By: Kenady Browning

 Most deserts lie along the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.  North America  Australia  South America  Arabian Peninsula  Africa

 It rains about 10 inches or less every year.

 The temperature can be over 100 degrees during the day, but below 32 degrees at night.

 Barrel Cactus Barrel Cactus  Brittle Bush Brittle Bush  Chainfruit Cholla Chainfruit Cholla  Creosote Bush Creosote Bush  Crimson Hedgehog Cactus Crimson Hedgehog Cactus  Desert Ironwood Desert Ironwood  Joshua Tree Joshua Tree  Jumping Cholla Jumping Cholla  Mojave Aster Mojave Aster  Ocotillo Ocotillo  Palo Verde Palo Verde  Pancake Prickly Pear Cactus Pancake Prickly Pear Cactus  Saguaro Cactus Saguaro Cactus  Soaptree Yucca Soaptree Yucca  Triangle-leaf Bursage Triangle-leaf Bursage

 Armadillo Lizard Armadillo Lizard  Banded Gila Monster Banded Gila Monster  Bobcat Bobcat  Cactus Wren Cactus Wren  Coyote Coyote  Desert Bighorn Sheep Desert Bighorn Sheep  Desert Kangaroo Rat Desert Kangaroo Rat  Javelina Javelina  Cactus Ferruginoug Pygmy Owl Cactus Ferruginoug Pygmy Owl  Sonoran Desert Toad Sonoran Desert Toad  Sonoran Pronghorn Antelope Sonoran Pronghorn Antelope  Thorny Devil Thorny Devil

 Deserts cover about one-fifth of all the land in the world.  The desert is the hottest biome on earth.  The Sahara is the largest desert in the world.

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