Behind tall mountains near an ocean, a rainshadow desert, the water that evaporates out of the ocean will rise and condense into clouds. Certain prevailing winds or local winds will move it possibly toward the mountains. Most likely, the precipitation will fall in the mountain area and would run out by the time it reached the desert.
That depends upon which desert and your location within that desert.
For which desert? There are dozens.
The largest desert is the Antarctic Desert in Antarctica.
what generalization can you make about the location of settlements in the desert southwest
China .
the desert
It is in the DESERT.
The answer to your question depends upon the location of the particular desert.
Afghanistan is the location of the Registan Desert.
That would depend upon which desert and your specific location in that desert.
The Arabian Desert covers nearly all of the Arabian Peninsula.
It depends on the location of the desert. All areas, without exception have seasons.