Transcription: Life is a constant struggle for survival in desert areas, which exist on every continent but Antarctica. Most deserts receive less than five inches of rain annually. In fact, the Atacama Desert in Chile goes for years with no rain at all. Some deserts, like the Sahara of North Africa and the Mojave Desert of the United States, are hot all year round. Others, such as the Gobi Desert in Asia, are cold in winter. To cope with almost constant drought, plants are small and have water conserving leaves, and cacti in American deserts store water in their stems. To prevent overheating, desert snakes a ...
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