Created by Jose Garcia and Debbie Lovell

You will be learning about deserts, where they are located, the inhabitants, the vegetation (plants) and why they are important to our ecology. Below are a list of sites to help you find answers to the questions.

1.  What is the definition of a desert?

2.  What is an endangered plant?

3.  What is an endangered animal?

4.  Name the two types of desert and their inhabitants.

6.  In the United States, where are deserts found?
                                                      Deserts in the United States
                              (click on the link of the left that says Deserts of the World)
                                                           United States Deserts
                                                          North American Deserts

7.  Where do plants of the hot desert store water?
                                                             Desert Plant Survival

8.  What are some ways animals of the desert get water?
                                                 Acquiring and Retaining Water

If you have time... Here is a Brain POP video about the Desert

We hope you have enjoyed this activity and learned a lot of valuable information.  Deserts certainly are an important part of our environment.