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  2. Geography of Arizona - Wikipedia

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    Parts of Arizona located in the Sonoran Desert have warm daytime temperatures year round, while other parts of the state experience seasonal coldness regularly. The average daily temperatures of Yuma, which is located near Arizona's southwestern corner, range from 43 to 67 °F (6 to 19 °C) in January, and from 81 to 107 °F (27 to 42 °C) in July.

  3. Sonoran Desert - Wikipedia

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    The Sonoran Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Sonora) is a hot desert and ecoregion in North America that covers the northwestern Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur, as well as part of the Southwestern United States (in Arizona and California).

  4. List of North American deserts - Wikipedia

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    The Mojave Desert is the hottest desert in North America, located primarily in southeastern California and Southern Nevada. Its total area is 22,000 sq mi (57,000 km 2). The largest cold desert is the Great Basin Desert, which encompasses much of the northern Basin and Range Province, north of the Mojave Desert.

  5. Desert - Wikipedia

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    A desert is a landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation .

  6. List of ecoregions in North America (CEC) - Wikipedia

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    The North American Desert biome is facing a variety of ecological threats. Human disturbance poses the number one concern to this fragile ecosystem. The Sonoran desert contains the two large cities of Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona, which contain over 3 million people. [15]

  7. The Long Haul: Road Tripping Through the Arizona Desert - AOL

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    Home to the Grand Canyon and mountainous pine forests in the north, and cactus-filled deserts in the south, Arizona has a varied natural landscape unlike any other state. Yet as tough and rugged ...

  8. Chihuahuan Desert - Wikipedia

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    The average annual temperature in the desert varies from about 13 to 22 °C (55 to 72 °F), depending on elevation and latitude. The mean annual precipitation for the Chihuahuan Desert is 235 mm (9.3 in) with a range of approximately 150–400 mm (6–16 in), although it receives more precipitation than most other warm desert ecoregions. [3]

  9. Mysterious 2-mile-long crack found in Arizona desert - AOL

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    A recent geological survey conducted via drone revealed there is a wide and roughly 2-mile long crack running through the desert in Pinal County, Arizona, reports Fox News.. This isn't first giant ...