Deserts

Where are hot deserts found?

• North Africa

• SW USA

• South Africa and Australia

• Europe

How would you describe a Hot Desert Environment?

• Low rainfall/ low temps

• High rainfall/ low temps

• Low rainfall/High temps

• High rainfall/high temps

A plant that grows in the desert.

• cactus

• flower

• cotton

• hay

Where does a cactus store its water?

• It stores it in its spines.

• It stores it in its leaves.

• It stores it in its stem.

• It stores it in its roots.

Why does a rattlesnake shake its tail?

• It shakes its tail to build a nest.

• It shakes its tail to scare enemies away.

• It shakes its tail to cool itself down.

• It shakes its tail to make people dance.

A desert found at approximately 30° N and 30° S, with hot temperatures, extremely dry conditions, and sparse vegetation.

• Coastal desert

• Subtropical desert

• Cold winter desert

• Polar desert

These deserts are located along the coasts of continents and have long, warm summers and very cool winters.

• Cold winter deserts

• Subtropical deserts

• Polar deserts

• Coastal deserts

What word describes being without moisture; extremely dry; parched

• Barren

• Aridity

• Thirsty

• Tropistic

Summers moderately long and dry, hot like deserts. Winters normally bring low concentrations of rainfall. Average rainfall is 2-4 cm annually

• Semiarid deserts

• Arid deserts

• Polar deserts

• Tropical deserts

A desert at the poles with ice but little precipitation

• Tropical deserts

• Arid deserts

• Polar deserts

• Coastal deserts