Block+2+Desert

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 * Climate ​**
 * Hot, Dry, Sometimes waterless,Temperatures are known to get up to 190 °F (88°C)
 * Temperature can get below freezing at night
 * Less than 10 inches of rain per. year

**​Animals**


 * **African Elephant** - Maintain their body heat through their ears,when blood vessels in their ears grow larger heat from the blood and skin is released.
 * **Lions** - Only stay in the desert for short periods of time, they have not quite adapted yet.
 * **Roadrunners** - Get their water from lizards, insects, and small snakes.
 * **Tortoises** - Get their water from Cati and other plants.[[image:banded_gila_monster2.jpg width="211" height="168" align="right"]]
 * **Gila Monster** - Store fat instead of water, in their tail.
 * **Addax** - Has a special lining in their stomach that stores water.[[image:thorny_devil.jpg width="139" height="124" align="right"]]
 * **Sand Viper** - Uses camouflage to hide in the sand.
 * **Desert Hedgehog -** Burrows to keep cool.
 * **Thorny Devil -** Uses Camouflage to hide.
 * **Armadillo Lizard** - Rolls up in a ball to protect itself.

Plants of the dry Desert have adapted to the lack of water by using dew for moisture and taking in water through their leaves and stems.
 * Plants **[[image:barrelcactus.jpg align="right"]]
 * **Barrel Cactus**
 * **Crimson Hedgehog Cactus**
 * **Pancake Prickly Pear Cactus**
 * **Saguaro Cactus**
 * **Brittle Bush**
 * **Jumping Cholla**
 * **Mojave Aster**
 * **Palo Verde**
 * **The Living Rock**
 * **Joshua Tree**


 * Human Impact ** The Desert is like any other place on the planet people always try to take it over. By building, and destroying animal habitats.


 * Facts **
 * 4 Major North American deserts of this type are the Chihuahuan, Sunoran, Mojave, and the Great Basin.
 * 2 types of deserts- Hot and Dry Desert, Cold Desert.
 * Deserts cover 1/5 of Earth's surface.
 * Deserts take up 8.6 million square miles.
 * Not a lot of clouds.
 * Saguaro Cati are 90% water.

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 * Bibliography **

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 * **Created by: Julie Minervini, Maleny Cruz, Alyssa Whitten**