when its not a lot of rainfall
it gets little rainfall because it is a desert
A deep narrow steep-sided valley formed by a river in the place where there is little rainfall .
rainfall variabilty
Deserts receive little rainfall.
Antarctica and the Atacama Desert receive little rainfall.
It would not be correct to say that Australia receives very little rainfall. Australia is a vast continent with huge extremes, and this includes rainfall extremes. There is great variation between the areas that receive the highest and lowest amounts. As much as Australia is prone to bushfires, it is also prone to floods. The lowest annual rainfall occurs at Lake Eyre in South Australia, with an annual mean precipitation of about 100mm. The highest annual rainfall occurs at Tully in Queensland, with an annual mean precipitation of 4400mm.
Areas with low annual rainfall
Deserts get little rainfall and some of them are quite hot - but not all. There are cold deserts also.
desert
drought
very little rainfall
The meanin Relief rainfall is rain that affects the weather