By: Shaeel Al-Attiya
About the deserts
The Deserts are very hot and dry. They are also cold in
the winter. There are cold deserts. The deserts in the
night are very cold, especially in winter. In the desert
there is only little rain, but after the rain flowers
grows and you feel that spring is now. Only few
plants exist in the desert. There is only some animals
that exist in the desert.
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Names Of The Deserts
• Sahara Desert Northern Africa
• Arabian desert, stretches across the Arabian Gulf to
the Persian Gulf
• Gobi Desert, Southern part of Mongolia
• Kalahari South Africa
• Patagonian, America
• Great Victoria, Australia
• Great Basin, USA
• Chihuahua, North America
• Sonoran USA
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Great Sandy, Australia
Thar, India
Takla Makan, China
Gibson, Western Australia
Simpson, Central Australia
Atacama, South America
Namib, South West Angola (Africa)
Duasht-e-kavir, Iranian Plateau
Majave, Southern Nevada, Western Arizona, South
western Utah, Southeastern California, are half
covered by this desert.
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The Environmental Conditions of the
Desert
Desert covers about 1 fifth of the earth’s
surface. The rainfall in the desert is less than
50 cm a year. One of the largest deserts in the
world is alrub alkhali. Spreading over an area
of 137987.90 sq. miles, the Arabian desert is
one of the most amazing faces of the planet
Earth.
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Introduction to Desert Animals
Desert animals are mostly small but there are
large animals. Not all the animal can live in the
deserts. There are only some animals that can
live and survive in the desert. Most of the
animals that live in the desert live
underground for several hours of the day.
They adapt the heat by hiding under rocks
when the sun sets.
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Desert Animals
• Kangaroo Rat (Jerboa)
The Jerboa lives in a hole underground. It
eats soft plants. It only eats at night and it only
gets out at night.
• Camel
The camel is one of the desert animals.
The camel eats the desert trees. It can
survive for 1 week without water, it takes the
water and it will store it in her hump.
Desert Animals
• Fennec Fox
The fennec fox gets out only at night.
It lives in many places and many
different types of weather. It eats
meat.
• Oryx
The Oryx lives in the Arabian gulf and in
Africa. It eats all the green plants. Most
of the hot days it stays under the shade
of the tree.
Introduction To Desert Plants
Not all plants can exist in the desert because
there is lack of water, and the heat of the
desert. Some plants can exist in the desert
these plants are the desert plants and the
plants that don’t need lots of water. The
desert plants drink water from the rain the
comes to it.
Desert Plants
• Caper Plant (Shafalah)
The Caper plant people make from it
medicine. The caper plant grows up
to about 60 cm upright. It can
spread about to 300 cm wide. This
plant has a very deep root system,
which allows her to live in dry areas.
Desert Plants
• Palm Tree
The palm tree can survive in different countries
and different weathers. The palm tree grows
dates.
• Sidra Tree
The Sidra tree lives in the desert environment
especially in the Arabian Gulf. It can survive
the desert heat and lack of water. It gives fruit
in winter time it gives small fruits that are
very delicious.
What Harm is Being Done
• Construction work ruin the desert
environment.
• People throw trash in the desert
What Good is Being Done
• People make protectorates for the desert.
The End!!!