DESERT

===** Definition: **A desert is a landscape or region that receives little precipitation. Deserts are defined as areas with an average annual precipitation of less than per year, or as areas where more water is lost by evapotranspiration than falls as precipitation. ===


 * Map of biome: [|desert_map.gif] **

===** Biotic Factors: **Hot and Dry Deserts animals include small nocturnal carnivores. There are also insects, arachnids, reptiles, and birds. Some examples of these animals are Borrowers, Mourning Wheatears, and Horned Vipers. Cold Deserts have animals like Antelope, Ground Squirrels, Jack Rabbits, and Kangaroo Rats.=== ===Hot and Dry Deserts vegetation is very rare. Plants are almost all ground-hugging shrubs and short woody trees. All of the leaves are replete (packed with nutrients). Some examples of these kinds of plant are Turpentine Bush, Prickly Pears, and Brittle Bush. For all of these plants to survive they have to have adaptations. Some of the adaptations in this case are the ability to store water for long periods of time and the ability to stand the hot weather."===


 * Abiotic Factors (rain, wind, temperature, location, soil quality, seasons); **


 * Additional Info. (any famous landmarks, famous types of your biome ex- Sahara Desert, anything well-known in biome, how is biodiversity, etc. make it interesting!!) Almost all over africa is filled with famous deserts, as is the rest of the world. Many movies have been based on some of these deserts. Like the Gobi Desert.**