The Deserts of the World

 How would you describe a desert?

 What kind of animals live in the desert?
 How do you survive in the desert?
 What do you wear in the desert?
The Gobi Desert
 Fifth biggest desert in
the world
 Area of 1,300,000 km²
 Set between Mongolia
and China
Climate in the Gobi Desert
 What do you think is
the weather like in the
Gobi Desert?
 What animals do you
think live in the Gobi
Desert?
Different Weather Conditions in the
Gobi Desert
 Flash flooding during
the summer monsoon
 Mean temperature in
January -26°C!!!
 Animals of the Gobi Desert
 Jerboa: Small ,
nocturnal animal that
can jump as far as 10
feet
 The high mountain
ridges of the Gobi Altai
provide a homefor this
rare and elusive cat, the
largest member of the
cat family (up to 40 kg)
found in Mongolia.
 People of the Gobi Desert
 1 person per square
kilometer
 The nomads have
developed a circular felt-
covered dwelling, the
"GER" (or yurt in Turkish
language), adapted to the
difficult conditions of their
daily life (cold, wind, sun)
and easy to be moved as
can be raised and
dismantled in 30 to 60
minutes.
 The Colorado Plateau
• As big as Germany
• Situated between the
Rocky Mountains and
the Sierra Nevada
• Within these rocks are
abundant mineral
resources that include
uranium, coal,
petroleum, and natural
gas.
Protected Land of the Colorado Desert
• Grand Canyon
National Park
• Aztec Ruins National
Monument
The buildings date back to
the 11th to 13th
centuries
 People of the Colorado Desert
• One of many Indian
tribes are the Navajo
• Diné – the people
• They live in
reservations and also
speak their own
language, besides
English
• Good at crafting,
especially pottery and
making silver jewellery
 Animals of the Colorado Plateau
• The black footed
ferret,
population reduced
through farmers by
almost 98%
• The Desert Big Horn
Sheep
• Trying to reintroduce
the grey wolf in
unsettled areas
 The Arctic – A very cold desert
• Second biggest desert
of the world, just
slightly smaller than
Antarctica
(13,829,430 to about
13,700,000 km²)
• Australia 7,617,930
km²
• Polar desert
 Climate in the Arctic Region
• Cool summers and
very cold winters
• Coldest temperature
recorded – 68°C
• Freezer -18°C
• In summer
temperatures can go
up 10°C in certain
regions
 Scientific Exploration of the Arctic
Region
• Since 1937, the whole
Arctic region has been
extensively explored by
Soviet and Russian
manned drifting ice
stations.
• Between 1937 and 1991,
88 polar crews
established and occupied
scientific settlements on
the drift ice and were
carried thousands of
kilometers by the ice flow
Animals of the Arctic Region
 People of the Arctic Region
• The Eskimos represent
today's inhabitants of
the Arctic Region
(Yupic and Inuit)
• Inuit (Inuk) are the
aboriginal people of
Canada
• Yupic live in the west
and have their own
language
 Thank you

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