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Name one state has a desert area

California, Arizona, Utah

The soil in the desert is ____________________

coarse and rocky

Plants have waxy coatings to ________________

prevent water evaporation

A desert is ________________ in the daytime and __________ at night.

hot, cold

What continent does have deserts?

Europe

Cactuses have sharp spines to _________________.

keep animals away

This is the largest desert

Sahara Desert

Plants and animals that live in the desert must be able to live with a lack of what?

water

Give an example of desert animals

scorpions, camels and meerkats

Desertification is the _________________ of deserts.

expansion

Many animals get water from what?

the food that they eat

This is the coldest desert

Gobi Desert

Hot and cold deserts both have

very little rainfall

This biome receives less than ten inches of rainfall a year?

desert

Many of the animals in the desert are _______________, meaning they only come our at night.

nocturnal

Plants have succulent stems to ______________

store water

To be considered a desert a place must receive less than ________ inches of rain a year

10

Give an example of desert plants

cactus, shrubs and short trees

It can get very cold at night because there are no _______________ to trap the heat near the ground.

clouds

Where is the Sahara Desert?

Africa