2. • A large area on Earth
that has the same type
of plants and animals.
3. • Australia
• Arabian Peninsula
• Mexico/Southwestern
USA
• Southwestern USA
• Argentina
• North Africa
• Southwestern USA/
Mexico
• Pakistan
4. • The climate is arid.
– Arid means little or no
rain.
• Temperature range
– 28o Fahrenheit to 120o
Fahrenheit.
• Precipitation
– 19 inches
5. • Pancake Prickly Pear
Cactus
• Chain Fruit Cholla
• Palo Verde
• Desert Ironwood
• Barrel Cactus
– store water in them so
when there is a water
shortage they have
water.
7. Bibliography
“Biome.” Merriam Webster. 21 January 2014 <http://www.merriam
webster.com/dictionary/biome>.
Lees, Brian. “Desert Location.” Desert locations. 22 January 2014
<http://www.powayusd.com/teachers/blees/desert_locations.htm>.
“Desert Climate.” Wikipedia. 22 January 2014 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Desert_climate>.
“Desert temperature.” University of California museum of paleontology. 24 January
2014 <http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/deserts.php>.
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Desert Animals. 29 January 2014 <http://www.desertanimals.net/guide.html>.
Desert with camels. 29 January 2014 <http://images8.alphacoders.com/473/
473228.jpg>.
Forest with river. 29 January 2014. <http://www.naturephotoblog.com/images
/20110703154735_03_wb100662_16.jpg>.
8. Bibliography
Desert. 29 January 2014 <http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media
live/photos/000/295/cache/abu-dhabi-liwa-desert-sands_29506_600x450.jpg>.
Forest. 29 January 2014 <http://84d1f3.medialib.glogster.com/media/1d/1d324
950354178f304dbdcb087159e1bc0a9ee9d6cbda9d2d2caa9e2863ef0d/
6266466-jpg.jpg>.
Mountains. 29 January 2014 <http://www.bio.miami.edu/dana/pix/tundra.jpg>.
Buffalo grassland. 30 January 2014 <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons
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Rainforest. 30 January 2014 <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/
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Desert. 30 January 2014 <http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110813032144
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Cracked desert. 30 January 2014 <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons
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Barrel cactus. 30 January 2014. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons
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9. Bibliography
Prickly pear cactus. 31 January 2014 <http://www.herrinhs.org/Teachers/EricJohns/
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Chain fruit cholla. 31 January 2014 <http://www.nazflora.org/Cylindropuntia%20fulgid
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Palo Verde. 31 January 2014 <http://qtsarizona.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/
images/palo_verde.6190729.jpg>.
Desert Ironwood. 31 January 2014 <http://www.nps.gov/cagr/naturescience
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Roadrunner. 31 January 2014. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons
/1/1f/Roadrunner_running.jpg>.
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Toad. 31 January 2014 <http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/arizona/Images/Species
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.jpg
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/kangaroo%20rat.jpg.jpg>.
Gecko. 31 January 2014 <http://www.herpedia.com/gallery/albums/userpics/lj.jpg>.
