DISCOVERING

EARTH’S BIOME
 BIOME – DESERT
A Biome is an area classified
according to the species that live in
that location. Temperature, soil
type, and the amount of light and
water are unique to a particular
place allowing scientists to classify
a biome.
A desert is a large area of land,
usually in a hot region, where there
is almost no water, rain, trees, or
plants.
HOW DRY IS A DESERT?

One thing all deserts have in common is that they are

dry.
Most experts agree that a desert is an area of land that
receives no more than 25 centimeters of precipitation a
year.
The amount of evaporation in a desert often greatly
exceeds the annual rainfall
TYPES OF DESERTS
The four main types
of desert include :
1. hot and dry
deserts,
2. semi-arid deserts,
3. coastal deserts,
4. cold deserts.
 GROWTH OF PLANTS IN A DESERT

Leaves and stems of

many desert plants have
a thick, waxy covering,
keeping the plants
cooler and reducing
evaporative loss.
 DESERT ANIMALS

Animals survive in deserts by

living underground or resting in
burrows during the heat of the
day. Some creatures get the
moisture they need from their
food, so they don't need to drink Animals
survive in

much water, if any. Others live

deserts by
living under
ground or
resting in
burrows

along the edges of deserts, where

during the
heat of the
day. Some
creatures get
the moisture
they need

there are more plants and shelter.

from their
food, so
they don't
need to
drink much
water, if
any. Others
live along
the edges of
deserts,
where there
are more
plants and
shelter.
INTERESTING FACTS - DESERTS
• The word "desert" means an abandoned place.
• 20% of the total deserts have sand on their surfaces.
• Cold deserts have a very low temperature in comparison to
hot deserts and are covered with snow or ice.
• The Arctic and Antarctic are referred to as polar deserts.
• Antarctica is the world's biggest cold desert.
• The Sahara is the world's biggest hot desert.
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