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Death Valley

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

DEATH VALLEY

A great place to visit
Photo by sandy.redding

Death Valley is located in eastern California

  • Death Valley is located in eastern California
  • It is the lowest, hottest desert in North America
  • It sits at 282 ft. below sea level
Photo by Ken Lund

GEOGRAPHY OF DEATH VALLEY

  • Death Valley is located near the border of California and Nevada
  • Home to the eureka dunes, which reach 700ft. from the valley floor
  • Surrounded by mountains and surface is mostly flat
Photo by M Hedin

CLIMATE

Photo by Fikret Onal

Death Valley has the highest recorded temperature at 134 degrees

Photo by szeke

Depth and shape of the valley influence summer temperatures

Photo by Lotus Carroll

Has hot climate as well as long hot summers and short warm winters as well as little annual rainfall

PLANTS

(joshua tree)

PLANTS FROM DEATH VALLEY

  • Engelmann hedgehog (cactus)
  • Desert spiny star
  • Beaver tail cactus
  • Silver cholla
  • Ink weed
  • Bitter root
  • Dead man's fingers
  • Joshua tree
Photo by jonathanpercy

Death Valley is home to many species of cactus, such as the desert spiny star

Photo by Lon&Queta

Death Valley also has annual plants, one of which is dead man's fingers (above)

Death Valley also has many plants that grow low from the ground, such as ink weed and bitterroot

Photo by brewbooks

ANIMALS

(road runner) (beep beep)
Photo by Pets4Dawn

BIRDS FROM DEATH VALLEY

  • Great-tailed grackle
  • Raven
  • Vulture
  • Golden eagle
Photo by adkorte

HERBIVORES FROM DEATH VALLEY

  • Black-tailed jackrabbit
  • Antelope ground squirrel
  • Kangaroo rat
  • Horned lizard
  • Desert woodrat
Photo by Brad Smith

CARNIVORES FROM DEATH VALLEY

  • Sidewinder (small)
  • Barn owl (small)
  • Black-collared lizard (small)
  • Road runner (small)
  • Mojave rattler (small)

CARNIVORES (CONTINUED)

  • Kit fox (large)
  • Coyote (large)
  • Golden eagle (large)

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