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Basically, yes. Semi-arid is more correct as the term semi-desert is misleading. Semi-arid regions are usually grasslands and receive more rainfall than deserts.
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What is an example of commensalism in the semi arid desert?
Deserts are arid. There is no such thing as a 'semi-arid' desert. Semi-arid regions are steppes or grasslands.
What causes desert savanna?
These is no such thing. A desert is arid land. A savanna is semi arid grassland. They are distinct biomes.
Where are the semi-arid deserts found?
Your question is an oxymoron. If a region is semi-desert, it is not a desert. A desert receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rainfall on average per year. A semiarid region receives 10 inches to 20 inches (500 mm) and is not a desert. It is a distinct biome.
How is the Ryn-Peski related to Europe's arid region?
It's a desert in the Semi Arid region in Europe :)
Is the semi desert a part of the biosphere?
The desert is arid and not semiarid so there is no such thing as a semi desert area. Semiarid regions are primarily grasslands or steppes which are distinct biomes.
What is the difference between semiarid and arid?
Semi-desert means semi-arid. A desert receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of annual precipitation on average. A semi-arid region receives between 10 inches (250 mm) and 20 inches (500 mm) of precipitation per year.
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.
What is a bird of the Savanna Desert?
There is no such thing as a savanna desert. The savanna is a semi-arid biome that is a transition zone between a desert and another biome, such as a grassland.
What biome is khartoum?
desert/ semi-arid
Difference between arid and semi arid climate?
The meaning of semi arid and arid is the same
What is a dry area bordering a desert?
The savannah is a semi-arid transition zone bordering a desert.
Would dry be considered as semiarid or arid?
Either arid or semi-arid would be dry. An arid region (Atacama Desert) receives virtually no rainfall while a semi-arid region (Sonoran Desert) receives some rainfall.
