What are some characteristics of the desert?

Answer 1

Hot desert landscapes are generally rocky and/or sandy. There are usually few or no trees, and mostly only small shrubs. Besides this, hot deserts can vary widely.

For example, in parts of the Sahara, there are miles of sand dunes, without a single living thing in sight. However, in Arizona, there are no dunes, but rather rocky ground with hills, mesas, and buttes, covered in low growing vegetation and cacti.

There are also cold deserts (also called tundra, or some are dry icecap regions). These areas include Antarctica, which is the world's largest desert (the largest hot desert is the Sahara). Cold deserts have no trees, and are either ice covered, or have grass and very short plants during the growing season. Only a few inches beneath the soil is ever thawed in these cold deserts, below that is permanently frozen soil called permafrost.

Answer 2

Deserts are areas that receive almost no rain or snow during the year. They can be hot (e.g. the Sahara) or cold (Antarctica). in general they support a limited number of plant and animal species, all of which are highly adapted for the weather conditions. Human inhabitants generally require specialized clothing or shelter to avoid the temperature extremes.

Answer 3

A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year on average. Deserts may be hot, cool or cold, depending upon location. The Sahara is an example of a hot desert, the Atacama of a cool, coastal desert and Antarctica is a cold desert.

Answer 4

The only characteristic shared by all deserts in the world is the lack of precipitation. A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) or annual rainfall on average. This is true for hot deserts, cold deserts or cool coastal deserts.

Answer 5

what makes it unique is that they are the driest places on earth and they bearly get any rain. also they are 20% of earth land suface.

Answer 6

one major characteristic is sand and desert animals

Answer 7

By definition, a desert is an area that receives less than 10 inches of rain annually. It has limited vegetation. It may be a hot or a cold desert.