Australian deserts at a glance.
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Location:Deserts in our country span many kilometers in our country, from Western Australia to Alice Springs. There is also a vast variety in the type of deserts.
In Australia there are only ten deserts that span out in our country: -Great Victoria Desert ( WA and SA) -Great Sandy Desert ( WA) -Tanami Desert ( NT) -Simpson Desert ( NT) -Gibson Desert (WA) -Little Sandy Desert (WA) -Strzelecki Desert ( SA) -Sturt Stony Desert (NSW) -Tirari Desert (SA) -Pedirka Desert ( SA) With the total number of 1,560,000 square kilometers of Australian Deserts, yet only 3% of the Australian population live in these deserts. Read more below on Habitat. Habitat:The Desert is known to be full of sand and dry climate, it is also home to many habitat wild life and habitat. As aboriginals have adapted to way of life and survival from eating many animals and plants for 40,000 years before white settlement.
The habitat in Australian deserts may be scarce, but there is a lot of variety to them. There are many animals from the bilby to the bearded dragon. Here are some examples of Australian Desert animals: -Bilby -Perentie Lizard -Thorny Devil -Bearded Dragon -The Red kangaroo -The Camel -Dingo There are also many various plants in the desert.There are over 400 different plants found at Uluru. Many of these plants are culturally important, providing a source of food, medicine and fuel to traditional owners. Here are some examples: -The Desert Blood wood Tree - Rosemary -Acacia -Spinfex -Swainsona formosa -Sturt's Desert Pea There are many other types of plants in Australian deserts. See more below on: Location of Deserts Climate graphs Land forms graph. |
Climate:Deserts, are generally hot and dry climates from many stereotypes. In fact deserts tend to be dry and hot with a low humidity during the day, and in night the desert tends to be cold, with temperatures plummeting to three degrees. With day temperatures up to fifty degrees. Deserts in Australia and around the world tend to also rain every once a year. Also, in fact the worlds driest desert is Antarctica. Even though it is very cold and frosty with glaciers the desert of Antarctica hasn't rained in around one thousand years. Compared to deserts in Australia which has rained on every once a year. Deserts also tend to be near the tropic of Capricorn and Cancer also near the equator. The means that deserts are near the hottest parts of our planet. Because of these locations near the tropic of Capricorn, Caner and the Equator it is very hard for people to live, especially with these changing climates daily. Read more below on Landscapes. Land forms:There are many land forms and world-known landscapes such as Uluru, the big red rock in the middle of Australia.
Deserts have many areas of landscapes and Land forms Uluru is a prime example of famous areas of deserts. Deserts have land forms of sand dunes, plants, rocks and many other areas. Australian deserts are much more unique than other deserts where there are red sand features and mega rock features around Australia and the deserts among the country. The features are more unique in Australia than other countries such as the red sand, the plants, mega rock features. These features of land forms set apart Australia in land forms and landscapes than other countries. These land forms are vast and multiple. Land forms of Australian Deserts are also the more flat topography than other deserts around the world then the Sahara desert. In conclusion, land forms and landscapes are unique, especially in Australian deserts. See more below on: Location of Deserts Climate graphs Land forms graph. |