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Deserts
A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation
5,820 Questions
What is the definition of the Sonoran Desert?
The Sonoran is a hot tropical desert in northwestern Mexico that enters Arizona and southern California.
How many square miles is the Turkestan Desert?
There is no desert called the Turkestan Desert. There are, however, two deserts that enter Turkmenistan - the Kara Kum and the Kyzyl Kum.
What 2 states does the Mojave Desert touch?
The Mojave Desert enters parts of California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah.
What four major deserts make up the Australian desert?
There is no single desert known as the Australian desert. Four of the larger Australian deserts are the Great Victoria Desert, the Gibson Desert, the Tanami Desert and the Great Sandy Desert. That accounts for most of the west of the continent, nearly two-thirds.
A hot desert has less than 25 cm of precipitation per year and hot temperatures during the day and cooler temperatures at night.
Which desert mainly lies just south of the tropic of cancer?
The Sahara Desert lies just south of the Tropic of Cancer. The Sahara (which means desert) is located in Africa.
Is Libya the driest place on earth?
No, the Atacama Desert in South America is considered by many to be the driest place on earth. Others feel the honor should go to Antarctica.
How do you pronounce oases the plural form of oasis?
It is pronounced "oh-AY-sees" with the emphasis on the middle syllable.
What animals live in Antarctia?
No animals live on the Antarctic continent, although several marine birds come to the beaches to breed.
Is Thousand Oaks considered a desert?
No, Thousand Oaks has a dry Mediterranean climate and is not a desert. It averages about 18-20 inches of rainfall per year which is about double the average for a true desert.
Why do most deserts of the world occur around 25 degree north and south latitude?
Warm, humid air rises at the equator and the moisture condenses and falls as rain in the tropics. What goes up, must come down so the now-dry air sinks near 25 degrees north and south, forming deserts.
Yes, the Namib and Atacama Deserts are routinely foggy along the coast. If the humidity in other deserts approaches 100 percent, say after a heavy rain, fog may occur. This is a rare event, however.
What are some major cities or well-known places in a desert?
Cairo, Egypt
Las Vegas, Nevada
Phoenix, Arizona
What temperature is it in the desert region?
There are two dozen major deserts in the world, each with its own climate data. There is no single answer to this question. Temperatures could range from -135 degrees F in Antarctica to +134 degrees F in the Mojave Desert.
What the desert area in the southern third of Saudi Arabia called?
hello suzie. the answer is the arabian desert
How could a forest grow on a mountain that is surrounded by desert?
The first answer posted above is close, but not quite correct. When horizontal flowing air encounters a mountain, it is forced upward by the mountain slope. It cools as it expands due to the lower air pressure at altitude. Sometimes it cools enough that it can no longer hold the water vapor it contains. The vapor, then, condenses to form clouds, and if enough is present, precipitation.
The essential processes are the physical deflection of the air to higher altitudes and the reduction in air pressure which causes cooling.
What is the appearance of the desert tortoise?
They have high domed greenish tan to dark brown shells and grow to a length of 10-14 inches, a height of 4-5 inches and weigh8-15lbs.The males grow slightly larger than the females with their lower shell or plestron being concave. The front legs have sharp, claw like scales, flattened for digging whilst the back legs are thinner and very long.
