Desert Life

Generally, a deserts is defined as as an area that receives less than how many inches of precipitation a year?

40 CM

What is the largest desert in the world?

Antarctic desert

What is the driest desert in the world? (in Chile, South America)

Atacama Desert

What is the process by which fertile land becomes desert?

Desertification

What is a desert?

Dry, extremely hot remote area.

Which desert was home to the discovery of the first dinosaur eggs?

Gobi desert

How long can an adult tortoise survive without water?

One year

What is the largest hot desert in the world?

Sahara

What desert is considered the hottest place on earth?

The Sahara

Although most of us think of deserts as places that do not get much rain, the precipitation received in deserts can be in the form of either rain or what?

snow. deserts can be either hot or cold.