The one characteristic shared by all deserts is low precipitation. A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation on average per year. Some deserts receive virtually no rainfall, sometimes for years. Deserts, whether hot or cold, all have limited numbers of plants adapted to the particular environment.
A desert is described as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation on average per year.
Desert plants are characterized by their absorbant stems. Desert plants are characterized by their absorbant stems. Desert plants are characterized by their absorbant stems.
A desert is a place with 10 inches or 25cm of rain or less a year
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A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of annual precipitation on average.
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A desert is defines as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rainfall per year. Much of that comes during brief summer thunderstorms. Average over a year, the desert would receive about 0.80" of rain per month.
Depending on what one defines as the borders of the Simpson Desert, then yes, some mining is carried out in this desert.Opal mining is carried out in several centres which border the Simpson Desert, such as Coober Pedy, Andamooka and White Cliffs.The Olympic Dam mine is also roughly within the borders of the Simpson Desert. Owned by BHP Billiton, Olympic Dam mine produces copper, uranium, silver and gold.
Arabian Desert Antarctic Desert Atacama Desert
The Antarctic Desert is a polar or ice desert.
The Sonoran Desert is a hot, subtropical desert.
a rate of evaporation higher than precipitation
The largest desert is technically Antarctica. The largest hot desert is the Sahara in northern Africa. What defines a desert is the amount of annual rainfall, of which Antarctica has very little.
Antarctica IS a desert - the largest and coldest desert on earth. A desert is defines as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year on average. The Antarctic meets this definition.
A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year on average.,
A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation on average per year. Low rainfall defines the desert.
Less than 25 centimeters.To be called a desert, an area must get virtually no rain. Most deserts will not receive more than 10 inches of rain per year.
The main characteristic that defines a desert is lack of precipitation. A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rainfall per year on average. The desert also has a high evaporation rate and evaporation and transpiration far exceed the annual precipitation.
The Andes Mountains to the east prevent moisture from the Amazon Basin from being drawn into the area. The Coastal Range to the west stops much of the moisture that might be drawn from the Pacific Ocean. Between the two mountain ranges is located the Atacama Desert that, because of its geography, receives virtually no rain.
Madagascar has no true deserts. The spiny thicket or "spiny desert" of southern Madagascar, also referred to as deciduous thicket, is a globally distinctive ecoregion. It has a rainy season as well as a dry season Average rainfall exceeds the 10 inch (250 mm) limit that defines a true desert however.
A desert is defines as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rainfall per year. Much of that comes during brief summer thunderstorms. Average over a year, the desert would receive about 0.80" of rain per month.
The defining factor of a desert is not temperature as there are hot and cold deserts. Lack of precipitation defines a desert. A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year on average.
All deserts receive less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year on average. That is what defines a desert.