The document discusses several aspects of desert environments including common animals, climate and habitat features, effects of global warming, and plants that can survive in desert conditions. Large animals mentioned that have adapted to desert life include kangaroos, gazelles, and camels. Oases provide the only places that can support permanent habitation and agriculture due to their access to water. Common desert plants such as cacti have adaptations like water storage that allow them to withstand the hot and dry conditions.

1. The desert is found in northern Africa, western North America, western Asia, the center of Australia, and on the west coast of South America. There are many animals in the desert. Some are very large, like the kangaroo or the gazelle. Both are big and have to travel long distances for water at a water hole, or an oasis. Camels are also extremely big. They have one or two humps used for storing water and food. For this reason camels need very little water. Camels were often used as transportation by people of the desert. Another fairly large animal is the addax. The addax is a desert antelope. They live in the Sahara Desert. All addaxes are herbivores. There are less than 200 of them left because of hunting and tourists.