Day 5 Biome: Sahara desert

3 jobs that you can find in the Sahara Desert biome.

1. Farming

2. Breeding camels.

3. Mining coal, oil, and natural gas.

Day 4 biome: Sahara Desert

Plant #1: Date Palm

Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Order: Arecales

Family: Arecaceae

Genus: Phoenix

Species: P. dactylifera

Plant #2: Olive Trees

Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Order: Arecales

Family: Arecaceae

Genus: Elaeis

Species: guineensis

Day 3 biome: Sahara Desert

Name: Sand Cat

Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrata):

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family: Felidae

Genus: Felinae (Felis)

Species: margarita

Name: Deathstalker Scorpion

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Arachnida

Order: Scorpion

Family: Buthidae

Genus: Leiurus

Species: quinquestriatus

Day 2 biome: Sahara Desert

1. What is the average temperature for your biome?

136 degrees F high/ low 23 F on a cold winter night

2. What is the average precipitation for your biome?

Rainfall 0 inches/year, Snow 0 inches/year


3. Name a natural resource from your biome and find out what it is used for.

Natural Resource: There are huge oil and gas deposits in Algeria and Libya, but in most cases, inaccessibility has delayed exploitation

Use: To make cars run. To heat up your house.


4. List and describe one type of reacreation people do in the biome.

Camping, sight-seeing, and photography.

Day 1 Biome - Sahara Desert

This is a plant from the biome of the Sahara Desert.

This is an animal of the Sahara Desert.

This is a natural resorce.
This is the Sahara Desert.

1. What continent is your biome located?

- Africa

2. What is the latitude?

- Approximately 35-15 north

3. What is the longitude?

- 35 east 15 west