2. INDEX OF CONTEINS(desert ecosystem) WWhheerree tthhee
eeccoossyysstteemm aarree WWhheeaatthheerr ccoonnddiittiioonnss
HHaabbiittaatt TTyyppeess ooff ppllaannttss TTyyppeess ooff
aanniimmaallss NNoonn--lliivviinngg tthhiinnggss EExxaammpplleess
ooff ffoooodd cchhaaiinn aanndd ffoooodd wweebb 3. WWHHEERREE
AARREE TTHHEEYY??DESERTS LOCATIONAntartic Desert (Antrtica)Artic
Desert (Artic)Sahara Desert (Africa)Arabian Desert (Middle
East)Gobi Desert (Asia)Patagonian Desert (South America)Great
Victoria Desert (Australia)Kalahori (Africa) 4. WWEEAATTHHEERR
CCOONNDDIICCTTIIOONNSSIn the desert there is an eexxttrreemmee
vvaarriiaattiioonn iinntteemmppeerraattuurree
bbeettwweeeennNNIIGGTTHH((--1188CC)) aanndd DDAAYY((++4499CC))
HHeeaatt eessccaappeessrraappiiddllyy aatt nniiggtthh dduuee ttoo
tthhee llaacckk ooff mmooiissttuurreeiinn tthheeaaiirr..TTHHEE
WWIINNDD IINN DDEESSEERRTTSS 5. HHAABBIITTAATTTHIS IS A VIDEOTHAT
EXPLAINSHABITAT IN THEDESERTDeserts where more water evaporates
from the ground than isreplaced by precipitation are generally
extremely hot, but some, likethe Gobi in Asia, experience very cold
winters.Plants, animals and other organisms that live in deserts
have evolvedto survive harsh conditions, scarce water and barren
landscapes. Somedesert habitats are short-livedspringing up to
brighten thelandscape only when the rains come. 6. TTYYPPEESS OOFF
PPLLAANNTTSS Desert plants are remarkable in their ability
tocapture moisture when it is available and tostore it during
drougths. The two main adaptations are their ability tocollect and
store water, and features toreduce water loss. 7. TTYYPPEESS OOFF
AANNIIMMAALLSS Animals that live in these harsh enviromentshave
developed mechanisms over time tosurvive in the desert. 8.
NNOONN--LLIIVVIINNGG TTHHIINNGGSSTHESE ARE EXAMPLES OF NON
LIVINGTHINGS WWaatteerr AAiirr SSaanndd SSttoorrmmss ooff ssaanndd
9. FFOOOODD CCHHAAIINN AANNDD FFOOOODD WWEEBB
