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Both are considered to have less than 25 centimeters of rain each year
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoBecause polar regions are mainly deserts of snow and ice! Also this is because Antarctica is so dry.
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∙ 9y agoSome arctic regions are deserts but not all. A desert is an area with less than a foot of precipitation per year regardless of the temperature.
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Why are the polar regions considered to be deserts?
The Antarctic is classed as a desert. A desert doesn't have to be hot and full of sand-dunes. a definition from a dictionary is: any area in which few forms of life can exist because of lack of water, permanent frost, or absence of soil.
Where is the largest polar desert?
The largest Polar desert is in ... Antarctica!
Are the North and South Poles considered deserts?
The South Pole, which is located in Antarctica, is a desert. The North Pole is not located on a continent but on sea ice so cannot be considered as a desert. Continental lands that do surround the Arctic would be considered as tundra.
What is the frozen desert?
The Antarctic Desert is a polar or ice desert.
What regions of the earth have a light and dark season?
polar region
What regions are in Antarctica?
All of Antarctica is considered a polar desert region.
Where do tornadoes never occur?
Tornadoes do not occur in polar regions, such as Antarctica, or in extreme desert areas such as the Atacama.
Why elephants cannot live in desert or polar regions?
Because there is no water in polar 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.
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.
Which areas is least populated due to insufficient rainfall?
polar regions
What places have tornadoes been reported?
Tornadoes have been reported just about everywhere except for polar regions and areas of extreme desert.
Do tornadoes occur in every place?
No. Only in regions that get thunderstorms. Polar climates and areas of extreme desert (such as the Atacama) do not experience tornadoes.
Why are polar regions and deserts not alike?
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.
What are the regions immediately surrounding Earth's poles called?
The areas are called the "polar regions" or the "polar latitudes."
How are polar and desert areas alike?
there both deserts
How are polar and tropic regions?
polar regions are in areas surrounded by poles or frigid zones, climate in these areas are cooler as they receive far less intensity from solar radiation, tropical regions are closer to the equator of the earth and therefore the climate in these areas are warmer
