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Each desert has its own statistics but a desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rain per year on average. Some deserts receive virtually no rainfall for decades or even centuries.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoEvery desert has different statistics but, in general, a desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year on average. Some deserts receive virtually no rainfall.
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∙ 8y agoThere is an Antarctic Desert but no Arctic Desert The Arctic is mostly sea ice and open sea with small areas of tundra which is a distinctly different biome than a desert.
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∙ 8y agoA desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of annual precipitation on average.
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What degrees is it in the desert?
A desert can be hot or cold. A desert is classified as a place that receives little to no rainfall.
What is the average temperature in a winter desert biome?
There are 26 major desert areas in the world and each has its own climate data. There is no single answer to this questions as there are hot deserts and cool deserts as well as a polar desert and cold winter deserts.
How many gallons of water does the desert get in a year?
A desert is defined as an area that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year on average. There are over two dozen major deserts in the world and each has its own climate statistics. Some deserts receive virtually no rain for decades. Others receive up to ten inches per year on average. With a particular location this answer could provide a more specific answer.
What biome is hot during the day and cold during the night and has very little rainfall per year?
tundra
What types of decomposers are found in a cold desert?
Fungi and bacteria are the decomposers found in most any biome, including in cold deserts.
Which biome has little rainfall and high daytime temperatures?
Deserts get little rainfall and some of them are quite hot - but not all. There are cold deserts also.
What biome is cold and dry?
The biome is the desert
What is the climate of the desert biome?
Deserts can be hot or cold but the only factor that all have in common is low rainfall. A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year on average.
What desert biome would the Atacama fall under?
It would fall under the desert biome (cold desert).
What type of biome is a Namib desert?
The Namib Desert is a cold desert or cool coastal desert, depending on the classification system.
Can tundra be called a cold desert?
Some scientists consider tundra to be a cold desert. However, most consider tundra to be a distinct biome from the desert biome.
What biome can be hot or cold?
A desert. The Antarctic, for example, is a desert.
In what biome does a sagebrush live in?
cold desert
What biome does a sagebrush live in?
cold desert
A biome with very cold temperatures and little rainfall is called an?
Tundra
What Makes a cold desert a cold desert?
Temperature is not a determining factor for a desert. A desert is determined by rainfall. Cold deserts receive little annual precipitation and that classifies them as a desert. A desert is a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation on average per year.
What is the average rainfall for cold deserts?
That depends on the specific cold desert. As a rule, deserts receive less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rainfall on average each year. Some cold deserts, such as the Atacama and Antarctica, receive virtually no precipitation for years.
