Environmental Engineering ESCI 314 -1 Group 6’s Report about “DESERT” 9 July 2014 Submitted By: Baltazar‚ Kenneth Regin I. Umali‚ Francis San Agustin‚ Joshua Manuel Sisracon‚ Julius Vergara‚ Jules Villena‚ Eldie Naza Submitted to: Engr. Julius Angelo M. Lozada Types of Deserts Trade wind deserts The trade winds lie in areas crossed by the trade winds. in two belts on the equatorial sides of the Horse Latitudes heat up as they move toward the Equator
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A desert is a landscape or region of land that is very dry because of low rainfall amounts (precipitation)‚ often has little coverage by plants‚ and in which streams dry up unless they are supplied by water from outside areas.[1] Deserts can also be described as areas where more water is lost by evapotranspiration than falls as precipitation.[2] Desert plants must have special adaptations to survive with this little water. Deserts take up about one third (33%) of the Earth’s land surface.[3] Bottomlands
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h e S a h a r a D e s e r t The Sahara Desert is the largest hot and dry desert in the world. It is located in North Africa; it covers 9 million square kilometres and covers over twelve countries‚ some of the countries include; Morocco‚ Algeria Libya‚ Tunisia‚ Egypt‚ Mauritania‚ Mali‚ Niger‚ Chad‚ and Sudan. Most of the Sahara Desert is located at Algeria. The Sahara Desert receives less than 40cm of rain per year‚ the sand dunes in the Sahara Desert reach up to about 180 metres. It is Atlantic
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Sahara Desert The Sahara Desert is the world’s largest desert area. The word Sahara comes from the Arabic word sahra’‚ meaning desert. It extends from the Africa’s Atlantic Ocean side to the Red Sea and consists of the countries of Morocco‚ Algeria‚ Tunisia‚ Libya‚ Egypt‚ Mauritania‚ Mali‚ Niger‚ Chad‚ and Sudan. It is about 5‚200 miles long. Overall‚ the Sahara Desert covers 3‚500‚000 square miles. The geography of the desert is varied. In the west‚ the Sahara is rocky with varied elevation
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to John Muir‚ “In every walk with nature‚ one receives far more than he seeks.” Desert hikers explore a desert for things such as different species of animals‚ a new environment or even a vacation. Not only for the enjoyment‚ but some may go out for business references. Regardless of‚ they must fully prepare themselves in order to survive in a desert. Inexperienced desert hikers do not fully prepare. Because some desert hikers are inexperienced‚ many dangers await them such as‚ the scorching heat‚
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The Ecosystem - Deserts An Ecosystem is a biodiversity community where biotic and abiotic elements inhabit the same environment. There are many types of ecosystems located throughout the world and one of which is known as the Gobi desert. The Gobi is a large desert region that scales from 500‚000 square miles and spans across two countries (China and southern Mongolia) covering parts of northern and northwestern China. Like all deserts‚ the Gobi desert is a cold biome desert that consists
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Desert Marcus Green SCI/230 11/11/2012 Yasmin Henry Desert biomes can be defined as sandy regions that have very little rainfall as less than 50 cm a year with extreme temperatures and very scare vegetation. The fact that deserts are so dry the temperatures can change drastically‚ during the day temperatures can be as hot as 32 degrees Celsius‚ but at night temperatures can drop as low as -4 degrees Celsius because when the sun goes down there is no moisture in the air to trap the heat
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Sahara desert General facts: Largest Desert in the world 10 percent of the African continent‚ 5000 years ago had a significantly larger mammal population‚ due to it getting dryer and over hunting in the last 100 years‚ the mammals are near extinction in the sahara. Intro: Definition of desert: “a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all” Deserts cover about one fifth of our planet‚ and are caused by extremely
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Danger in the Desert By T.S. Fields Robbie and Scott Ratliff are brothers‚ brothers that pick on each other. Scott is the older brother and Robbie is the younger brother. Their ages are nine and eleven. Their dad died before the story started. They fight all the time. At the beginning of the story‚ Robbie “accidently” threw away Scott’s new Boy Scout badges. Scott chases Robbie into the house with a hose pipe. You know that didn’t end well. Their mom came home to discover that the
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Desert Places by Robert Frost Snow falling and night falling fast‚ oh‚ fast In a field I looked into going past‚ And the ground almost covered smooth in snow‚ But a few weeds and stubble showing last. The woods around it have it - it is theirs. All animals are smothered in their lairs. I am too absent-spirited to count; The loneliness includes me unawares. And lonely as it is‚ that loneliness Will be more lonely ere it will be less - A blanker whiteness of benighted snow
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LOST IN THE DESERT! By David Evans Natural Sciences Penn College/PSU Williamsport‚ PA Part I: July 13th‚ AM Mark‚ a white‚ 35-year-old male weighing approximately 70 kilogram (kg) started a three-hour drive across the desert on US 95 from Yuma‚ Arizona‚ to Blythe‚ California. He set out at 7 AM on what was expected to be a very hot July day. He anticipated that it would take him about three hours to reach Blythe—plenty of time to make his 11 AM appointment with Sarah‚ his fiancée. When he failed
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Australian Desert 1. The Tropic of Capricorn passes thru the center of Australia. This means the country lies close enough to trade wind latitudes for the prevailing winds to be from the southeast. These bring maritime conditions‚ with abundant rain‚ to the coast of New South Wales and Queensland. 2. Inland lies the Great Dividing Range‚ a mountain range running the length of the country parallel to the east coast. 3. Lands to the west of the mountains lie in a rain shadow. 4. 40% of Australia’s
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Contents Part I Phylogeny 1 Hypogeous Desert Fungi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ´ ´ Gabriel Moreno‚ Pablo Alvarado‚ and Jose Luis Manjon 3 2 Nomenclatural History and Genealogies of Desert Truffles . . . . . . . ´ ´ Gabor M. Kovacs and James M. Trappe 21 3 Cryptic and New Species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ´ ´ Juan-Julian Bordallo and Antonio Rodrıguez 39 Part II Conditions Favoring
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Investigation 4- Formation of Deserts 1. There are high-pressure and low-pressure belts on Earth because of the differences in area that include the location‚ the mountain ranges‚ and the coastal areas. It also has to do with the uneven warming of the sun because of the rotation of the earth on its axis. It also has to do with the air that is found around the equator‚ as it is uneven. This causes for heat to raise which in turn causes low pressure. Then‚ the air that moves out of these “lows‚” toward
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characteristics of one climate type you have studied. The climatic type of climate I have studies is the hot deserts. These deserts usually consist between 15° and 30°‚ north and south of the equator normally positions within the trade wind belts with the Sahara as the only exception. Desert temperatures are very extreme; they can be both very hot and cold. The tropical desert has the highest mean annual temperature of any climate on Earth. The high temperatures are a result of the high
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been decades since I last visited the Gobi Desert. Back in then‚ I was still a secondary student who was amazed by this Asia "endless sea". Time flies‚ I am now studying the mysterious Gobi Desert as a geologist. By comparing my research data collected recently with my previous knowledge and memories about the desert‚ I am shocked by its external and internal change. Stretching from South Mongolia to China‚ Gobi Desert is the world fifth-largest desert. With wonders like the Silk Road‚ the remote
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A Desert Journey Waiting can be a special form of torture‚ worse than any momentary pain. The combination of frustration and boredom can send even the bravest heart into a state of panic. Our first journey will bring us face to face with the infinite. Take a moment to prepare yourself‚ and eternal desert... 1. You are riding a camel across the vast and empty expanse of a seemingly endless dessert. You have ridden until you are near exhaustion. What words would you say to the camel that has
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Desert survival and SDI analyses The desert survival scenario taught me how to think rationally and demonstrate effective interpersonal skills. There is a certain time when we need to act as a group to achieve a goal‚ maybe to survive. The SDI and the desert survival scenario were intertwined especially during discussions. In a group. In SDI‚ we have four colors red‚ hub‚ blue and greed and each represent behaviors. Red characteristic behaviors tend to be competitive‚ forceful risk taker and self
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The Desert Biome Natashia Granger Bio/101 The Desert The desert is a dry barren area of land; it is in the Southwestern United States or areas of extreme heat and dryness. Deserts characteristically receive less than ten inches of precipitation a year. About one fifth of Earth’s surface is desert. Desert can be hot or cold
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Human Interactions Over the past years the Sahara desert has changed as a result of human interactions. Such as tourism‚ mining for oil‚ military testings‚ nuclear bombings and pollution. Desertification is one of the many negative human interactions in the Sahara Desert. Desertification is caused by climatic changes‚ over-grazing‚ deforestation for fuel or materials‚ droughts and ploughing the land for agriculture‚ these all led to the soil eroding away leaving the unprotected layer drying out in
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