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How do convection currents form downdrafts in deserts near tall mountain ranges?
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Warm air expands and rises from the base on one side of the mountain. It cools and contracts in the clouds above the mountain and sinks back down but on the desert side of the mountains. This way both sides of the mountain are heated properly.
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Which side of a mountain would a desert most likely form?
the eastern side because there is less rain/moisture.
What is difference in hot desserts and cold deserts?
Hot deserts are usually sandy. Cold deserts are usually rocky
What are facts about coldness?
some facts about cold deserts are they are cold and mostly no plants can grow their unlike hot deserts with cactuses
Most great deserts are located?
Deserts are located in regions of low precipitation. Even Antarctica is considered a desert because of this.
Areas of the country with continuous and severe water shortages called?
Areas of the country with continuous and severe water shortages are called deserts.
What do convection currents create over different regions of earth?
Convection currents create rain forests and deserts over different regions of Earth.
Why are deserts where they are?
because of rain shadow or ocean currents
What is the ocean current in deserts?
Deserts do not have ocean currents although they may be located near an ocean current.
What are Hawaii's mountain ranges and deserts?
Hawaii has no true deserts nor does it have mountain ranges. All mountains in Hawaii are volcanic in origin and not the result of normal tectonic mountain building.
On what side of a mountain do deserts often form?
Deserts often form on the leeward side of a mountain.
What deserts are coastal deserts?
Cool coastal Deserts:Atacama DesertSechura DesertNamib DesertThey are kept cooled by off-shore cool ocean currents.
What three kinds of tertians would a caravan cross when travling from Istanbul to xian?
Mountain, Deserts & Ocean/Sea
What happens on the leeward side of a mountain range?
deserts
What type of marmots live in the deserts?
Marmots prefer mountain forests, steppe and grassland and do not live in deserts.
Coastal deserts are usually the result of?
Rain shadows and cold ocean currents can cause coastal deserts.
What are the names of the Sahara deserts mountain ranges that are the sources for the blue and white Nile rivers and what countries are the located in?
The two mountain ranges in the Sahara deserts are Ahaggar and the Atlas Mountains.
Can a bear survive in the desert?
Yes, bears do live and survive in deserts but generally prefer the mountain regions of deserts.
