By Will Bashford,Gabe Rupe, and Daniel Rogers

 The temperature is annually degrees Celsius. The temperature range during the year reaches as high as 40 degrees Celsius and as low as -18 degrees Celsius  The annual precipitation less than 25 cm per year.  The form of precipitation is snow or fog.

 Climatograph of Salt Lake City which is in the Temperate Desert of The United States.

 Prickly Pear, Sagebrush, Saguaro Cactus, Phreatophytes, Halophytes  Adaptations:  Reduction of leaves, often into spines for protection  Development of the stem as a major photosynthetic structure  Water storage in the stem  Development of defense structures  Coating the plant with a thick waxy cuticle  A dense coating of hairs (trichomes)  Extensive underground root systems

 Bactrian Camel, Zebratail Lizard, Grey Wolf, Lynx, Armadillo  Adaptations:  Nocturnal Lifestyle  Living in Burrows  Slender bodies with long limbs  Specialized snouts  Waxy body coatings  Efficient kidneys  Eyes protected from the sun

 Development, off-highway vehicle use, livestock overgrazing, construction of roads and utilities, military training exercises, air pollution and the spread of non-native plant species have seriously altered the desert ecosystem over the last century.

 As of right now the temperate desert biome is not being protected by humans on a large scale.

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