The Desert
By Emily Colson
Abiotic Factors
Some of the abiotic factors in the desert include the sand, sunlight, water, air, and temperature. The sand is very dry. The sun is the reason it is a desert. If it was rainy and cloudy, then the desert would turn into something else. There is little to none water in the desert. It gets less than 20 inches of rain per year. Because of the very low rainfall per year, there is very little humidity in the air. The temperature
Location-
Location-Deserts are typically located in areas that are not close to a coast or big body of water. Here are a few of the biggest deserts in the world- the Sahara, the Australian Desert, the Arabian Desert and more.
Average Temperatures, Average Rainfall, and Seasonal Changes
High maximum-110.3 - 120.2 F
Low maximum-3.2 F
Average rainfall- 2-4 inches per year
Seasonal changes- The desert typically doesn't change much. During the winter months it gets colder and in the summer months it gets hotter but the temperature is typically the only thing that changes.
To Types of Plants in the desert
The other kind are drought resisters which means they try to collect as much water they can to survive.
Mormon tea
Popcorn flower
Organ Pipe Cactus
Barrel Cactus
Saguaro Cactus
The life of desert animals
The 2 hardest factors to overcome are the heat and the lack of water. For animals to survive, they must overcome this in order to survive.
Black-Tailed Jackrabbit
Kangaroo Rat
Texas Horned Lizard
The Texas Horned Lizard is found is Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma and some parts of Mexico. Their diet consists of Harvester Ants and other insects.
Gila Monster
Ocelot
Cooperation in the Desert
Competition in the Desert
4 prey/predictor Relationships in the Desert
- Mountain Lion and Mule Deer
- Tarantula and Tarantula Hawk
- Scorpion and insects
- Snakes and Rodents.
Interesting facts
- Around 1/3 of the land in the world is deserts.
- The word "desert" means "an abandoned place"
- Largest desert is the Sahara