Deserts - Discussion

Learn

Click on the link to watch a short video clip about the desert biome (the video is approximately 2 minutes long).
Desert Video

Take a look at these websites to learn more about deserts.
Desert
The Desert Biome
Map and definition of deserts

Discuss

Your assignment for this post is to respond to the following discussion questions. Remember to look back at the guidelines post to make sure you follow all the guidelines for discussion posts.
Once you have answered the questions, come back in and comment on the answers of at least one classmate.

1) Use your own words to provide a definition of the word "desert."

2) What type of plants are most common in deserts? Name at least two desert plants.

3) Compare and contrast hot and dry deserts and cold deserts. Write at least two sentences.

This assignment is worth 5 five points.

References
Free Nature Pictures. (n.d.). Huge white sand dunes in Death Valley, California [Photograph]. Retrieved November 4, 2008 from http://www.freenaturepictures.com/pictures/desert-dunes-1.php

How Stuff Works. (2008). Biomes: Desert [Video]. Retrieved November 4, 2008 from http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/6024-biomes-desert-video.htm#

Richmond University. (n.d.). The desert biome. Retrieved November 4, 2008 from http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/biomes/desert.html

Stetson, N. (2000). Desert. Retrieved November 4, 2008 from http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert.htm

University of California Museum of Paleontology. (n.d.). The desert biome. Retrieved November 3, 2008 from http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/deserts.php