The Sea of Sand

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The Sea of Sand

• By Steven deKeratry

Mrs. Becks Class
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Climate

• Food and water are in short supply in the
  desert. Some deserts literally are seas of sand.
  Temperatures can jump wildly over 100 degrees
  Fahrenheit. Because there is little moisture and
  cloud cover it gets very cold at night. Less than
  ten inches of rain may fall in a desert each
  year, but a down pour may follow a year-long
  drought.

Desert Video
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Animals pg.1

• Bobcats are found in almost every habitat.
  These cats range from about 15 to 20 pounds. The
  Bobcat is quite fierce and is able to attack and
  kill animals as large as deer, however food habit
  studies have shown Bobcats subsist on a diet of
  Rabbits, Ground Squirrels , Mice, Pocket Gophers
  and Wood Rats.
• Javelinas mating season year round. Javelinas
  with their tail, range from about 40 to 60 inches
  long. A Javelinas typical diet includes agaves
  and Prickly Pear Cactus. Javelinas shoulder
  height 20 to 24 inches tall and their average
  lifespan is about 10 years.

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Animals pg.2

• Jack Rabbits are usually18 to 25 inches long
  and have large brown ears with black tips. Jack
  Rabbits are vegetarians and eat a great variety
  of herbs and shrubs.
• An estimated two million Jack Rabbits are
  hunted in California yearly.

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Plants pg. 1
The Saguaro Cactus grows very slowly- perhaps
an inch a year-but this plant can grow to be 50
feet tall. An average old saguaro would have 5
arms and be about 30 feet tall.
The Joshua Tree grows in the Mojave Desert. This
tree is a large desert plant with spiky leaves.
It also has a fruit which is food for desert
animals.
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Plants pg. 2
Many desert plants store water in their tissue
such as the Prickly Pear Cactus. Animals will
eat them for their Liquid. Their thorns keep them
safe from any predators.
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2 locations
The Saharan Desert covers most of Northern
Africa and is the largest hot desert in the
world. The Sahara Desert receives less than 3
inches of rain each year. The Chihuahuan Desert
of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and mostly Mexico
receives less than 10 inches of rain yearly and
has a wide variety of cacti. Winter
temperatures are cool but Summer is hot.
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Entertainment
Deserts attract many people each year for
many different reasons. Some people go to hike or
camp or even just to go biking. Some people just
go because of the beautiful deserts and the caves
and mountains that are there.
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Facts

• Desert receives less rainfall than anyother
• Ecosystem.
• The smallest desert is Carcross Desert in
• Canada. It is less than 260 hectares(1 hectare
• 10,000 square meters).
• The largest sandune ever recorded was in the
  Sahara Desert and was 1,410 feet tall.

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Works Cited

• http//www.desertusa.com
• www.inchinapinch.com
• http//www.mbgnet.net
• http//streaming.discoveryeducation.com/