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    The document describes two types of deserts: coastal deserts and cold deserts. Coastal deserts are located in moderately cool to warm areas like Chile's Atacama Desert. They have long, cool summers from 13 to 24 degrees and winters that can drop below 5 degrees with average rainfall of 8-13 cm. The soil has a salty texture and plants include salt bush, rice grass, and black bush. Animals like lizards, snakes, and golden eagles burrow underground due to the lack of water. Cold deserts have short, moist summers from 21-26 degrees and winters from -2 to 4 degrees. Sagebrush covers the ground and plants have spiny leaves. Common animals include

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    The document describes two types of deserts: coastal deserts and cold deserts. Coastal deserts are located in moderately cool to warm areas like Chile's Atacama Desert. They have long, cool summers from 13 to 24 degrees and winters that can drop below 5 degrees with average rainfall of 8-13 cm. The soil has a salty texture and plants include salt bush, rice grass, and black bush. Animals like lizards, snakes, and golden eagles burrow underground due to the lack of water. Cold deserts have short, moist summers from 21-26 degrees and winters from -2 to 4 degrees. Sagebrush covers the ground and plants have spiny leaves. Common animals include

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    Coastal Desert

    Where thses types of deserts are located in moderately cool to warm areas
    such as the Nearctic and Neotropical realm for a good example it is the
    Atacama of Chile22
    Weather: summers are long and cool and the temperatures range from 13 to
    24 degrees and the winters can get to five degrees or lower. The average
    rainfall is 8-13 cm in some areas21
    Soil: The soil is textured and is almost like a salt texture because it is fine like
    salt
    Plants:SOme of the plants living in this enviorment are salt bush, rice grass
    and black bush20
    Animals: Due to the lack of water so of the animals barry themselves under
    ground and Lizards,snakes, Golden eagles19and other animals live here
    Cold Desert

    Weather: These Deserts are described as cold and snowy at higher


    elevations. Summers are short and moist, Winter temperatures go from -2 to
    4 degrees and summer is 21-26 degrees22
    Plants are far apart and sagebrush covers the ground and plants have spiny
    leaves.23The animals that live here are kagaroo mice/rats, pocket mice and
    jack rabbits are common site in this

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    http://www.desertusa.com/flora.html

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    14. ( you get the jist if it every number is one number higher)
    15. http://inchinapinch.com/hab_pgs/terres/desert/animals.htm
    16. http:/http://inchinapinch.com/hab_pgs/terres/desert/animals.htm
    17. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/deserts.php#semi
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    20. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/deserts.php#semi
    21. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/deserts.php#semi
    22. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/deserts.php#semi

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