Chihuahuan Desert
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The Chihuahuan Desert is a vast arid region spanning northern Mexico and parts of the southwestern United States, known for its high-elevation basins, rugged mountains, and unique desert flora such as agaves and yuccas.
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Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arid region
→
desert → ecoregion → |
| area |
about 140,000 square miles
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about 362,000 square kilometers → |
| averageAnnualPrecipitation |
about 150 to 400 millimeters
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|
| biome |
desert and xeric shrublands
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| borderedBy |
Edwards Plateau
→
Great Plains → Sierra Madre Occidental → Sierra Madre Oriental → Sonoran Desert → Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt → |
| climate |
arid
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semiarid → |
| contains |
desert scrub
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grasslands → high-elevation basins → intermittent streams → playas → rugged mountains → |
| continent |
North America
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|
| country |
Mexico
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United States → |
| elevation |
mostly between 600 and 1,675 meters above sea level
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|
| fauna |
Bolson tortoise
→
Mexican gray wolf → burrowing owl → collared peccary → kit fox → pronghorn → roadrunner → various rattlesnake species → |
| flora |
agaves
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creosote bush → lechuguilla → mesquite → ocotillo → prickly pear cactus → yuccas → |
| geology |
limestone basins and ranges
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|
| hasDesignation |
WWF ecoregion NA1303
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| hasSeasonality |
summer rainfall maximum
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| knownFor |
high biodiversity of cacti and succulents
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high-elevation desert climate → unique desert grasslands → |
| languageOfToponym |
Spanish
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| locatedIn |
Basin and Range Province
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Mexican Plateau → northern Mexico → southwestern United States → |
| majorRiver |
Rio Conchos
→
Rio Grande → |
| namedAfter |
state of Chihuahua
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| partOf |
Nearctic ecozone
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North American deserts → |
| passesThrough |
Arizona
→
Chihuahua → Coahuila → Durango → New Mexico → Nuevo León → Texas → Zacatecas → |
| precipitation |
primarily summer monsoon rains
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|
| protectedAreaIncludes |
Big Bend National Park
→
Cuatro Ciénegas protected areas → Janos Biosphere Reserve → White Sands National Park → |
| soilType |
calcareous soils
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gypsic soils → |
| temperatureRange |
hot summers and cool to cold winters
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|
| threat |
agricultural expansion
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groundwater extraction → overgrazing → urbanization → |
Referenced by (26)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
El Paso
→
Jornada del Muerto desert → White Sands Space Harbor → |
locatedIn |
|
Mexican Plateau
("Chihuahua Desert")
→
Southwestern United States → |
contains |
|
Chihuahua
→
Coahuila → |
hasDesert |
|
Fouquieria splendens
→
Larrea tridentata → |
nativeTo |
|
White Sands National Park
→
|
biome |
|
Sonoran Desert
→
|
borders |
|
Echinocactus
→
|
distributionRegion |
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Mexican Plateau
→
|
ecoregion |
|
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
→
|
ecosystem |
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Aridoamerica
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extendsInto |
|
Gila River
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|
flowsInRegion |
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Cactus wren
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foundIn |
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New Mexico
→
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hasDesertRegion |
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Otero County, New Mexico
→
|
hasLandscapeFeature |
|
Northern Mexico
→
|
hasPart |
|
State of Chihuahua
→
|
hasRegion |
|
North American deserts
→
|
includes |
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Ciudad Juárez
→
|
locatedInDesert |
|
Delicias
("Chihuahua Desert region")
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|
partOf |
|
Fort Bliss
→
|
terrainType |
|
Basin and Range Province
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underlies |