Deserted DesertsSand Camel and Jack Scorpion

Period 7Earth Science Honors

Dr. HoughtonDec 22, 2010

Glossary

Great Basin

Perennial

Annual

Semi-Arid Desert

Great Victoria

Mallee

Lunettes

Hot Desert

Figure 1. Great Basin Desert (thegreatsitting.com 2004) Figure 2. The Great Victoria Desert (Exprim Tours

Australia 2003)

Objective/Purpose

The purpose of this project is to acquire information about deserts precisely the Great Basin Desert and the Great Victoria Desert, as well as informing viewers about specific factors such as:

Physical Features

Impact of human activity

Abiotic and biotic factors and their effects

Brief historical background

Location

Figure 3. Location of Great Basin Desert and Great Victoria Desert in the world (Geology.com 2010)

Introduction: Great Basin Desert

Location: USA (nps.gov 2009)

Latitude and Longitude:

40°N & 117°W (MapXL 2010)

190,000 Square Miles (nps.gov 2009)

Semi-Arid Desert (EnchantedLeaning.com 2010)

Figure 4. Close up view of the Great Basin Desert Location in the U.S. (nps.gov 2009)

Great BasinHistory and Climate

History:

Desert formation

Past residents

Temperature & Climate:

Precipitation: 7-12 inches

Average Temperature: 61 degrees

(nps.gov 2009)

Figure 5. Fremont Indian Cave Drawing (Eddins 2010)

SUPRISING FACT!

First North American transcontinental railroad

Figure 6. First North American Transcontinental railroad route (Gemstone 2010)

Figure 7. The train from the first North American transcontinental railroad

Introduction: Great Victoria Desert

Location: Australia (Bradtkse 2010)

Latitude and Longitude: 29°S & 126°E (Mapsofworld.com 2008)

Stretches 450 miles from South State to Western State (Bradtkse 2010)

Hot Desert (Bradtkse 2010)

Figure 8. Exact location highlighted of Great Victoria Desert in Australia (Anwar 2010)

Great Victoria Desert History and Climate

History:

Desert Formation

Residents

Temperature & Climate:

Precipitation: 200 – 250 mm per year

Temperature: Winter 20-25°C

Summer 90-105 °F

Figure 9. The Great Victoria Desert (World Wildlife Fund 2010)

SUPRISING FACTS!

Origin of the Great Victoria Desert name

Figure 11. Ernest Giles (ANU 2006)

Figure .10 Queen Victoria of Great Britain (Mackey 2008)

Method and Materials

Method: All of the information and figures were collected from online sources. The notes were then gathered and organized to construct an informational PowerPoint about the Great Basin Desert and the Great Victoria Desert.

Materials:Laptops from the GHS mobile cartMicrosoft Office PowerPointNumerous websites online

Landforms

(GFDL 2005)(Nussbaum 2010)

Great Basin to have ‘rocky’ battle with surrounding mountains?

-One of many abiotic factors that could affect the Great Basin desert.

-Picture Source:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Stella_Lake_Great_Basin.jpg

The Earth-Sci Timeswww.earthsvcirox.com THE WORLD’S CHOICE OF INFORMATION - Since The Beginning of Time

Figure 12. The Great Basin Desert(Wikimedia 2010)

Great Basin Desert Organisms

Figure 13. Sagebrush (Wegner 2010)

Figure 14. Mule Deer (Wallpaper.searchrealm.com 2010)

Figure 15. Dung Beetle (Red planet Inc. 2010)(Biology.ed.ac.uk 2010)

Great Basin Biotic Factors

Cheatgrass (annual)

Replace many perennial grasses

Fire risk

Figure 16. Cheatgrass (m.montana.edu 2007)

(Biology.ed.ac.uk 2010)

Impact of Human Society on The Great Basin Desert

Development

Populated areas compared to Great Victoria Desert

Figure 17. Las Vegas Sign (Isle B. Stitching 2009)

Great Victoria’s Abiotic Affects

Transformation to biotic life

Figure 18. Great Victoria Desert After Rainfall (www.terrain.org 2010)

Great Victoria Desert Organisms

Figure 20. Thornbill (Ozanimals.com 2010)

Figure 19. Hummock (cossa 2010)

Impact of Humans on The Great Victoria Desert

•Tourists•Feral Animals•Nuclear Testing Areas

Conclusion

Similarities and Differences between the two deserts

Impact of Humans on these terrains

Physical features and formation of deserts

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