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because the word desert is like deserted which means abandoned. a desert is not competely abandoned but there are a few people who live there

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A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of annual precipitation on average. It is not defined by temperature, vegetation or landscape.

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A desert is defined as an area that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year on average and has an evaporation rate higher than the rate of precipitation.

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