I EAT AND WHERE WOULD I FIND WATER?


What I would eat in the desert depends on which desert I'm in. In many deserts there are snakes, lizards, birds, baby lions, big lions ( and other things that I can eat.)
To survive in the desert with no plants I would review indications of ground water on a desert map or I would check dried riverbeds and if the ground is still wet water is underneath.

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.

HEAT FOR WARMTH AND FOOD


The thing that I would do to find a way to get heat and food in the desert is that I would gather sticks and find a clear spot to make a home to the fire, then I would point my hatchet to the sun and that would make a fire so that I can cook my food. At night it is probably cold so I would not blow my fire out and I would have to make and gather the things all over again.

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