Arabian+Desert

The deserts sandy strong wind storms blow sand everywhere but then stops and creates big hills of sand which are called sand dunes. To make a desert a desert in needs to receive less than 250 millimetres. Scientist also measure the balance of water in a desert, they compare the amount of rainfall to the amount of rain evaporated. At the moment the desert is highly populated and most of it can be accessed by roads.
 * __GEOLOGIST JACK__ **

Q1.) List and describe the type of terrain found in your desert. IE rock, sand, stone, mountainous, flat, icy

The arabian has lots of wells and springs.The Arabian desert has mountains that the egyptians use to get sandstone, limestone, granite, porphyry to use as building materials. The arabian has many sand seas. Some gravel plains are found at the foothills such as the Hajar mountains. The deserts sandy strong wind storms blow sand everywhere but then stops and creates big hills of sand which are called sand dunes. The terrain is mostly sandy and gravelly.

Q2.What are the key landforms found in your desert area? Provide a description of each.

The Arabian desert has mountains that the egyptians use to get sandstone, limestone, granite, porphyry to use as building materials. The egyptians use to use the rock they found in the mountains to use for building tools and to build buildings to live in.

Some mountains from the arabian some of which the egyptians may have got their building materials from.

Q3.Describe the specific climate conditions found in your desert and discuss how this works to create a desert region in this location. IE Temperatures, wind, rainfall.

The Arabian desert covers more than 1,447,7955 miles. The Arabian desert is sometimes called a tropical desert. The Arabian is very arid it gets an average of 1.38 inches annually. In summer the desert can get up to 104 to 122 degrees. In winter the desert goes down to 5 to 10 degrees which is extremely cold. But the hottest their is cooking if you compare it to australia our highest is 50 degrees.

Q4. Choose one landform and describe how the environmental conditions and climate have helped create it. IE Wind, rain torrents, erosions weathering.

Sand Dunes The big sand dune are in the empty quarter of the Arabian desert. The wind storms drag the sand around and dump it in big groups of sand. Sand dunes change shape and size all the time. The sand dunes are normally all close together in a big group making it very hard to walk across its soft sand. These are an example of some big curvy sand dunes.



__**ZOOLOGIST BRANDON **__ //All the animals that live in the arabian are// //fly, the malaria-carrying Anopheles mosquito, fleas, lice, roaches, ants, termites, beetles and mantids,myriads of butterflies, moths, and caterpillars, and the pestiferous locust,////dromedary camel, dung beetle, civet, Egyptian vulture, flamingo, fox, gazelle, hare, hedgehog, Arabian horse, hyena, ibex, jackal, jerboa, lesser bustard, lizard, locust, oryx, peregrine falcon, porcupine, sand cobra, scorpion, skink, veiled chameleon,and vipers//

//__**Sand cobra**__// there appearance is normally under the sand they stay under the sand until some pray come and they jump out and attack. they grow up to 100-50 feet in length there reach is 1/3 of there body. The sand cobra has a flat head and sandy colored with big black eyes.

Sand Cobras will eat almost anything he eats insects, lizards, frog,mouse’s,rats and birds

sand cobras are just one of the most venom's snake in the world

__//**Gazelle**//__ Life span: Up to 12.5 years. Diet: Grasses, leaves, blossoms, succulents.

Main Predators: Cheetah, lion, leopard, spotted hyena, python. Body Length: 90-110 cm / 3-3.6 ft. Shoulder Height: 55-65cm / 1.8-2.1 Tail Length: 15-20 cm / 6-8 in. Weight: 15-20 kg / 33-44 lb.

One of the most desert-adapted gazelles, dorcas gazelles may go their entire lives without drinking any water, obtaining all needed moisture from the plants they eat. They can withstand very high temperatures, although during hot weather they are primarily active at dawn, dusk, and throughout the night. Herds wander over large areas searching for food, and tend to congregate in areas where recent rainfall has stimulated plant growth.

__**orxy**__
Even the plants that the oryx feed on, have adapted to living in desert and semi-desert conditions. They gather moisture from dew that forms at night and early morning. The Arabian Oryx is the smallest of the three in size, as well as numbers. Already extinct in the wild by 1972,Their numbers are still small today, with only 1,100 living in the wild. Poaching is the biggest threat to their survival.

what the eat: plants what eats them: human and some time coyote what they look like: dark black tall,light brown legs with dark brown strips and cream color body. life span:up to 20 years

__hare__
size:1.4-4kg; up to 59cm 69cm long diet:succulent plants with thick,juicy leaves or stems like grass & leaves Predator(s): coyote,eagle, bobcat & bager

how they live in the desert: they dig a barrow about 3m in to the ground were all the moist dirt so they can escape the warm weather of the desert in the afternoon, but there not always safe in there hole because some

__//vulture//__

 * //in the hot sunny desert the vultures urinate on them selves to cool them selves down//**

what vultures: Vultures eat large mammals such as deer, goats, sheep, donkeys, horses, pigs, cougars, bears, and cattle. They will also eat small animals like rabbits and coyote. what eats them:lions,coyote some times snakes bit them but can’t eat them.

4) human's putting house's and tourism and destroying there food water and homes will kill off all the animals one by one.

**Q.1 What are the main plant species found in your desert area? List and describe 5 types of plant/tree or shrub in you desert. IE Tall, spiky, flowers.**
 * __//BOTANIST JASMIN//__**


 * Date Palm -** The date palm grows about 23 meters tall. Its stem, terminates in a crown of graceful, shining, pinnate leaves about 5 meters long. Since it has fibrous roots that go deep down in the ground to get nutrients. These trees also yield fruits called dates, that are used as important food sources by both human and animals.


 * Acacia -** These tree’s are normally found in dry environments.They have these long sharp thorns that hold water to survive the arid climate of the desert. Another reason this tree survives the climatic conditions of the desert is that it has deep roots that dig down in the soil and obtain the necessary nutrients for it to survive.


 * Caper Plant -** Caper, a common Arabian desert plant, is a gray-blue thorny plant. These plants even bear beautiful flowers that are sweetly fragrant. They can also withstand cold freezing conditions.


 * Ghaf tree -** Its wood is used for building, while its root system helps to stabilize sand dunes. The ghaf tree can reach a height of 10 to 15 feet in less than 10 years. It has coarse, evergreen, irregularly shaped branches. Like other vegetation in the desert, the ghaf tree is able to survive with little water; it can last through droughts of eight months or more.


 * Desert Roses -** Adenium or desert rose is the flowering plant that grows in the Arabian desert. These plants bloom in clusters throughout the Arabian desert, during the entire year. These roses cannot handle cold climates, so they bloom the most when the sun is shining.

Some of the other common plants found in the arabian are the Salt bush, Juniper tree’s and the Alfalfa.

**Q.2 Describe ways that your 5 chosen plant/tree/shrub adapt or survive in desert conditions. IE They are able to retain water, they don't require much water, they have deep root systems.**


 * Date palm -** Has fibrous roots that grow deep in the ground so they can get nutrients.


 * Acacia -** Their long sharp thorns hold water to survive in the hot climate of the desert. They have deep roots that dig deep down on the ground for nutrients.


 * Caper Plant -** They are salt intolerant meaning they require less water to survive. They are sweetly fragrant. They also have ability to adapt to poor soil conditions.


 * Ghaf tree -** The trees root system helps to stabilize sand dunes. Like most other vegetation in the desert they don’t require much or any water, it can last through droughts up to eight months.


 * Desert roses -** They have swollen trunks to hold water in them to survive in hot climate**,** like most plants in the desert the roses can’t handle the cold climate so they bloom most when the sun is shining.

**Q.3 List and explain any animals or species that use your plant/tree/shrub for habitat or survival. IE Do any animals eat from it or acquire moisture/water from your plant.**


 * Date palm -** Is a good food source for both humans and animals, the dates being an edible fruit for everyone.


 * Acacia -** The acacia has edible seed pods and leaves that both human and animals can eat.


 * Caper plant -** There isn’t a particular animal that eats off or acquires moisture from the Caper, meaning that it is not used as a food source in the Arabian desert.


 * Ghaf tree** **-** Camels have been grazing on the gahf tree in the Arabian desert.


 * Desert roses -** Animals can acquire the moisture that they hold in their trunks.

**Q.4 Identify and describe any threats to your plant/tree/shrub in your desert area. IE Climate change, human interaction.**


 * Date palm -** Is in threat from human interaction because the date is edible and good to eat for humans.


 * Acacia -** The climatic conditions in the desert are important for the acacia to survive, because of their long roots digging deep in the ground for nutrients in the warmer weather in the desert.


 * Caper plant -** Human interaction is probably the main threat for the caper plant because of the beautiful fragrant flower that is grows.


 * Ghaf tree -** The ghaf tree is threatened by human interaction because the wood of these plants is strong and is used in the constructing building by the local habitats.


 * Desert roses -** Climate change will affect the growth of the desert rose because it can only withstand warm conditions, when there is cold or freezing conditions the flower will not bloom.