THE DESERT ECOSYSTEM

THE DESERT
ECOSYSTEM

BY:ZANAVIA.H KYLIK

CLIMATE WEATHER

Deserts receive less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) rainfall per year. Cold deserts have short, moist,
and moderately warm summers. The winters are long and cold. The average winter temperature is
between –2 and 4°C (31–39°F); the average summer temperature is between 21 and 26°C (70–79°F).

ANIMALS/PLANTS

Desert fox, Chile. Now for the cool
animals; the Addax antelope found in
the Sahara Desert is one of the most
beautiful antelopes in the world. .

LOCATION

The Sahara is a desert located on the African continent. It is the largest hot desert in the world, and the third
largest desert overall after Antarctica and the Arctic. Its area of 9,200,000 square kilometres is comparable to the
area of China or the United States

ANIMAL ADAPTATION

sert animals must adapt to their hot and dry environment. Nocturnal desert animals keep cool by being active at nigh
me other desert animals get away from the sun's heat by digging underground burrows.

FUN facts

The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the desert biome. It covers over 300 million square miles. The
vegetation does not grow very tall so the desert biome can only accommodate small animals, rodents,
and reptiles.

QUIZ

1) What is the main characteristic that makes a biome a desert?
A.lack of rain
B.SAND DUNE
C.LOTS OF SNAKE

2) What is the largest hot desert in the world?
A.GOBI DESERT
B.sahara desert
3) what is the smallest desert in the world?
A.the carcross desert
B.the gobi desert

3) What does it mean when animals are described as nocturnal?

CREDIT

A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are
hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to the
processes of denudation