1. By: Samantha Donahue, Emily Milby, Candace Shoffner, and Nigel Butterworth

2. Climate..  All deserts in North America are different and have different temperatures and climates.  From July to mid-September, the summer brings surges of wet tropical air and frequent violent thunderstorms...

3. Australian Climate..  All deserts in Australia are characterized by a lot of heat during the day. But they are followed by very cold nights.  Australian deserts barely have any rainfall most is a complete drought.

4. Best Time for Travel..  In most cases, spring and fall are the best times to visit the desert.  In the Mojave desert temperatures can be very cold in the winter and consistently 100 °F or even much higher in the summer and early fall.In the late winter and early spring strong winds are frequent.

5. Animals  The animals include small carnivores . The dominant animals are burrowers and kangaroo rats.  There are also a variety of insects, arachnids, reptiles and birds.

6. Plants . Shrubs are the dominant growth form in the deserts.  any trees be evergreen or deciduous; typically have small leaves; and frequently have spines or thorns and/or aromatic oils.

7. Geography Australian deserts..  Australia is the lowest, flattest, and oldest continental landmass on Earth.  Cold ocean currents off the west coast are frequent  Low elevation of landforms

8. North American Desert Geo..  One of the major North American deserts is The Great Basin. It the largest out of all the deserts in this region.  It includes valleys, basins, lakes, and many mountain ranges.

9. Bibliography..  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert#Ge ography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert#Ge ography  http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.a u/articles/weather/ http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.a u/articles/weather/  http://www.desertusa.com/life.html http://www.desertusa.com/life.html  http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/sono ran_desert.htm http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/sono ran_desert.htm  www.clan.lib.nv.us/content.asp?id=4 www.clan.lib.nv.us/content.asp?id=4  www.desertusa.com/grb/map.html www.desertusa.com/grb/map.html