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Desert

Desert

A desert is a region or landscape that receives a very limited amount of precipitation.

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  1. What are some Desert animals?

    Some desert animals are the Scorpion, Camel, Kangaroo rat, ho...

  2. What amount of annual precipitation defines a desert biome sp?

    Usually less than 100 cm per year, which is just over 39 inch...

  3. Would fungi be found in a desert?

    Yes, you can find fungi in the desert. One unique type of bac...

  4. What is that rolling ball of hay called, often seen in a desert and western movies?

    A tumbleweed is the above-ground part of a plant that, once m...

  5. How are desert belts formed?

    The desert belts were formed by hot air rising at the equator...

  1. What are the 4 deserts that surrounded much of ancient Egypt and Kush and Canaan?

    The Nubian Desert, Arabian Desert, Negev Desert, and Libyan D...

  2. What is a desert scavenger that can often be seen flying above dead animals?

    You are probably thinking of the Vulture, which is the most w...

  3. What is a herbivore in the desert?

    Some small herbivores found in the desert are the antelope gr...

  4. What are some Desert animals?

    Some desert animals are the Scorpion, Camel, Kangaroo rat, ho...

  5. How long can a dry spell last in desert regions in Africa?

    Between 1968 and 1973, Sahel (a region in east Burkina, a cou...

  1. Why is water a major factor of erosion in the desert environment?

    Climate the composite or generally prevailing weather conditi...

  2. Why is the desert flower the Poinsettia a Christmas flower?

    Bright, flaming red, star-shaped Poinsettias are known as 'Fl...

  3. How do native plants adapt to harsh desert environment?

    The United States is home to three "hot" deserts: the Sonoran...

  4. What causes the rust colored tint of some desert landscapes?

    The rust colored tint of some desert landscapes is caused fro...

  5. Why does a desert cool off so much at night?

    It is the moisture in the air that holds heat, and in the dry...

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  2. What vast desert covers most of northern africa?

    The Sahara desert is the largest hot desert in the world. It ...

  3. When its really hot in the desert what do people see?

    I believe you are thinking of a mirage, when you see what loo...

  4. What 5 plants are in the Sahara Desert?

    Plants of the Sahara. Olive, grange and fig trees all thrive....

  5. How do cell walls and a cuticle help plants live in the desert?

    All of these plants have eukaryotic cells with cell walls com...

  1. What do desert hedgehogs eat?

    Desert hedgehogs like to eat insects, scorpions, snakes, and ...

  2. Which desert has the highest sand dunes?

    Sechura Desert, Nazca, Peru has the highest sand dunes with t...

  3. What animals live in the desert?

    This type of antelope lives in the Sahara. The Dama Gazelle. ...

  4. What vast desert covers most of northern africa?

    The Sahara desert is the largest hot desert in the world. It ...

  5. Do desert jackrabbits Have large ears to keep them cool?

    The most common animal of the desert, the jackrabbit has the ...

  1. What cause a desert to form?

    There are four main, interlinked causes of hot deserts: The f...

  2. What does a desert tortoise eat?

    Desert tortoises are primarily herbivorous & grasses comprise...

  3. What do desert hedgehogs eat?

    Desert hedgehogs like to eat insects, scorpions, snakes, and ...

  4. What makes a desert windy?

    When the desert is windy, the sand gets picked up and tossed ...

  5. What kind of snakes are in the Arizona desert?

    Some snakes found in the Arizona desert are Western Diamondba...

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Israelis looks at the full lunar eclipse above the Judean desert from Jerusalem's Mount Scopus on December 10, 2011. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon, following its orbit around Earth, passes directly behind our planet as seen from the sun.

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