Rachel and her family live in a region where cactus, short grasses, and small bushes flourished. in which biome do they live? desert temperate deciduous forest rainforest coniferous forest

Answer: Desert

Explanation:

A desert biome is characterized by low humidity and an arid environment due to less rainfall (50cm/year).Due to the extremely dry environment, only a few animals and plants can thrive in a desert. Some of the common plants that are found in a desert are cactus, succulents, shrubs, and grasses because they have the necessary adaptations to survive in the hot and dry conditions.

Well, both latitude and intensity of light affect temperature because, the higher the light intensity, the higher the temperature and since latitude is the measure of how close you are to the equator, then the closer to the equator you are, the higher the temperature is.

The best way to tell its true color is to look at the minerals streak