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Many deserts are found in bands along 30 degrees latitude north and 30 degrees latitude south (between the red lines on the map).
Some deserts located by mountains and are caused by the "rainshadow" effect. As air moves up over a mountain range, it gets cold and loses the ability to hold moisture -- so it rains or snows. When the air moves down the other side of the mountain, it gets warmer. Warm air can hold lots of moisture, so it doesn't rain as much, and a desert is formed.
Shane Gerhold
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What desert regions are located in the western United States?
Great Basin Desert Chihuahuan Desert Sonoran Desert Mojave Desert Colorado Plateau Desert (including the Painted Desert)
What desert regions are located in the west?
The west of what country or continent? Please be specific.
Where is the region of the desert located?
The desert regions of California and mostly in the southeastern part of the state, east of the coastal mountain ranges.
How is the Ryn-Peski related to Europe's arid regions?
It is a desert located in the semi-arid region of Europe
In the US where is the desert located?
The major desert regions of the United States are in the southwest in the states of:California Nevada Utah Arizona New Mexico Colorado Texas
What is a half-desert?
There is no such thing as half-desert. There are semi-desert regions and semi-arid regions which are the same thing. They are regions that resemble the desert in some respects but receive more rainfall than the desert. These regions would average more than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year.
Where are most deserts located specifically?
There are about 24 major desert regions in the world. For a list of these deserts and their locations click here.
What is the relation between the location of the desert and its climate?
Deserts are only located in arid regions, if they were anywhere else they wouldn't be deserts.
What are the desert regions?
There are about 26 major desert regions of the world. To view the list and the locations of these deserts click on this link
Where is the Himalaya Desert located?
The Himalayas are located in a total of ten states. They include Mizoram, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir.
What is a Low Desert?
low desert is a name for the desert of California regions that includes Colorado desert and Yuha desert
What are the four desert regions of North America?
There are five major desert regions in North America:Mojave DesertGreat Basin DesertChihuahuan DesertSonoran DesertColorado Plateau Desert
