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A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year on average. Some deserts receive virtually no precipitation for years. It may fall as rain, snow, hail, sleet or grauple.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoA desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rain on average per year.
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What climate zone are deserts located in?
Deserts are located in temperate, tropical, and even polar regions. They are not confined to a particular climate zone.
In what way is the desert different from the steppe climate?
Temperate deserts of continental regions have low rainfall and strong temperature contrasts between summer and winter. Subtropical deserts usually have a very hot summer but a mild winter. Temperate deserts may be quite hot in summer, also, but have winters that can be bitterly cold.
Are desert climates hot and dry all year?
No, some deserts are cold all year long. Other deserts have a pronounced winter season when it can get quite cold. All deserts experience a period of cooler weather during the winter.
What is the main reason for the occurrence of subtropical deserts around the world?
deserts were formed because hebivorus animals ate up all the grass and they did not allow the plants to grow.so therefore expanding the deserts as thereis nothing to check the the fast blowing wind
Why are deserts in the temperate zones extremely hot in the afternoons and below freezing at night?
Deserts generally have very low humidity and little cloud cover that would act as a blanket to hold in heat. Once the sun sets, all the heat absorbed during the day in the desert is rapidly radiated back into space.
What is a fact about the temperate desert?
Temperate deserts, also known as cold winter deserts, may be quite hot in summer but winters can be bitterly cold.
How do tropical deserts and temperate deserts differ?
A tropical desert is hot all year long with exception to night time (all deserts get cold when it is dark). Temperate deserts have a winter season in which the desert gets colder during daylight hours, unlike tropical deserts.
Is a desert in a temperate zone?
Most deserts, except Antarctica, are located in the temperate zone.
Do deserts have seasons?
Yes, deserts do have seasons but they are not as distinct as seasons in more temperate climates.
Does Tasmania have a desert or volcano?
Tasmania has no deserts but does have volcanoes which are either dormant or extinct.
Is Chile a desert or a rainforest?
Chile has deserts as well as temperate rainforests.
What are some producers in temperate deserts?
In any biome, plants are the producers.
What biome makes up the central us?
Temperate grassland
What are the biomes of Korea?
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests. Also there are Deserts
How do the climates of a tropical desert and a temperate desert differ?
Tropical deserts usually have a mild winter climate with few cold days or nights. Temperate deserts can be quite hot in the summer but usually have a cold winter.
Are there significant geographical features like mountains or deserts or rainforests in Chile?
Mountains and deserts are found in Chile as well as a temperate rainforest.
What climate zone are deserts located in?
Deserts are located in temperate, tropical, and even polar regions. They are not confined to a particular climate zone.
