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Is the west primarly a mix of very hot dry deserts and tundras?
No, the western United States does not have tundra except in small areas on the highest mountains. The west is primarily desert and semiarid grasslands with mountain forests.
How many deserts are in the Middle West?
If you are referring to the midwest of the United States, there are no true deserts there. In some states there are some areas of semiarid grasslands.
The largest areas of grassland and desert in the US are in which direction of the Mississippi River?
Deserts and grasslands are west of the Mississippi River.
Why are deserts located at the tropics?
Air rises at the equator, carrying with it moisture from the tropics. The moisture falls as rain between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. The dry, heavy air then sinks around 30 degrees north and south. Dry sinking air suppresses the formation of rain storms and deserts form.
Are most of the deserts west or east of the Rocky Mountains?
Most deserts are west of the Rocky Mountains.
What are some deserts in West Virginia?
no Whoever put this failure of an awnser deserves to be beaten for the rest of their life.....now....no, there are no deserts in west virginia, sorry ^_^.
What does the Andes Mountains have to do with South American deserts?
The Andes block moisture from the Atlantic Ocean and Amazon basin from reaching the west coast areas of South America, resulting in the formation of rainshadow deserts such as the Atacama and Sechura.
Are most of the deserts shown west or east?
West West
What are the release dates for Key West Bohemia in the Tropics - 2010?
Key West Bohemia in the Tropics - 2010 was released on: USA: 22 November 2010 (TV premiere)
Are South American deserts located on the west coast?
Two South American deserts are located on the west coast of that continent - the Atacama and the Sechura Deserts. Other deserts are located in the interior or on the Caribbean coast.
Why are deserts found in areas of the western US?
The atmospheric flow is generally from west to east in the United States. Therefore, moisture from the Pacific Ocean is blocked by the Sierra Nevadas and other mountain ranges in the west from entering the interior so rain shadow deserts are formed. See the image above.
What two deserts surrounded much of ancient Egypt?
East and west deserts
