The terrain of a semi desert may resemble that of a true desert and the temperature may be as hot ad a true desert but the region receives more than 10 inches (250 mm) of rain per year.
A desert is arid and defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year on average. Semi-desert, or semiarid, regions receive between 10 inches and 20 inches (500mm) of precipitation per year. It includes grasslands and steppes.
sert that can have rain for a month and then go without rain for a month.
The terrain of a semi desert may resemble that of a true desert and the temperature may be as hot ad a true desert but the region receives more than 10 inches (250 mm) of rain per year.
A desert (arid) receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rain per year. A semi-arid region receives between 10 inches and 20 inches (500 mm) of annual precipitation on average.
The Arabian oryx is the name of the antelope of semi desert regions of southern Africa.
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.
The savanna is not a desert. It is a grassland.
The Carcross Desert is about one square mile. It is a semi-desert region of ancient sand dunes in the Yukon.
There is not really a desert in Spain. The area reported as desert is less than six or seven miles across, is semi desert, is bisected by a highway, can be easily crossed on foot or by bicycle. However it is the only semi desert in Europe. See the related link.
The dash should be placed before "subtropical." The correct term is "semi-desert subtropical." This term describes a climate that is semi-arid and characterized by hot summers and mild to warm winters.
Semi-desert is a semiarid area located between a desert and a grassland or woodland. The semi-desert looks like a scrubland with shrubs like we see on old western movies. The Kazakh semi-desert in Kazakhstan is also one example.
Deserts are arid. There is no such thing as a 'semi-arid' desert. Semi-arid regions are steppes or grasslands.
it is a fully fledged desert!
Africa
It's a desert in the Semi Arid region in Europe :)
Basically, yes. Semi-arid is more correct as the term semi-desert is misleading. Semi-arid regions are usually grasslands and receive more rainfall than deserts.
The desert is arid and not semiarid so there is no such thing as a semi desert area. Semiarid regions are primarily grasslands or steppes which are distinct biomes.
Yes
northern asia
Arches National Park is located in a semi desert area.
The savannah is a semi-arid transition zone bordering a desert.