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Fun Facts!
100
This masked creature of the night can be found in the desert Southwest.
What is raccoon?
100
Two of the most common plants found in a desert are the ocotillo and this plant.
What is the cactus?
100
This is the hottest desert in the world, reaching 122 degrees during the day.
What is Sahara Desert?
100
This is the formal name for windswept piles of sand that can reach a height of 820 feet.
What is a dune?
100
Desert Bighorn Sheep can go this many days without water.
What is 10 days?
200
This nearly blind desert animal resembles a small pig with scales and bony plates covering its body.
What is armadillo?
200
This type of tree can be found in tropical environments and in the desert.
What is palm tree?
200
Because of the heat, desert rains will sometimes do this before hitting the ground.
What is evaporate?
200
The tallest mesa in the world is the Grand Mesa in this state.
What is Colorado?
200
This is the only continent with no major deserts.
What is Europe?
300
This segmented desert animal has a stinger on the end of its tail.
What is scorpion?
300
This tree, found in the desert Southwest, in named after a Bible character who is famous for leading the Israelites into Jericho.
What is Joshua Tree?
300
This state's desert area holds the record for the hottest temperature ever--134 degrees!
What is Death Valley, California?
300
This is a fertile area found by a spring or underground stream.
What is an oasis?
300
This desert is the only place where a Joshua Tree can grow.
What is Mojave?
400
The kangaroo rat belongs to this class of animals.
What is mammals?
400
The desert ironwood grows only in Arizona, California, and parts of this country.
What is Mexico?
400
This largest desert in Asia can see temperatures of -40 degrees.
What is Gobi Desert?
400
This Arabic term means a dry riverbed. HINT: David chose stones here.
What is a wadi?
400
This fraction of the earth's land is desert.
What is 1/3?
500
This desert animal is often referred to as the''ship of the desert.''
What is the camel?
500
The saguaro cactus has a lifespan of this many years.
What is 150 years?
500
To be considered a desert, this much rain falls in a year.
What is 10 inches or less?
500
This type of hill, found in the desert Southwest, has a flat top and steep sides.
What is a butte (or mesa)?
500
This is the largest desert on earth.
What is the Antarctic Desert?
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