Education 2 you - 110 Web Sites related to Deserts

Web Sites (1 - 10 of 110): Deserts
	1.	Types of Deserts - Believe it or not, deserts come in two varieties: hot and cold. Reviewer: K. Mortensen . .
	2.	Desert Plants - Deserts are the home to many living things. In fact, deserts are second only to tropical rainforests in the variety of plant and animal species that live there. Reviewer: K. Mortensen . .
	3.	Where Are Deserts Located? - Many deserts are found in bands along 30 degrees latitude north and 30 degrees latitude south (between the red lines on the map). Reviewer: K. Mortensen . .
	4.	What is a Desert Like? - The desert is a land of extremes: extreme heat and extreme dryness; sudden flash floods and cold nights. Because deserts are such a harsh environment, deserts often have names likes "Death Valley," "the empty quarter," and "the pl... Reviewer: K. Mortensen . .
	5.	Zoom Desert Animals * - learn about animals that live in the hot and cold deserts of the world, including the Gobi, Sahara, Kalahari, Mojave, Sonoran, and more. Deserts cover about one fifth (20 percent) of the earth's land area. The desert is a harsh environment with very littl... . .
	6.	Deserts of the World - The graph below compares the sizes of the world's largest deserts. See Types of Deserts for more information about individual deserts throughout the world. Reviewer: K. Mortensen . .
	7.	The Bobcat (DesertUSA) * - There is only one species of Bobcat in California and in the southwestern deserts -- Felis rufus. It has the widest and most continuous range of any California carnivore and is found throughout all the deserts of the American Southwest. . .
	8.	The Prehistoric Desert Peoples (DesertUSA) * - During the past century, investigators have been solving one of the great mysteries of the North American continent: Who built the spectacular, prehistoric* cliff dwellings and other ancient structures scattered throughout the American Southwest? Now we . .
	9.	Desert USA: Barrel Cactus * - talks about the range and habitat of this plant as well as various types, including the California, Arizona, and Sonoran Barrel Cactus. Ferocactus, meaning "fierce or wild cactus,"are always cylindrical or barrel shaped and are usually among the... . .
	10.	Black Widow Spiders (DesertUSA) * - All about Black Widow Spiders, includes color photos, scientific names, common names, description, behavior, range, habitats and life cycle. BlackWidow spiders inhabit most warmer regions of the world to latitude of about 45 degrees N. and S. They occur t... . .