By: Kenady Browning
Most deserts lie along the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.
North America Australia South America Arabian Peninsula Africa
It rains about 10 inches or less every year.
The temperature can be over 100 degrees during the day, but below 32 degrees at night.
Barrel Cactus Brittle Bush Chainfruit Cholla Creosote Bush Crimson Hedgeh
og Cactus
Desert Ironwood Joshua Tree Jumping Cholla
Mojave Aster Ocotillo Palo Verde Pancake Prickly
Pear Cactus
Saguaro Cactus Soaptree Yucca Triangle-leaf Bur
sage
Armadillo Lizard Banded Gila Monster Bobcat Cactus Wren Coyote Desert Bighorn Sheep Desert Kangaroo Rat Javelina Cactus Ferruginoug Pygmy Owl Sonoran Desert Toad Sonoran Pronghorn Antelope Thorny Devil
Deserts cover about one-fifth of all the land in the world.
The desert is the hottest biome on earth.
The Sahara is the largest desert in the world.
ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/desert3/desert3.html
www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert_animal_page.htm
library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/biomes&topic=desert&subtopic=climate