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life in deserts
DESERTS
some places experience very high temp or very less temp these places called deserts
characterstics of deserts
less rainfall
less avial of water for agri
very hot or very cold
scanty vegetation
less plants due to envi condi
TYPES OF DESERT:
HOT DESERTS: places which have high temp
hot desert ex: SAHARA
area: 8.54 million sq. km
touches(shares boundaries with) eleven countries
worlds largest desert
natural features of sahara desert
majorly SAND
GRAVEL PLAINS
rocky land without any vegetation
ELEVATED PLATEAUS
BARE ROCKY SURFACES
at som e places upto 2500km height
CLIMATE IN SAHAR
mostly cloudless sky
very short rainy season
morning: temp very high upto 50 deg cel
hot and dry
night: very cold temp 0 to - deg cel
this much extreme temp makes everything around hot
FLORA AND FAUNA:
vegetation
rarely OASIS
small vegetation found near water bodies with date palms surrounding them
cactus, date palms, acacia
animals
camels, hyenas, jackals, foxes, scorpions, snakes and lizards
people in hot deserts
COLD DESERTS: places which experi very very temp