Deserts

4. The largest hot desert.
5. Amount of water vapor in the air
7. The quantity of rain falling within a given area in a given time.
9. Process through which a liquid changes into a gas
11. Part of a plant usually under ground that anchors the plant and collects water
13. Area of reduced precipitation on the lee side of a mountain
16. A fertile spot in a desert where water is found.
17. Mounds of loose sand grains shaped up by the wind
18. Meteorological conditions that characterize a region
19. Steep hill with a flat top; generally smaller than a mesa

1. A large, fan-shaped pile of sediment forming at the base of narrow canyons onto a flat plain at the foot of a mountain range.
2. A sudden flood event through a valley, canyon or wash, following a short duration, high intensity rainfall.
3. A deep gully, caused by extensive persistent erosion relating to that typically of a river.
6. Receiving less than 10 inches of precipitation annually.
8. This Desert can be found in Mongolia
10. Behavioral or physical characteristic that helps a plant or animal to survive and reproduce in an environment
12. Tunnel or hole; often underground
14. Plants that have the ability to store water in stems, leaves, or roots
15. Broad, flat-topped hill surrounded by cliffs and capped with a resistant rock layer.
18. Plant that usually has a succulent stem and spines on areoles and no leaves