Mojave Desert
Arid southwestern expanse
The Mojave Desert is an arid region of the southwestern United States, spanning parts of California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
It lies between the Great Basin Desert to the north and the Sonoran Desert to the south.
Death Valley, the lowest and hottest point in North America, falls within its boundaries.
The Joshua tree is its signature plant.
West coast megastate
- NevadaSilver State out west
- Death ValleyBelow-sea-level California desert
- Joshua TreeBranching desert yucca species
- San BernardinoInland Southern California city
Barstow · Victorville · Las Vegas · Edwards · Baker · Route 66 · Kelso
Mojave's signature yucca
- bighorn sheepWild North American ram
- coyoteWild North American canid
- roadrunnerFast terrestrial cuckoo
- rattlesnakeViper with segmented tail noisemaker
Gila monster · scorpion · jackrabbit · kangaroo rat · tarantula · chuckwalla · sidewinder · horned lizard
Major ecological community
- floraPlants of a region
- faunaAnimal life collectively
- endemicNative to one area
- biodiversityRange of life forms
chaparral · shrubland · xerophyte · succulent · creosote · Joshua tree · yucca · sagebrush
Wind-formed sand ridges
- sandFine rock particles
- ripplesSmall surface undulations
- windblownDisplaced by gusts
- shiftingChanging position or form
undulating · mesa · butte · canyon · alluvial fan · bajada · wash · arroyo
Prolonged water scarcity
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- barrenUnable to produce
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
sunbaked · waterless · desolate · dusty · sandblasted · evaporation · heatwave · dry lake
California
West coast megastate
- NevadaSilver State out west
- Death ValleyBelow-sea-level California desert
- Joshua TreeBranching desert yucca species
San Bernardino · Barstow · Victorville · Las Vegas · Edwards · Baker · Route 66 · Kelso
Joshua tree
Mojave's signature yucca
- bighorn sheepWild North American ram
- coyoteWild North American canid
- roadrunnerFast terrestrial cuckoo
rattlesnake · Gila monster · scorpion · jackrabbit · kangaroo rat · tarantula · chuckwalla · sidewinder · horned lizard · kit fox
biome
Major ecological community
biodiversity · chaparral · shrubland · xerophyte · succulent · creosote · Joshua tree · yucca · sagebrush · brittlebush
dunes
Wind-formed sand ridges
shifting · undulating · mesa · butte · canyon · alluvial fan · bajada · wash · arroyo · lava flow
drought
Prolonged water scarcity
desiccated · sunbaked · waterless · desolate · dusty · sandblasted · evaporation · heatwave · dry lake · cracked earth
- Desert ParksJoshua Tree, Death Valley, Saguaro, White Sands, Big Bend
- desertsand, sand dunes, sand dune, dune, dunes
- US geographystates, capitals, state boundaries, state lines, regions
- North American Naturebald eagle, American bison, bison, grizzly bear, raccoon
- stargazingtelescope, stargazing guides, night sky, stars, constellation
- American desertsDeath Valley, Sonoran, Great Basin, White Sands, salt flats
Mojave DesertAmazon rainforest
Largest tropical forest ecosystem
Congo rainforest · tropical rainforest · Everglades · swampland · wetlands
Mojave Desertrainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
jungle · boreal forest · taiga · deciduous forest · temperate forest
Mojave DesertGreat Lakes
Five connected inland seas
Mississippi Delta · Mekong Delta · Ganges Delta · Lake District · Finger Lakes
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