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Only Antarctica is a true desert. Most of the Arctic is seasonal sea ice and those few areas of land are mostly considered as tundra.
Only Antarctica is a true desert. Most of the Arctic is seasonal sea ice and those few areas of land are mostly considered as tundra.
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∙ 9y agoOnly Antarctica is a true desert. Most of the Arctic is seasonal sea ice and those few areas of land are mostly considered as tundra.
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Where is the majority of the earths freshwater found?
In the Antarctica and Arctic regions, the freshwater is stored as ice.
What parts of the world are not inhabited by bees?
The arctic and antarctic (too cold), and in deserts (no flowers).
What is the same between the Arctic and Antarctica?
Both are considered polar regions.
Do you find snakes in the desert regions?
Yes, snakes are found in desert regions except in some of the cold deserts, such as Antarctica.
What is the name of the world's largest hot desert?
It is the SAHARA. (There are two larger deserts but they are in the Arctic, and Antarctica).
Are polar regions considered arid desert areas?
Both are considered to have less than 25 centimeters of rain each year
Where is majority of earths freshwater found?
In the Antarctica and Arctic regions, the freshwater is stored as ice.
What is the comparison between Saudi Arabia and Antarctica?
Both Saudi Arabia and Antarctica are primarily deserts. Admittedly, Antarctica is a cold desert, but both regions receive minimal rainfall.
Can there be permafrost in a desert?
This could only occur in arctic "deserts" such as Antarctica,where desert is defined by the comparatively low precipitation, not by the lack of water. Deserts outside the arctic region (tundra) cannot have permafrost, which is permanently frozen ground.
Why are polar regions and deserts not alike?
Antarctica is considered a true desert based on its lack of precipitation. The Arctic is not considered to be a true desert as much of it is not land but sea ice and what land is found there is considered to be tundra, a distinct biome, different from a desert.
In what part of the world do fish live?
Where there is enough water and food to sustain them. That means everywhere (including the Arctic and Antarctica) but deserts.
What do deserts and Antarctica have in common?
there both deserts antarctica is a deserts they both have less precipitation
