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The Chihuahuan Desert
http://helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/desbiome/chihua.htm
The Chihuahuan Desert extends over a large area of northern Mexico and projects into the southern part of the USA, including west Texas (for example, the Big Bend National Park) and parts of New Mexico and Arizona.

Deserts : websites and experiments
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Deserts
A desert is a region that supports little plant life because of insufficient moisture and dry soil. They are usually (but not always) hot, barren regions that receive little rainfall. Deserts, also called arid regions, characteristically receive less than 10 inches of rainfall per year. Deserts cover about one-fifth of the earth's surface.

Desert Dwellers (Lesson Plan)
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Desert Dwellers : Lesson Plan which covers/illustrates
1. Deserts occur where evaporation greatly exceeds the rainfall.
2. More than one-third of Earth is already classified as arid or semiarid desert.
3. There is a general trend toward desertification.
4. Measures can be taken to combat desertification and promote rehabilitation of land that has already become desert.

Desert Virtual Field Trip
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Desert Virtual Field Trip
Deserts generally receive less than 10 inches of precipitation a year, while semiarid regions receive on average between 10 and 20 inches a year. These regions make up about 1/3 of the earth's surface. Deserts are moving all the time due to continental drift and growing mountain ranges. Deserts are found between 15 and 30 degrees north and south of the equator.

Desert Plants
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Desert Plants

Deserts - Virtual Field Trip
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Deserts generally receive less than 10 inches of precipitation a year, while semiarid regions receive on average between 10 and 20 inches a year. These regions make up about 1/3 of the earth's surface. Deserts are moving all the time due to continental drift and growing mountain ranges. Deserts are found between 15 and 30 degrees north and south of the equator.
Deserts vary in age. The Sahara in northern Africa is 65 million years old and the Kalahari Desert, also in Africa, is much older than that! The Sonoran Desert in North America is a baby by comparison at about 10,000 years old. Due to the extreme heat and dryness (aridity), the desert ecosystem is extremely fragile and efforts are underway to protect these desolate wonders of nature.