DESERT

GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE

• Location: 30* north 30* south
• Description: hot, dry, semi arid, arid
• Soil type: sand
• Precipitation: less than 25 centimeters a year
• Temperature Range: scorching hot, freezing cold

BIODIVERSITY

• Plant species: soap tree, barrel cactus, brittle brush, chain fruit and the Mohave aster.
• Animal species: Sonoran desert toad, black widow, cactus wren, ostrich, and the
• Kangaroo rat.

PLANT AND ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS

• Cacti store water, some flowers spread seeds after they die
• plants stay out of direct sunlight
• Animals turn nocturnal, get water from seeds
• Some animals stay under ground
• Some animals have small bodies and large ears to dissipate heat

INTERACTIONS

• Biotic-lizards,wildebeest,tree,brush,snake,cacti,hawk
• Eagles,and hawks.
• Abiotic-sunlight,temperature,lack of moisture,fast winds,and
• Scarcity of water