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    The desert climate is very hot and dry, with average daytime temperatures of 100°F and nighttime temperatures of 25°F. Precipitation is low at about 10 inches per year. The temperature is warm in fall and spring with some rainfall, while summer is very hot and winter has almost no rainfall. Common desert plants include various cacti and the brittlebush shrub. Larger plants include the drought-tolerant Joshua tree. Common desert animals that have adapted to the harsh environment include kangaroo rats, packrats, fennec foxes, horned lizards, sand cats, and rattlesnakes. Some threatened or endangered desert species are the Amargosa vole

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    The desert climate is very hot and dry, with average daytime temperatures of 100°F and nighttime temperatures of 25°F. Precipitation is low at about 10 inches per year. The temperature is warm in fall and spring with some rainfall, while summer is very hot and winter has almost no rainfall. Common desert plants include various cacti and the brittlebush shrub. Larger plants include the drought-tolerant Joshua tree. Common desert animals that have adapted to the harsh environment include kangaroo rats, packrats, fennec foxes, horned lizards, sand cats, and rattlesnakes. Some threatened or endangered desert species are the Amargosa vole

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    Desert

    Michaela Lentz and Lyndsey Kitchen


    01
    Climate
    Temperature, Precipitation, and
    Seasons
    Climate

    Seasons
    Temperature ● The temperature in Precipitation
    fall and spring is warm
    Has an average of with some rainfall About 10 inches
    ● The temperature in of rain per year
    100°F during the
    the summer is very
    day, and 25°F at hot
    night ● In the winter, there is
    almost no rainfall
    02
    Flora
    Plants
    Flora

    Cacti Brittlebush
    Most common Most common desert
    desert plants. Many shrub. Leaves are easily
    different types. broken off, and grows
    yellow flowers.
    Joshua Trees Ghost PLant
    Drought tolerant Type of succulent.
    tree-like plant. Can Native to Mexico
    grow up to 50 ft.
    Flora

    Cacti Brittlebush

    Joshua Ghost
    Trees Plant
    03
    Fauna
    Animals
    Fauna

    Kangaroo Rat Packrats Fennec Fox


    Consumers of seeds, Seed and cactus Have distinctive adaptations to
    builders of mounds and dispensers help them survive and thrive in
    burrows the desert environment

    Horned Lizards Sand Cat Rattlesnakes


    Both predator and prey. Only felid to
    Predator of insects, Well equipped to
    occur exclusively colonize and
    prey of most larger in desert
    birds, snakes, and survive in difficult
    habitats habitats.
    Fauna

    Kangaroo Rat Packrats Fennec Fox

    Horned Lizards Sand Cat Rattlesnakes


    04

    Threatened and
    Endangered
    Animals
    Threatened and Endangered Animals

    Peninsular Bighorn
    Amargosa Vole Sheep Person’s Milkvetch
    It is a small mouse like They are wild sheep with A large pea like seed
    creature that has been long horns that have been that is on the federal
    endangered since 1984. It is endangered since 1988. threatened species
    currently being bred by They currently have land list.
    scientists at the University of protected by the
    California in attempt to keep government in attemo to
    the species alive. keep the species alive.
    05
    Human Impact
    The Human Impact

    Drilling Taken Sand


    Generates pollution, The world is currently facing
    fuels climate change, a sand shortage. If this is not
    and disrupts the solved the entre biome will be
    wildlife out of a habitat
    Pollution Hunting Animals
    An air pollutant smog This causes many
    is transported from animals to become
    cities into the desert. endangered or even
    This smog can cause extinct
    poor visibility and
    damage to plants and
    animals
    Thank You

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