Deserts do not have many plants and animals. Some places near the north and south poles are called deserts. There aren't any cold deserts in North America so we will not discuss them. Desert rocks can be colorful and all sorts of sizes and shapes. Desert land scapes change with the seasons all year long.
Most deserts are cold at night.
About a fifth of the earth's land area is covered with deserts. The only desert in North America is the Great Basin. The Great Basin covers 500,000 square miles of North America. Animals Desert animals include insects, spiders, birds, reptiles, and mammals. Because of the heat, many plants feed in the cool of th night after the temparature goes down.