Desert Biomes Around the World (Exploring Earths Biomes)

Uses maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and their environmental characteristics (C3 Foundation D2.Geo.2.3-5), Describes how environmental characteristics influence population distribution in specific places or regions (C3 Foundation D2.Geo.6.3-5), Explains how environmental characteristics affect the distribution and movement of people, goods, and ideas.(C3 Foundation D2.Geo.7.3-5), Explains how human settlements and movements relate to the locations and use of various natural resources (C3 Foundation D2.Geo.8.3-5), Exhibits why environmental characteristics vary among different regions (C3 Foundation D2.Geo.10.3-5)

Did you know that Antarctica is the largest desert in the world? It receives so little rain or snow that it is almost as dry as the Sahara! Whether cold, hot, or somewhere in between, a third of Earth's land is part of the desert biome.