Warm desert

CHARACTERISTICS

- Very warm temperatures during the day and cold during the night 

- Very little rain 

- Sandy soil 

- Plants scarce, they do not need much water. Some examples are the cactus and bushes.

- Most animals that live in the desert sleep during the day because it is too hot. They come out at night to eat. They are called nocturnal.

- Animals that live in the hot desert have many adaptations.

-Some animals get their water from seeds and plant.

- Some examples of desert animals are: rattlesnake,jackrabit,reptiles and camel.

- Some of the major deserts are:

       .Sahara(Africa)

       . Great Basin (North América)

        .Atacama ( South América)

        .Mojave ( North América)

Some deserts are protected because they are nature parks for  example death valey desert or the mojave desert and so their ecosystems are protected

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FOOD CHAIN
Primary producer: vegation
 Primay Consumer: rabitt
Secondary Consumer: desert fox
Tertiary Consumer: coyote = decomposer bacteria


INTERESTING FACTS
The are cold desert as well as hot desert there are many bizarre animals in the desert
The plant has to adapt to the hot weather by storing water in there stems
The Gobi desert is cold almost all year
Some deserts have nicknames such us Death Valley because of the lack of water.

INTERACTION WITH HUMANS
We have to be careful with desertification. We have to control the land around the desert, because it can dry and the desert can expand. We also have to control fires to stop desertification.