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Why do eastern and southern Africa have a milder and drier climate than those of West Africa?
Eastern Africa has more deserts than Western Africa, which has many more savannahs, and Southern Africa also has more deserts than Western Africa
What statement describes the amount of rainfall in grasslands?
more than deserts and less than forest
Are some deserts covered in other ways besides sand?
yes, you get rocky deserts (the Sahara is actually more rock than sand), you also get ice deserts (Artic and Antartic) where there is snow and icy winds, but no actual rainfall -
Why does light bend more through plexi glass than through air?
It is because the glass has more refractive index than air which makes the light bend more through glass than air.
What is more than 90 percent of Libya covered in?
More than 90 percent of Libya is covered in a desert. The Sahara desert is one of the most popular deserts in Africa and makes up about 90 percent of Libya.
Ice caps more light than deserts because they have a higher albedo?
reflect
Because ice caps have a higher albedo they do what more than deserts?
They reflect the sun's radiation.
Why are ice caps called polar deserts?
Because they receive less than ten inches of precipitation a year
Which has more land - deserts or rainforests?
Deserts cover much more of the earth's surface than do rainforests.
Do deserts have more evaporation than precipitation?
Yes, due to the very low humidity, deserts experience more evaporation than precipitation.
Is there lot or less amount of light in the desert?
Deserts do not receive more or less sunlight than areas near the desert at the same latitude. However, since deserts have far fewer clouds than non-desert areas they may receive more sun. However, the hours of daylight are no more than in surrounding regions.
Do deserts have more stones than sand?
Some deserts have more sand (ergs) while others (regs) have more rock.
Do deserts have more evaperation than precipatoin?
Yes.
Are there more than 23 deserts?
There are about 26 major desert regions on earth and a number of smaller deserts. For a list of the major deserts click on this link.
Why are most deserts not covered in sand?
a desert is a place where it rains less than 10 inches a year so some deserts are not sandy
Why do eastern and southern Africa have a milder and drier climate than those of West Africa?
Eastern Africa has more deserts than Western Africa, which has many more savannahs, and Southern Africa also has more deserts than Western Africa
Why do starfish have suction caps?
Starfish have suction caps because they can grip more easily to things if they want to stay where they are for longer than they are there.
