Deserts: Semiarid Deserts
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Where is the Great Basin semiarid desert?
Semiarid deserts cover about 15% of the Earth’s surface. These lands get more moisture than arid deserts and have a diverse mixture of animals and plants.
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Deserts: Semiarid Deserts
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Semiarid deserts cover about 15% of the Earth’s surface. These lands get more moisture than arid deserts and have a diverse mixture of animals and plants.
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Science Trek is a place where parents, kids, and educators can watch short, educational videos on a variety of science topics. Every Monday Science Trek releases a new video that introduces children to math, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) career potentials in a fun, informative way.[MUSIC] JOAN CARTAN-HANSEN, HOST: There're basically four types of deserts: hot and dry, cold, semiarid, and coastal.
This time, we're talking about semiarid deserts.
Arid deserts receive less than 10 inches of rain per year.
Semiarid deserts get between 10 to 20 inches of rain per year.
Semiarid deserts get their lowest amount of rain in the winter.
Plants here have silvery or reflective leaves to protect themselves from the sun, like sagebrush or rabbitbrush.
Animals in a semiarid desert like to burrow or stay in the shade to stay cooler.
Jackrabbits, burrowing owls, even bighorn sheep live in semiarid deserts.
That's because semiarid deserts include mountainous areas as well as rocky slopes and bottom lands.
A good portion of southern Idaho is part of the great basin desert which also covers parts of California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico.
You'll also find semiarid deserts in Greenland, Asia and Europe.
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