An arid region, such as a desert, receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rain per year. A semiarid region receives between 10 inches and 20 inches (500 mm) of rain per year on average. They are not the same thing.
Semi-arid is less dry than "dry and arid" which means dry and dry. "Semi-" means half, so something semi-arid is only half as dry as something which is arid.
Your question is an oxymoron. If a region is semi-desert, it is not a desert. A desert receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rainfall on average per year. A semiarid region receives 10 inches to 20 inches (500 mm) and is not a desert. It is a distinct biome.
Deserts are arid, nor semi-arid. Therefore, your question is invalid. Semi-arid regions are usually grasslands or steppes.
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The Chihuhuan Desert occasionally drops below freezing for a few hours on some winter nights. However, the Colorado Plateau Desert in the northwestern part of the state may drop well below zero degrees F. It is known as a cold winter desert.
Kansas has some semiarid regions but no true deserts.
"Arid" refers to regions that receive very little rainfall, while "semiarid" regions receive slightly more rainfall but are still characterized by low precipitation levels and dry conditions. Both arid and semiarid areas typically have limited water resources and are prone to droughts.
All dry, arid,and semiarid climates
Tropical rainforests are not typically associated with semiarid or arid climates. These forests are characterized by high rainfall and humidity, which is the opposite of the conditions found in semiarid or arid regions.
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Deserts are arid, not semiarid. Grasslands are semiarid as are steppes. There are no semiarid deserts.
Either arid or semi-arid would be dry. An arid region (Atacama Desert) receives virtually no rainfall while a semi-arid region (Sonoran Desert) receives some rainfall.
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Deserts are arid and not semiarid. There is no such place as a semiarid desert. Semiarid regions are steppes or grasslands.
The southwestern United States has a lot of arid and semiarid land.
There is no such place as the semiarid desert. Deserts are arid. Grasslands are semiarid as are steppes.
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Dry climate regions include arid and semiarid climates. They get less than 30 millimeters of rainfall per year.