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Antarctica is considered a true desert based on its lack of precipitation. The Arctic is not considered to be a true desert as much of it is not land but sea ice and what land is found there is considered to be tundra, a distinct biome, different from a desert.
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How are polar and desert areas alike?
there both deserts
Which continents have deserts mountain ranges polar regions and dense forests?
Europe, Asia and North America meet the specifications. All have deserts, mountains, dense forests and polar regions.
What are two ways Polar Regions and Deserts alike?
The Arctic and Antarctic oceans are both near a pole of the Earth.The Antarctic and Arctic oceans are both cold, dark, remote, and close to the Earth's poles.The Arctic, as well as the Antarctice, are both cold and dark.
What climate zone are deserts located in?
Deserts are located in temperate, tropical, and even polar regions. They are not confined to a particular climate zone.
What three continents have desert regions?
Every continent has some type of desert. North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia have hot dry deserts. Both polar continents have polar deserts.
Ice desert location?
Both the north and south polar regions are considered to be ice deserts. This is because the regions have almost no precipitation throughout the year.
How are the polar regions alike?
Both north and south polar regions are extremely cold. Both experience some period -- above their respective circles of latitude -- of no sunrise/ sunset every year.
Where is the lowest risk of tornadoes?
The lowest risk of tornadoes is in regions that either very cold or very dry. Tornadoes are very rare in deserts, polar, and subpolar regions.
Why do some scientists consider the polar regions to be deserts?
A desert is an area with a small amount of precipitation (rainfall) per year. Since the polar regions are so cold they get next to no rainfall so are considered desert due to that fact.
Are polar regions considered arid desert areas?
Both are considered to have less than 25 centimeters of rain each year
why are polar regions colder then tropical?
Tropical regions are cooler , polar regions are colder
What are 2 extreme types of deserts?
Hot subtropical deserts and polar deserts are extreme. Subtropical deserts are generally very hot while polar deserts are very cold.
