Transcript desert

By: Gino Fiorani, Evan Dinkel & Alex Koscielski
Desert
 Our ecosystem is the desert and the desert has many
things that other ecosystems don’t have.
 One of these things is the species, here there are
kangaroo rats, fringe-toed lizard, and the Egyptian
spiny tailed lizard.
 Also the fact that these animals can survive in this
harsh environment
Location and climate of deserts
 Deserts are not in many places but here is map
showing where all deserts are.
 Most deserts are near the equator so they are one of
the hottest ecosystems.
 Deserts also get very little water so plants in the desert
have a hard time getting water
Plants
 Deserts don’t have many plants but there are some that
can survive in the heat.
 The Joshua trees have spines covering all of it help
protect the tree from the sun and retain moisture.
 Some other plants in the desert are the Baobab trees
and Cacti.
Wildlife
•The desert doesn’t have the most species but it
does have some unique animals.
•One is elephants they usually can’t survive in the
desert but they have enlarged the blood vessels in
their ears to let heat escape.
•Also Gemsbok, they use their hooves to dig to get
a fruit called tschamma.
People in the Desert
 People are going into many deserts and developing it.
 When people drive a dune buggie in the sand,this can
be a disaster to the desert.
 Also people moving to the desert is making many
animals in deserts become endangered.