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    Deserts are biomes that receive less than 25cm of precipitation annually. They are formed by mountains blocking precipitation and cover 1/5 of the Earth's land. There are several types of deserts including hot and dry deserts, cold deserts, and coastal deserts. Deserts have extreme temperatures and lack of water makes them harsh environments for plants and animals. Some of the largest deserts are the Antarctic, Arctic, Sahara, Arabian, Gobi, and Great Victoria deserts. Human activities like grazing, farming, mining and climate change are exacerbating desertification and threatening desert ecosystems.

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    Deserts are biomes that receive less than 25cm of precipitation annually. They are formed by mountains blocking precipitation and cover 1/5 of the Earth's land. There are several types of deserts including hot and dry deserts, cold deserts, and coastal deserts. Deserts have extreme temperatures and lack of water makes them harsh environments for plants and animals. Some of the largest deserts are the Antarctic, Arctic, Sahara, Arabian, Gobi, and Great Victoria deserts. Human activities like grazing, farming, mining and climate change are exacerbating desertification and threatening desert ecosystems.

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    Deserts are biomes that receive less than 25cm of precipitation annually. They are formed by mountains blocking precipitation and cover 1/5 of the Earth's land. There are several types of deserts including hot and dry deserts, cold deserts, and coastal deserts. Deserts have extreme temperatures and lack of water makes them harsh environments for plants and animals. Some of the largest deserts are the Antarctic, Arctic, Sahara, Arabian, Gobi, and Great Victoria deserts. Human activities like grazing, farming, mining and climate change are exacerbating desertification and threatening desert ecosystems.

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    Deserts are biomes that receive less than 25cm of precipitation annually. They are formed by mountains blocking precipitation and cover 1/5 of the Earth's land. There are several types of deserts including hot and dry deserts, cold deserts, and coastal deserts. Deserts have extreme temperatures and lack of water makes them harsh environments for plants and animals. Some of the largest deserts are the Antarctic, Arctic, Sahara, Arabian, Gobi, and Great Victoria deserts. Human activities like grazing, farming, mining and climate change are exacerbating desertification and threatening desert ecosystems.

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    DESERT

    BIOMES
    By: Arralizze De Guzman
    (BEEDIII-B)
    WHAT IS BIOMES?
    Is a geographic area
    characterized by specific
    kinds of plants and animals,
    Deserts, Tropical rainforest,
    and Tundra are all types of
    biomes.
    WHAT IS DESERT?
    is formed by mountains
    blocking the path of
    precipitation
    Can be hot or cold but they are
    always dry
    They receive less than 25cm of
    precipitation annually
    They cover 1/5 of the earths
    DESERT AREAS
    TYPES OF
    DESERT
    HOT AND DRY DESERT
    Climate are warm all year around
    and are extremely hot in the
    summer. Usually they have very
    little rainfall, making the climate
    extremely dry and hard for plants
    and animals to survive.
    Temperature in day is 23 degrees
    C. it can get hot as 49 degrees C.
    OASIS
    Oasis are parts of the desert where
    plants grow and water is almost always
    available.
    It is formed by a pool of water trapped
    between layers of rock and desert floor.
    The can allow people to settle and
    cover grow crops in the desert.
    ARABIAN DESERT
    SEMIARID DESERT
    Semiarid desert are only located in
    the Northern hemisphere due to
    their unique setup and the
    temperatures that they maintain
    throughout the year.
    summer temperatures average
    about 23 degrees celsius , but it
    never gets warmer than 38
    degrees. In the evening, the
    GREAT BASIN USA
    COLD DESERT
    Can actually very hot and dry during
    in the summer, but in winter they are
    brutally cold and dry with
    temperature below freezing point.
    Summer 21 to 26 degrees C. winter is
    -2 to 4 degrees C. they receive snow .
    Rainfall average is 15-26 cm a year.
    GOBI DESERT AND
    ANTARTIC DESERT.
    COASTAL
    DESERT

    get more rain than their semiarid and


    hot and dry desert; they can get up to
    12 more centimeters every single year.
    Summer are warn, with temperatures
    rarely going above 20 degrees celcius.
    It ranges 13-24 degrees celcius.
    Winters are cool -3 to 6 degrees celcius.
    ATAMACAMA OF CHILE
    10 LARGEST DESERT IN THE WORLD
    Rank Desert Area(km2) Area (mi2)

    1 Antartic Desert (Antartica) 13,829,430 5,339,573

    2 Artic Desert 13,726,937 1,003,600+

    3 Sahara Desert ( North africa) 9,100,000+ 3,32,000+

    4 Arabian Desert(Middle East) 2,330,000 900,000

    5 Gobi Desert 1,300,000 500,000

    6 Kalahari Desert( Africa) 900,000 360,000

    7 Patagonian Desert(South 670,000 260,000


    America)

    8 Great Victoria Desert 647,000 250,000


    (Australia)

    9 Syrian Desert(Middle East) 520,000 200,000

    10 Great basin dessert (North 492 190,000


    America)

    ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS TO DESERT ECOSYSTEM

    Global Warming and Human


    development are threatening desert
    survival.
    Drought
    Directly affect the growth of vegetation
    Global warming is raising Earths
    temperature, increasing the chances of
    severe drought.
    IRRIGATION

    Desert experience very little


    rainfall
    Trees and plants will not be
    able to live on the remaining
    water
    The salt levels in the soil make
    the soil unable to support life
    HUMAN ACTIVITY IN DESERTS

    Human activity causes deserts to


    expand.
    Rapid loss of fertile land causes deserts
    to expand.
    Too much grazing causes plant life to be
    destroyed.
    Mining, improper farming methods, and
    tree destruction causes desert
    expansion.
    THANK YOU FOR
    LISTENING!!!!

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