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Desert. Erin & Carley. Deserts cover one fifth of the earth’s land area. The biggest Desert is northern Africa’s Sahara desert. It covers roughly 3, 500,00 square miles. There are even deserts that are cold. Some deserts are covered in sand. Deserts can be sandy and
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Deserts cover one fifth of the earth’s land area. The biggest Desert is northern Africa’s Sahara desert. It covers roughly 3, 500,00 square miles. There are even deserts that are cold. Some deserts are covered in sand. Deserts can be sandy and rocky. Deserts are located all over the world. A treasure lies hidden under the Sahara desert. Naturally occurring salt in The soil gets dissolved by rain water and carried in rivers to the ocean.
Our three favorite animals in the desert are camels, jack rabbits, and hawks. Our favorite plants living in the desert are barrel cactus, organ pipe cactus, and buffalo gourd.
One interaction that happens in the desert is between animals and plants. Animals and plants could not survive without each other. Animals seek food and shelter through desert plants. Some animals burrow Into cactuses to find shelter from the heat. Two interesting facts about the desert are more plants and animals live in the Sonoran Desert than most forests. The second fact is a jack rabbit can out run most animals in the desert.
