Deserts

This is a Desert

  The deserts are found at latitudes of 30 degrees north to 15 degrees north and 15 degrees south and 30 degrees south. Deserts are very hot. Deserts support very little life and is dominated by rocks and mostly poor soil.  Different deserts have a wide variety of plants mostly depending on rainfall.  Deserts that receive and inch of rain have highly specialized plants.  The plants there complete most if not all of their life cycle in less than a year when it rains, these plants are called annuals. Most desert plants are perennials. These are plants like the american cactus.  They are woody shrubs that have large shallow roots to quickly soak up water. Animals also live in the desert.  Animals like birds, snakes, tortoises, and small rodents. There are larger animals like the desert bighorn sheep.  Most of the animals in a desert are nocturnal to escape the dry, hot sun.