Deserts are climatic areas characterized by harsh conditions over large areas. They are typically dry, warm or hot environments that do not allow vegetation to grow. Typically, a minimal amount of rainfall determines the quality of life in a desert. During this time, organisms living in this harsh environment must adapt to the extreme conditions. Plants and animals such as vipers, ostriches, salt crystals and rams find ways to cope with this harsh environment.
Desert trivia and coloring pages for kids
The largest deserts in the world are the Arabian Desert, the Kalahari Desert, the Atacama Desert, the Gobi Desert and the Sahara Desert, the largest of them. The Arabian Desert covers an area of about 2.3 million square kilometers and includes most of the Middle East. The Kalahari Desert is located in South Africa and is as large as half of Europe. The Atacama Desert is located in South America near Chile and Peru and is called the dry desert. The Gobi Desert is adjacent to China and Mongolia and is one of the driest deserts. The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world, covering 9 million square kilometers.
1 The largest coloring book path in the world is located in the Namib Desert in Namibia and is 190 km long.
2 There used to be a river in the Sahara Desert, called the Green Sahara, which stretched from Yemen to Libya.
3 Researchers have made the discovery of a fossilized jungle in the Kalahari Desert that was covered with vegetation about 100 million years ago.
4. the sun in the desert can reach temperatures of more than 80 degrees Celsius.
5 The Atacama Desert is one of the driest places on Earth, where rain powders do not fall for several decades.
6. desert plants are always green, but they change color from greener to more yellow or red depending on the amount of water they receive.
7 Deserts are considered energy strongholds because of their abundance of mineral resources such as salt, copper and oil.
8 In the Kalahari Desert you can meet one of the smallest mammals in the world - the South African caravanut.
9 There are four types of desert: dry, wet, humid and hot.
10 The Dead Sea coast is one of the warmest places on Earth, and temperatures around the temple hill can reach 50°C.
11. Giant gray rats once lived in the Gobi desert.
12 Most of the world's deserts are growing seaward as melting ice causes lower water levels.
13 Deserts continue to evolve, which is why about 20 percent of the territory on Earth falls into the category of deserts or semi-deserts.
14 The Namib Desert is home to animals such as cheetahs, camels, antelopes and ostriches.
15 There is an astronomical observatory in the Atacama Desert that is used to study the sky.
16 There are typhoons in some deserts, which can reach wind speeds of up to 200 kilometers per hour.
17 There are numerous caves, archaeological reserves and structures in the Sahara desert that show the history of the region.
18 There is a lake in the Karakum Desert called "Black Eye", which was created by a sewage spill.
19 The deserts are a popular destination for tourists, offering tours, Great Lakes diving, horseback tours and safaris.
20. deserts are an important source of renewable energy through solar wind and wind turbines.
