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Pronunciation: \ˈde-zərt\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin desertum, from Latin, neuter ofdesertus, past participle of deserere to desert, from de- + serere to join together - more atseries
Date: 13th century
1 a : arid land with usually sparse vegetation;especially : such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of sporadic rainfall annually b : an area of water apparently devoid of life
2 archaic : a wild uninhabited and uncultivated tract
3 : a desolate or forbidding area
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How would you define a desert that lies on the equator?
A desert on the equator would be an anomaly as there are no deserts on the equator.
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Define chemical kinectics and it components?
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they define it by the appearance or the structure of the wood.
How would you define a desert on an equator?
An impossibility - the equator is in the tropics and that region receives to much rain to have a desert.
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pie is a delicious desert.
How would you define a desert that lies on the equator?
A desert on the equator would be an anomaly as there are no deserts on the equator.
Why do scientists call Antarctica a polar desert?
Because it at the south pole and its a desert.
What important geological events helped define and shape the Yuha Desert?
i dont kno sorry
What is the name of the area where the desert meets the savanna?
In Africa it is called the Sahel. Some define a steppe as a region bordering a desert that receives too much rain to be called a desert but not enough to be called a grassland.
W hat are the Lost in the desert case study answers by David Evans?
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Is the desert eagle better than the raging bull?
You would have to define "better" in order for us to answer that. Not possible to answer as is. Sorry.
What must the average annual rainfall not exeed in areas classified as desert?
A desert is define as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of annual rainfall on average.
What is the main climate in the oasis desert?
Extremey hot climates such as the Sahara desert ( equatorial ) or Extremely Cold climates such as Antarctica. The desert part refers to there being no or very little rain fall or liquid water in these places.
What is the breakdown voltage for air?
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Does Haiti have a desert?
I am not sure is any area is a desert if you define a desert as miles and miles of nothing but sand. I have been in areas in the Northwest that have a lot of cacti and what I would call scrub bushes and not much else I would call vegetation. And in sight of the ocean.
