18.4: Activity 18C - Identifying Desert Categories
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1. California is home to two of the three major desert categories discussed in this manual. Using the map of California (Figure 18.25) below,
a. Identify the desert category where G is located:
b. Identify the desert category where H is located:
2. California does not have a polar desert. In the reading above Antarctica is discussed as a major polar desert. Complete a simple Google search and identify a different polar desert somewhere else in the world.
a. Polar desert name:
b. Approximate latitude and longitude:
3. Complete a simple Google search and identify a desert not discussed in this lab and not present in California.
a. Desert name:
b. Country/State/Province location:
c. Approximate latitude and longitude:
d. Identify something unique or unusual about your desert selection:
Attributions
- Figure 18.25: “Eureka Dune Field” (CC-BY 4.0; Chloe Branciforte via Google Earth, own work)