Open sandy deserts pose severe problems for their inhabitants: (1) windblown sands are loose and provide little traction; (2) surface temperatures at midday rise to lethal levels; and (3) open sandy areas offer little food or shade or shelter for evading predators. Even so, natural selection...
Deserts represent biomes of the highest temperature of all biomes. However, they get very cold during the winter. The extreme swinging in the temperature contributes to the presence of extreme environments in the desert where several species migrate to underground shelters to live in more stable ...
Cerro Negrois one of the youngest and one of the most active cinder cone volcanoes in Central America, having first appeared in 1850. Sunset Crater, located in Arizona, USA, is another well-documented example of a cinder cone volcano. It is the youngest in a string of volcanoes within the...
Following in the footsteps of Jack Kerouac and William Least Heat-Moon, Doane offers a coming of age story about a man finding himself on the backroads of America. Doane’s a gifted writer with fluid prose and insightful observations, using The Narrator’s personal interactions to illuminate th...
Similarly, it is impolite to pass food or eat with the left hand. If you must know why, let's just say that, historically, people living in deserts didn't have access to toilet paper, so the left hand was used for "hygienic functions," then cleaned by rubbing it in the sand. ...
throughout her childhood. The emphasis she places on how beautiful her garments are is used to contradict the previous image portrayed of her as ‘ravaged’. Just as Diski’s craving for whiteness in Skating to Antarctica is curious, Duras too has motifs woven throughout The Lover. “Drink ...
What is an example of a steppe? One example of a steppe is the Great Plains, or North American steppe, found in North America. It extends from Texas to Canada. What is the difference between prairie and steppe? Steppes are different from prairies although the two terms are commonly used ...
Dominant species in hot deserts: As in the deserts, there is a lot of heat and a lack of water, so dominant animals and plants show some adaptation to preserve water and make their survival possible in the harsh and hot climate. Barrel cacti and prickly pear are common vegetation in the...
in different parts of the globe. In North America they are called prairies, in South America pampas, and in Africa savannas. There are no grasslands in Antarctica. Steppes can vary in size and are found throughout the globe and in many different countries and continents. The largest grassland...