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DESERT
FLORA AND FAUNA
• Deserts cover about a fifth of the earth's
surface and occur where rainfall is less than 50
cm/year!
• There are both hot and cold deserts. Antarctica
is the largest desert in the world, while the
Sahara in Africa is the largest of the hot deserts.
• Another type of desert is the coastal desert, for
example, the Atacama Desert in Chile.
• In the desert you will find many plants. Deserts plants have many adaptations to survive in such a dry environment. They are good at storing and finding water. The most common desert plant is the cactus.
• Plants have adapted so that their roots are shallow enough to reach the water of a storm, or deep enough to access the ground water.
Agave
Barrel Cactus
Joshua Tree
Ocotillo
Prickly Pear
Saguaro Cactus
Camel
Armadillo Lizard
Gila Monster
Thorny Devil
Sonoran Desert Toad
Desert Tortoise
Javelina
Dingo
Fennec Fox
Lappet-faced Vulture
Sidewinder Snake
• All the images have been taken from
Wikimedia Commons