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Why do deserts occur?
1, very little rain/snow over long periods of time 2, subtropical high pressure 3, the rainshadow effect
What are the characteristics of four types of deserts?
Hot subtropical deserts - usually very hot in the summer but has mild winters.Polar desert - bitterly cold all year, even more so in winter.Cold winter deserts - may be very hot in summer but winters can be bitterly cold.Cool coastal deserts - usually quite mild all year. Never real hot or real cold.
What are continental deserts?
Continental deserts occur in the centers of large continents. As inland winds travel from the sea over land, they lose moisture in the form of rain, and by the time they reach the center of a large continent, they are very dry.
Most expensive food item in the menu?
The entree usually, though some deserts can be very expensive.
What are 2 extreme types of deserts?
Hot subtropical deserts and polar deserts are extreme. Subtropical deserts are generally very hot while polar deserts are very cold.
Do you get twisters in the UK?
Very rarely, and they're usually very short-lived, but they do happen. They're usually big news when they occur.
Where do most draughts occur?
They happen mostly in deserts where theirs not much rain and its very hot and dry there so desert areas have droughts sometimes for a couple of years.
Are there deserts with snow?
Dragonz78:Yes some deserts are made of snow. Antarctica is a desert, for example, because the definition of a desert is 'a place with little/ no/ less than an inch of rainfall every year'.
Are all the deserts hot during the day?
No, the largest desert in the world is Antarctica, which is obviously very cold. Many deserts sit on high plains and get very cold and snow in the winter months.
What are the kinds of deserts?
Deserts are classified as either hot or cold deserts. Some cold deserts may get quite hot in the summer but are very cold in the winter.
Where does a bushfire never occur in Australia?
Bushfires can occur virtually anywhere in Australia. As well as bushland, woodlands and forests such as pine plantations, bushfires can occur in grasslands, alpine areas, scrubby deserts and even within bushland refuges in the city. The only place they cannot occur is in the sandy desert or gibber desert.
What are two climates that occur at any latitude?
Alpine or highland climates are cool to cold, usually dry climates that occur at very high elevations regardless of latitude, ranging from the near polar mountains of Alaska to the Andes and Kilimanjaro, which are equatorial.Deserts are areas that receive very little rainfall, and also occur from the poles to the Equator. Some deserts, such as Antarctica, are cold and polar, while others, like the Sahara, are hot and equatorial, while deserts such as the Gobi, Atacama, and Mojave occur at mid latitudes.
