To start, both statistics are a common byproduct of "food deserts".
The desert's restorative power has become a New Age cliché, but the healing qualities of a desert ranch setting are a common theme in Wickenburg.
farinosa) is a common Sonoran desert drought-deciduous shrub in the Compositae family found on washes, flats, and slopes in scrubland (Bowers and Dimmitt [1994]; Epple [1995]; U.S. Forest Service [2003]).
Average annual precipitation in Los Angeles is around 15 inches, well above the 10-inch cutoff that is a common definition of desert.
Although many factors attribute to young people's choice of a presidential candidate, one key explanation appears to be a sense of alienation from politics, which is a common phenomenon in Civic Deserts where young people have little to no opportunity to develop as active citizens.
The black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus), also known as the American desert hare, is a common hare of the western United States and Mexico, where it is found at elevations from sea level to up to 10000 feet.
Lands hitherto left to pestilence and anarchy -- in the desert domains, locusts were a common source of protein before the age of oil made possible more lavish meals -- were given a sign of divine favor and its material rewards.
Sand is a common natural block, usually found near water or in desert biomes.
In Australia, D. viscosa is a common species found in a wide range of habitat types, from temperate woodlands to desert gullies and arid shrublands.
It's a fairly common occurrence in desert borderlands where temperatures can hover well over 100 degrees in the summer and grow frigid on winter nights.
