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Not necessarily. The only desert truly in a frigid zone is Antarctica. Other cold deserts may have a very hot summer but winters that can be bitterly cold. Exampls are the Gobi Desert of China and Mongolia and the Great Basin Desert of the United States,
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What are some plants that grow in the deserts of Europe?
Europe does not have any deserts. It is too far north of the equator to have the level of heat to create deserts. There are hot and dry places, but no deserts.
Why are there no deserts in Ireland?
Ireland is not hot enough. It is too far north of the equator to have the kind of climate for a desert. It gets a lot of rain and can get some cold weather, so there aren't the conditions for deserts to form.
What types of desert are there?
There are two major classes of deserts:Hot Deserts such as the Sahara, the Arabian Desert and the Mojave Desert.Cold Deserts such as Antarctica, the Gobi Desert and the Patagonian Desert.
What is a cold desert in Australia?
There are no cold deserts in Australia. All of the deserts in Australia are hot subtropical deserts.
How many different kinds of deserts are there?
There are two categories of deserts: hot desertsand cold desertsExamplesHot sub tropical deserts - Sahara, Arabian Desert, Thar Desert, Mojave DesertCold winter deserts - Antarctic Desert, Gobi Desert, Great Basin Desert Under the cold desert heading we also include cool coastal deserts including the Atacama, Namib and Sechura.
Why are deserts not on the equator?
At the equator the air is rising which carries moisture into the upper atmosphere where it condenses into clouds and rain falls. Instead of deserts at the equator, rain forests are the common biome.
Why are there hot and cold deserts?
Generally, deserts located furthest from the tropics are cold deserts. The closer to the tropics, the warmer the desert. Some are considered cold because they are at a higher altitude and others considered as cool desert because they are on a coastline that has cold ocean currents just off shore
Where are located the deserts?
Deserts are located in areas that have pretty consistent weather. There are hot deserts and cold deserts because the temperature and climate are constant and almost unchanging.
Where does cold temperature occur?
In places away from the equator
Why is Canada cold place to live?
it is far away from the equator
What are some plants that grow in the deserts of Europe?
Europe does not have any deserts. It is too far north of the equator to have the level of heat to create deserts. There are hot and dry places, but no deserts.
What makes a desert so dry?
Deserts are dry because of their position relative to the Equator and the temperature of the sea that they happen to be adjacent to. Cold seas make for deserts. Deserts also form in areas of rain shadows or in places that are too high or cold for regular precipitation.
Why are deserts located at the horse latitudes?
Deserts are located at the horse latitudes, around 30 degrees north and south of the equator, due to the high atmospheric pressure and descending air currents in these regions. As the air descends, it warms up and loses its moisture, creating arid conditions that are characteristic of deserts.
Where are hot and cold deserts located?
There are over 2 dozen major deserts in the world. For a list of these deserts along with their locations and classifications, click on this link.
Why is the north pole cold?
because its so far away from the equator
Does England have cold weather because it is far away from the equator?
Yes because we are far away from the equator we get worse weather the further you are from the equator the colder it gets and the closer you are the hotter it gets
Why are there no deserts in Ireland?
Ireland is not hot enough. It is too far north of the equator to have the kind of climate for a desert. It gets a lot of rain and can get some cold weather, so there aren't the conditions for deserts to form.
