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What is the same about Antarctica and the Sahara?
Antarctica and the Sahara are both very dry, so they are both classified as deserts.
Is it mostly hot or dry in all deserts?
Dry, yes. Hot, no. Some deserts, Antarctica for example, are quite cold.
What are the dry deserts?
The two driest deserrts are Antarctica and the Atacama.
Are there dry hot deserts anywhere in Antarctica?
No, the entire Antarctic Desert, which covers nearly all of Antarctica, is a cold, dry desert.
Are savannas and deserts the same thing?
they have different surroundings such as trees, and more dry grass
Is Antarctica cold and dry or cold and wet?
Antarctica is arid and is one of the driest deserts on earth. It is also the location of the lowest recorded temperatures. So, it's extremely cold and extremely dry.
What is a very dry land called?
A desert.
Are deserts always very hot dry places?
No, there are cold deserts, such as Antarctica, which is bitter cold, and the Atacama Desert which is a cool desert and not hot. Even hot deserts have seasons when they are much cooler.
What are some plants that grow in the deserts of Europe?
Europe does not have any deserts. It is too far north of the equator to have the level of heat to create deserts. There are hot and dry places, but no deserts.
Which 2 continents have no deserts?
All continents have deserts. However, Europe is the only continent without a major desert. You may have thought Antarctica was the second because it is so frigid there, however, a desert does not have to be hot. A desert can be hot or cold, it just has to be dry and have little precipitation. Antarctica boasts the largest desert in the world which practically takes up the whole continent.
Why is the typical desert climate hot and dry?
A typical desert is dry but not necessarily hot. There are cold deserts (Antarctica), there are cold winter deserts and there are cool coastal deserts. The only thing they have in common is that all receive less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year on average. Temperature does not define a desert. The lack of humidity and cloud cover in a desert allows more sunlight to penetrate the atmosphere and heat the land below in those deserts with a hot climate.
Why do deserts have dry droughts all the time?
Your question is redundant. There is no such thing as a wet drought. The geographic location of deserts prevents them from receiving moisture.
