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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.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoThere 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.
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∙ 10y agoA savannah is a transition zone, usually semi arid, between a desert and the next biome such as a grassland or forest.
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∙ 8y agoThere are no semiarid deserts. Deserts are arid. Grasslands and steppes are semiarid.
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∙ 8y agoDeserts are arid, not semi-arid. There is no such thing as a semi-arid desert. Semi-arid regions are grasslands or steppes.
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∙ 8y agoA true desert is arid, not semiarid. Semiarid regions are usually grasslands or steppes.
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What is the relationship between deserts semiarid regions?
Deserts receives less percipitation than Semiarid regions.
What are all the deserts in South Dakota?
South Dakota has large areas of semiarid grasslands but no true deserts.
What statement correctly describes the relationship between desert and semiarid regions?
Deserts receive less precipitation than semiarid regions.
What are the names of five deserts in Canada?
While Canada has large areas of semiarid grasslands, it has no true deserts. There is a small area ( one square mile) of semiarid land called the Car Cross Desert.
What are the major deserts in Kansas?
Kansas has some semiarid regions but no true deserts.
What landforms are found in the semi arid desert?
Deserts are arid, not semiarid. Grasslands are semiarid as are steppes. There are no semiarid deserts.
What are two examples of semiarid deserts?
There are none. Deserts are arid, not semiarid. A semiarid region would be a steppe or a grassland.
What degrees of longitude is the semiarid climate found?
The semiarid climate is normally found around 100 degrees West. They are somewhat like deserts, but not as extreme.
What is the relationship between deserts semiarid regions?
Deserts receives less percipitation than Semiarid regions.
At what latitude are deserts found in Wyoming?
Wyoming has considerable semiarid grassland but little true desert.
What animals live in the semiarid desert?
There is no such place as the semiarid desert. Deserts are arid. Grasslands are semiarid as are steppes.
Which is in danger of becoming a semiarid desert?
Deserts are arid, nor semiarid. Semiarid regions are usually grasslands or steppe. The danger is that human abuse of these regions will turn them into true deserts.
Where is the semi arid desert located?
Deserts are arid, not semiarid. Most semiarid regions are grasslands. They are found in Africa, North America, South America and other areas.
What are the wind conditions like in a semiarid desert?
Deserts are arid, not semiarid. Semiarid would be other biomes such as the grasslands or steppes.
What is the climate and average temperature in an semi arid desert?
Deserts are arid and not semiarid. There is no such place as a semiarid desert. Semiarid regions are steppes or grasslands.
Do Texas horned lizards live in deserts?
Yes, they live in deserts and semiarid areas.
What are the names of Oklahoma's deserts?
While Oklahoma has some semiarid regions, it has no true deserts.
