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	Desert Plant Survival - DesertUSA
		Desert plants have adapted to the extremes of heat and aridity by using both physical and behavioral mechanisms, much like desert animals.
		Xerophytes, plants that have altered their physical structure to survive extreme heat and lack of water, are the largest group of such plants living in the deserts of the American Southwest.
		Contrary to the usual idea that deserts are uniformly hot, dry and homogeneous in their lack of plant life, they are actually biologically diverse and comprise a multitude of micro-climates changing from year to year.
	www.desertusa.com /du_plantsurv.html (1324 words)

	Desert survival - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Desert survival is the process of trying to stay live in a desert, often with no food, water, or other provisions available.
		When a person is stranded in a desert two things are critical: Firstly, conserving and finding sources of water.
		Assuming that no bodies of water like an oasis or river are available, about the only sources of water available are plants, the air, and animals.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Desert_survival (512 words)

	Survival - DESERT SURVIVAL - Chapter 13 - Page 2
		The subject of man and water in the desert has generated considerable interest and confusion since the early days of World War II when the U. Army was preparing to fight in North Africa.
		A key factor in desert survival is understanding the relationship between physical activity, air temperature, and water consumption.
		In a desert survival and evasion situation, it is unlikely that you will have a medic or medical supplies with you to treat heat injuries.
	www.aircav.com /survival/asch13/asch13p02.html (1065 words)

	Desert Survival Training Courses - Ancient Pathways, LLC
		Our Desert Survival Courses are designed to provide in-depth coverage of the skills needed to adapt to and survive in arid regions.
		All of these courses emphasize survival psychology, the physiological requirements of humans in arid regions, desert survival priorities, and hands-on training in a multitude of both primitive and modern survival skills.
		Topics will include: survival psychology, heat-related injuries, natural and improvised shelters, water location and procurement, signaling methods, firemaking skills, edible and poisonous plants, and desert hazards such as snakes, scorpions, and flash floods.
	www.apathways.com /corporate/DesertSurvival.htm (308 words)

	Survival - DESERT SURVIVAL - Chapter 13 - Page 1
		Rocky plateau deserts have relatively slight relief interspersed with extensive flat areas with quantities of solid or broken rock at or near the surface.
		Surviving and evading the enemy in an arid area depends on what you know and how prepared you are for the environmental conditions you will face.
		The temperature of desert sand and rock averages 16 to 22 degrees C (30 to 40 degrees F) more than that of the air.
	www.aircav.com /survival/asch13/asch13p01.html (1609 words)

	DESERT SURVIVAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Examples of this type of desert include the edges of the Sahara, the empty quarter of the Arabian Desert, areas of California and New Mexico, and the Kalahari in South Africa.
		Some desert areas receive less than 10 centimeters of rain annually, and this rain comes in brief torrents that quickly run off the ground surface.
		The emptiness of desert terrain causes most people to underestimate distance by a factor of three: What appears to be 1 kilometer away is really 3 kilometers away.
	home.earthlink.net /~fnppro/the.survivalist.network/id35.html (2070 words)

	Wilderness Survival: Introduction
		The pressure of the battle you were in or the trauma of being in a survival situation may have caused you to overlook wounds you received.
		The greatest enemies in a combat survival and evasion situation are fear and panic.
		Without training in basic skills for surviving and evading on the battlefield, your chances of living through a combat survival and evasion situation are slight.
	www.wilderness-survival.net /chp1.php (1518 words)

	Instructions on Desert Survival Preparation
		In the popular media, desert areas seem to be considered to be at the top of the wilderness list for danger.
		Learning to be part of the desert's ecosystem, and not view it as an antagonist is the first step of desert survival.
		I teach desert survival classes for Texas Parks ∓ Wildlife Department, and our class philosophy is not to fight the desert, but to become part of its ecosystem.
	globalcrisis.info /desert.html (1454 words)

	Desert Survival Skills
		Desert Survival Skills is written by the late David Alloway, who learned his desert skills at at Big Bend National Park.
		It is a good resource for survival skills in that part of the country, though it is true that some of his book doesn't translate to other deserts of North America and the world.
		The info on the uses of the plants native to the desert SW and the Chihuhuan desert in particular are, in themselves, lessons with the price of admission.
	www.jungleshop.com /0292704925/SID.html (739 words)

	PFD: DESERT SURVIVAL
		Before leaving for a trip into the desert, inform a neighbor or relative as to exactly where you are going and when you expect to return.
		Some other items recommended for desert travel include waterproof matches, a cigarette lighter or flint and steel, a survival guide, pocket knife, metal signaling mirror, iodine tablets, a small pencil and writing materials, a whistle, a canteen cup, aluminum foil, a compass a first aid kit, and possibly a small hand gun with ammunition.
		When driving off-road through the desert, be sure the vehicle is designed for this type of activity.
	www.ci.phoenix.az.us /FIRE/desert.html (1291 words)

	Desert Survival Guide - DesertUSA
		I teach desert survival classes for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and our class philosophy is not to fight the desert, but to become part of its ecosystem.
		Survival is much more a mental than physical exercise, and keeping control of the brain is necessary.
		Deserts are defined by their lack of water.
	www.desertusa.com /mag99/mar/stories/desertsur.html (1585 words)

	Desert Animal Survival - DesertUSA
		Some arthropods, such as the fairy shrimps and brine shrimps, survive as eggs, hatching in saline ponds and playas during summer or winter rains, and completing their life cycles.
		Certain desert lizards are active during the hottest seasons, but move extremely rapidly over hot surfaces, stopping in cooler "islands" of shade.
		Certain desert mammals, such as Kangaroo Rats, live in underground dens which they seal off to block out midday heat and to recycle the moisture from their own breathing.
	www.desertusa.com /survive.html (1130 words)

	Table of Contents and Excerpt, Alloway, Desert Survival Skills
		To survive in desert conditions, we must strip away precon ceived notions of what the desert is. The true question for the human race is not if we will survive the desert, but if the desert will survive us.
		The blueprint for desert survival is found in the plants and animals that live there.
		We can also defend the desert when we are away from it, at the polls, in the legislatures, in the courts, and through education.
	www.utexas.edu /utpress/excerpts/exalldes.html (1618 words)

	Outdoor survivial techniques: for the desert
		Desert survival techniques that you will need if ever lost in the desert, how to get water, food and shelter.
		The desert is a known for it’s extreme differences in temperatures.
		And almost all deserts are known for their glaring sunshine, as a matter of fact you can actually be blinded by the sun or burnt so bad you can die of extreme sunburn.
	nvnv.essortment.com /desertsurvival_rexj.htm (907 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: The Ultimate Desert Handbook : A Manual for Desert Hikers, Campers and Travelers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The Ultimate Desert Handbook is the first truly comprehensive handbook on desert travel and exploration, presenting the desert not as an alien environment to be overcome or endured, but rather as a fascinating opportunity for anyone eager to learn about and enjoy a different kind of outdoors experience.
		The Ultimate Desert Handbook is packed with information and includes descriptions and histories of deserts around the world, a complete survey of the North American deserts, their indigenous peoples, plants, and wildlife; expert advice, including historical background and the latest technical developments in desert hiking, backpacking, camping, equipment, footwear, and clothing.
		The book covers general skills pertaining to desert survival (Water, shelter, food, navigation etc.) and also has sections on desert hiking, biking and photography that were good for the novice and refresher for the expert.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/007139303X?v=glance (2098 words)

	SurvivalX.com Animals for desert survival. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Deserts often support a variety of animal life which borrows into the sand or hides in any available shade during the day.
		The grasses of the Sahara and the Gobi are neither nutritious nor palatable, but in the Sahara and the Asian deserts you may find the desert ground, a member of the Squash family.
		The Mescal plant (an Agave from which tequila is made) of the Mexican desert, grows with a rosette of thick, tough, sharp-tipped, grows with a rosette of thick, tough, sharp-tipped leaves.
	survivalx.searchking.com /desert7.htm (348 words)

	a2z desert survival gear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Sometimes when you're deluged with data on desert survival gear it's an uphill battle to take the first class suggestion from the bad advice.
		The very in-depth research we did about desert survival gear to choose the best links for you to hop to.
		As the net develops desert survival gear websites become better at supplying the exact help and advice you are looking for A distinct benefit that electronic commerce offers to desert survival gear traders have over street front stores desert survival gear businesses is that the expenses of doing business is less.
	www.a2z-in-1.com /survival-kits/desert-survival-gear.htm (199 words)

	Amazon API Demo - Books - Desert Survival Handbook : How to Prevent and Handle Emergency Situations - Chris Codes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		As a quick guide to survival issues in North American deserts, this book is alright, but is somewhat outdated and being so short, is also very short on specifics, being more of a list of 'tips' than a complete guide to surviving in the desert.
		The other issue is how to avoid getting into a 'desert survival' situation in the first place, which this book doesn't cover in much detail.
		I bought the DESERT SURVIVAL HANDBOOK by Charles Lehman while I was in the Mojave Desert, just for the heck of it, and was pleasantly surprised by the amount of practical, life-saving information in it.
	www.chriscodes.com /store/detail/books/related_result/Book/093581065X (488 words)

	Desert Survival Gear and Equipment
		Perhaps the most important thing in any desert survival situation is not to view the desert as a hostile environment.
		All that is necessary is awareness of a few facts, a creative approach to problem solving, the ability to make use of the resources available, and the ability to remain calm when the comforts of modern life become suddenly unavailable.
		The primary issues in all desert survival situations are water, heat, cold, shelter, and transportation back to civilization.
	survival.cheap-buy.com /desert.html (145 words)

	Wilderness Survival: Shelters
		Between the heavy nylon sheath pouches and the hollow knife handle, you have room for a compass, G.I. can opener, sharpening stone, animal snare, snake bite kit, flashlight, matches, surgical blade, sewing needles, Band-Aids, a magnifier, and fishing hooks, line, and sinkers -- all of which is included.
		Topics include survival at sea, in jungles, desert and arctic regions.
		This is the finest, most proven book available on wilderness survival.
	www.wilderness-survival.net /chp5.php (351 words)

	SurvivalIQ - Wilderness Survival Handbook
		This section is chock full of practical survival information for all kinds of outdoors and wilderness situations.
		We do know that map reading and land navigation skills are critical to survival in a wilderness environment.
		The survival fitness manual guides and equips you with the information you need to come out a survivor in whatever physical challenges lay ahead of you.
	www.survivaliq.com (358 words)

	Alloway, Desert Survival Skills, University of Texas Press
		Remote desert locations, including the Chihuahuan Desert of northern Mexico, southern Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, draw adventurers of all kinds, from the highly skilled and well prepared to urban cowboys who couldn't lead themselves (much less a horse!) to water.
		David Alloway's goal in this book is to help all of them survive when circumstances beyond their control strand them in the desert environment.
		The late David Alloway was an interpretive naturalist at Big Bend Ranch State Park who taught and practiced arid land survival techniques in the United States, Mexico, and Australia for over twenty years.
	www.utexas.edu /utpress/books/alldes.html (141 words)

	a2z desert survival equipment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Be delighted as we enable you to contemplate the excellent offerings for desert survival equipment and anything correlated to desert survival equipment.
		We have searched high and low on the Internet in search of the best discounts on the net for desert survival equipment and finalized our results on this summary site that list the websites that offer the most value for money when shopping for desert survival equipment.
		Being a part off the e-commerce revolution desert survival equipment retailers develop more experience in providing services and goods Perhaps the major advantage that Internet based desert survival equipment organizations have over traditional desert survival equipment brick and mortar stores is the lower costs of running their business.
	www.a2z-in-1.com /survival-kits/desert-survival-equipment.htm (205 words)

	Lawrence of Arabia . Desert Survival \| PBS
		One of the secrets of Lawrence and Feisal's success during the Great Arab Revolt was their ability to survive in the desert while remaining undetectedable by the Turks.
		It applies to the nomadic indigenous populations of the Negev, Sinai, Saharan and Arabian deserts that lie across the Middle East and parts of North Africa.
		These were the Arabs of the interior that so impressed Lawrence with their ability to survive in such an extreme environment.
	www.pbs.org /lawrenceofarabia/revolt/survival.html (196 words)

	Death-Valley.us - Desert Survival - Myths and Facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		There are several myths pertaining to desert survival that appear consistently in books, magazine articles, and instructional videos.
		In every desert survival workshop I conduct, our students make a solar still for the express purpose of seeing how much sweat goes into them and how little water comes out.
		Arizona survival instructor Dave Ganci, in his book The Basic Essentials of Desert Survival, wrote after building hundreds of solar stills for demonstrations that the only yield approaching a gallon was after a rain, when you could squeeze the water out of the soil.
	www.death-valley.us /article245.html (2215 words)

	Book Reviews - Desert Survival Skills
		But don't look for a lot of information on how to plan a desert hike, learning to navigate, recognizing and avoiding all types of poisonous snakes, or checking out groundwater sources so as to avoid having to use those survival skills.
		This is a good book on desert survival, though it is a little uneven.
		Its usefulness in other desert areas is limited; in particular the sections on finding water and food, or plant and animal dangers, are really targeted to that particular bioregion.
	www.book-reviews.ws /book-reviews/0292704917 (270 words)

	Survival on HikerCentral.com
		To guarantee your survival under the harshest possible conditions you need to have a few necessary items with you and possess a few basic skills, but mostly you need to keep your mind clear.
		This strategy guarantees your and your family's survival as long as you are not infected before you leave town.
		Some tips on surviving in the desert and some things to do in preparation for your trip.
	www.hikercentral.com /survival (2904 words)

	Education World ® - Curriculum: A "Survival Kit" for New Teachers
		This "survival kit's" 200-plus, spiral-bound pages are packed full of practical ideas and strategies for beginning teachers.
		As a group, students must choose seven of the 20 items in the "Desert Survival Box" to help the group survive the desert trek.
		Survival Kit for New Teachers includes individual sections of teaching ideas for language arts, math, and science and social studies.
	www.education-world.com /a_curr/curr086.shtml (1558 words)

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