Sonoran Desert

    Hot! Hot!  Hot!!! Hot and dry!!!  The day we visited the Sonoran Desert, the temperature was 110 degrees Fahrenheit.  Those Saguaro Cacti don't produce much shade!  You think that absolutely nothing could live in this place.  Upon a closer look, however,  you find that the place is  alive with all sorts of creatures.  You can find out more by looking up the answers to the following questions:

Questions:

  1. Where is the Sonoran Desert located?

Animals

  1. Name 2 mammals, 2 birds, 2 reptiles, and 2 insects or spiders found in the Sonoran Desert.

Plants

  1. How do plants survive in the desert?
  2. Name 3 plants found in the desert.

 

                                                                                                                                               

                                                      

                                                                                                                                       

 

Grand Canyon Painted Desert and Petrified Desert Sonoran Desert
Meteor Crater Sedona Tombstone

 

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