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The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert which covers large parts of the Southwestern United States in Arizona and California, and of Northwestern Mexico in Sonora. It is the hottest desert in North America, with an area of 280,000 square kilometers (110,000 sq mi). To cope with the heat the saguaro cactus grows shallow roots so that when it does rain the cactie can gather a lot more water.