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About 33% of the land surface on the earth is desert or steppe. Oceans make up 71% of the earth's area.
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What are some of the driest and hottest regions of the earth?
the driest and hottest place on earth would be the mexico or the sahara desert
Was the whole Earth covered with ice in the karoo ice age?
No. Extensive glaciation was limited to the southernmost land masses. Tropical regions remained quite warm.
What is the most extensive climate on earth?
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What is the largest desert on the earth?
the Sahara desert
What is the driest biome on earth?
desert
Is the tundra one of the driest places on earth?
No the desert is, then the steppe
Desert and steppe land cover about what percentage of Earth's land area?
30%
What are some of the driest and hottest regions of the earth?
the driest and hottest place on earth would be the mexico or the sahara desert
What are some of driest and hottest regions of the earth?
the driest and hottest place on earth would be the Mexico or the sahara desert
What is the name of the region in the north of Chile which is one of the world's driest regions?
The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is considered as one of the driest regions on earth.
Where in earth do sedimentary rocks form?
At foot-slopes of rocks, around desert regions, and at river banks/mouth.
What do the terms tropical and polar refer to?
Regions of the Earth. Tropical is well, hot and rainy with forests. Polar is cold and snowy. That sort of thing. other regions are grassland and desert
Was the whole Earth covered with ice in the karoo ice age?
No. Extensive glaciation was limited to the southernmost land masses. Tropical regions remained quite warm.
What regions are characterized by tropical desert climates?
The most desert climate regions can be found lying between the 30 degree north and 30 degree south latitude lines. These areas are the closest to the equator and incur the hottest and driest conditions on Earth.
Do deserts make up 35 percent of the Earth's land mass?
This statement might actually be true. 25% of the Earth's land surface outside of the polar regions are desert.
What places do not receive rainfall any time of the year?
Antarctica and the Atacama Desert receive virtually no precipitation each year and are the two driest regions on earth.
How much of the world's land space is taken by desert regions?
Deserts cover 33% (one third) of the earth's land surface is covered by deserts.
