1. The Desert Biome By: Alex Thibault Charlie Anderson Tom Del Conte Kyle Lewicki

2. Geological Features • One third of Earth’s landmass is desert • Located along the North and South Latitude Bands. • Deserts are usually created because they are located in a rain shadow. • Deserts areas usually have Internal Drainage to drain Into land locked basins rather than the ocean.

3. Temperature • Varies daily, seasonable hot and cold. • On average, the temperature is 64 degrees. • Desert climates are created by high-pressure zones in which cold air descends. • Deserts usually receive less than 5 cm of precipitation a month

4. Cacti • Small shrubs • Creosote bush • Succulents Types of Plants

5. Types of Animals • Kangaroo rat • Coyotes • Hawks • Owls • Roadrunners • Snakes • Lizards • Small mammals • Tortoises • Scorpions • Spiders

6. Human Impact • Riding off road is a major human impact, which can kill the sand viper • Mining for oil

7. Economic Value of Deserts • Mining for oil is the main economic value for the deserts • There are some plants that are used for expensive perfumes

8. Pictures: www.bugbog.com/.../namib_desert_pictures.jpg www.destinationiran.com/.../03/Iran-Deserts.jpg www.discoverseaz.com/.../Plants/saguaro19053.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/divinorum_/2745606459/ http://desertsrus.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/humans-in-the-desert.jpg?w=420 http://www.sqldataminingbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Exploration-conducted-on-the-Oil-and-Gas.jpg www.thetipsbank.com/thermometer1.gif fox-lab.org/papers.html www.camel-spiders.net/images/camel-spider.jpg www.invisionpowersports.com/catalog/images/Po... Works Cited • http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/sep/papr/desfeatures.html Temperature: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert_climate_page.htm