Transcript North American and Australian Deserts

By: Samantha Donahue, Emily Milby, Candace Shoffner,
and Nigel Butterworth
Climate..
All deserts in North America are
different and have different
temperatures and climates.
 From July to mid-September, the
summer brings surges of wet tropical
air and frequent violent thunderstorms.
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Australian Climate..
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All deserts in
Australia are
characterized by a
lot of heat during the
day. But they are
followed by very
cold nights.
Australian deserts
barely have any
rainfall most is a
complete drought.
Best Time for Travel..
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In most cases,
spring and fall
are the best
times to visit
the desert.
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In the Mojave desert
temperatures can be
very cold in the
winter and
consistently 100 °F
or even much higher
in the summer and
early fall.In the
late winter and
early spring strong
winds are frequent.
Animals
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The animals include
small carnivores
. The dominant
animals are
burrowers and
kangaroo rats.
There are also a
variety of insects,
arachnids, reptiles
and birds.
Plants
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. Shrubs are the
dominant growth
form in the deserts.
any trees be
evergreen or
deciduous; typically
have small leaves;
and frequently have
spines or thorns
and/or aromatic oils.
Geography
Australian deserts..
 Australia is the lowest, flattest, and oldest
continental landmass on Earth.
 Cold ocean currents off the west coast are
frequent
 Low elevation of landforms
North American Desert Geo..
One of the major North American
deserts is The Great Basin. It the largest
out of all the deserts in this region.
 It includes valleys, basins, lakes, and
many mountain ranges.
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Bibliography..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert#Ge
ography
 http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.a
u/articles/weather/
 http://www.desertusa.com/life.html
 http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/sono
ran_desert.htm
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www.clan.lib.nv.us/content.asp?id=4
www.desertusa.com/grb/map.html