What is a desert?
Some parts may rain for several years!
Types of Deserts
Not all deserts are the same.
They can be grouped into different types based on temperature and location.
Hot and dry desert
It’s very hot during the day and cold at night.
Sparse plants such as cacti and small bushes.
Semi-arid desert
It’s not hotter than a hot desert, but it’s still dry.
There are more plants and grass than the hot desert. Coastal desert
Near the coast. Cold currents dry out.
It’s often foggy, but there is still little low rainfall.
Cold desert
Snow and cold summer winter.
There is less extreme temperature change than in the hot desert.
Desert Climate and Weather
Temperature:
Hot desert o can reach day temperatures above 50°C (122°F). year.
Rain often falls into short, intense bumps, causing sudden floods.
The desert floor and land shape are
Sand desert:
Covered with sand dunes shaped by wind.
American plateaus are rocky deserts with colorful mesas and butts.
Desert Plants (Plants)
Desert Plants have special characteristics to conserve water:
Succulents:
Conserve water with thick stems or leaves (e.g. cacti). tree). trunk.
Desert Animals (Fara)
Desert Animals are adapted to heat and aridity:
Sugarless behavior:
Active if it is cool (e.g. Desert Fox, Owl).
It produces little water and little urine (such as camels) from food.
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How plants and animals survive
Topic 1: Find water
Maintain plants or reach deep roots.
Predator
Plant: Has thorns or thorns for protection.
Desert People
Nomads: Move from place to place with animals to find water and meadows.
The Sonoran Desert.
Desert Use and Importance
Mineral Resources:
Many deserts contain valuable minerals such as gold, copper and salt.
Sonnenenergie:
The desert gains a lot of sunlight.
This is perfect for solar power plants.
Tourism:
Visit the desert for dunes, wildlife and starry nights.
Scientific Research:
Desert Life Research helps scientists learn how plants and animals survive under extreme conditions.
Famous deserts around the world
Desert name type name special game
Sahara North Africa hot and arid biggest hot desert.
Sand dunes and oasis.
Gobi Mongolia and China’s cold winter snow winter.
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Move interesting facts about the desert
Dune:
The wind can push several meters of dunes each year!
Design:
Some lizards can blow blood from their eyes to scare predators!
How to help the desert materials: clear glass, sand, small rocks, succulents (small cacti), floor.
Steps:
Add a rock formation to the drainage.
Observation:
Observe how the plant grows and requires little water.
We looked into their men, the climate zone, the land, life forms, the human connections and meaning.
By understanding the desert, we learn how life adapts to difficult environments and why it is important to protect these special ecosystems.
