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Deserts
A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation
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Where are the most of the deserts found in east Asia?
- One of the deserts in east central Asia would be the
. - it is located in Asia as you would know
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- but look at it you're self on google images
- hope that works
Why are deserts generally colder at night than other areas are?
The wide fluctuation in temperatures in most deserts between day and night is due to the lack of a large body of water. Large bodies of water absorb sunlight all day but can hold more heat than the land. When the sun goes down the water is still radiating the heat it absorbed all day making the air around it warmer. The ground radiates heat from the sunlight all day elevating the temperatures in the daytime. When the sun goes down in the desert there is no body of water to keep radiating heat, so the temperature drops more than in a coastal area.
Actually,
A desert has little moisture in the air and few clouds. These two act as blankets to hold in the heat at night. Without a blanket, the heat absorbed by the sand, soil and rocks of the desert is radiated back into space and the temperature drops at night.
Why does a desert have extreme temperature?
It is not necessarily high. The Gobi Desert is quite cold. Even the American southwest desert gets pretty chilly at night. And - believe it or not - part of Antarctica is a desert. It is the amount of precipitation that makes it a desert, not the temperature.
The process of fertile land being turned into a desert is called?
Desertification is the process whereby productive land becomes desert.
What are the 8 deserts in the world?
Deserts of the Western Hemipshere:
North America
Mojave Desert
Great Basin Desert
Chihuahuan Desert
Sonoran Desert
Colorado Plateau Desert
South America
Patagonian Desert
Atacama Desert
Monte Desert
Sechura Desert
Guajira Desert
What is the environment of a desert like?
Very hot during the day, very cold at night. Very dry/arid and dusty/sandy. Void of life at first glance. That is your typical desert, I assume that is what you meant and not more of a tundra environment.
What is a desert gully called?
A desert gully is called a Wadi in Africa and Asia, arroyo or gulch in the Americas.
What area of the United states was referred to as the Great American Desert?
The term Great American Desert was used in the 19th century to describe the western part of the Great Plains east of the Rocky Mountains in North America to about the 100th meridian.
Where in Africa is the prickly pear cactus found?
Prickly pear cacti are natives of the American deserts and not found naturally in the Sahara. Any prickly pear that might be found there had to have been planted by man. They quickly become a noxious invasive species becuase they have no natural enemies to control them.
Most deserts receive less than 10 inches of precipitation on average per year.
Which would an adaptation in a rainforest but not in a desert?
skin that blends in with green plants! :) (apex)
What amount of water is in the desert?
Under normal conditions, humans should drink about 1 gallon of water per day. However, a person should double that figure if he/she is going to be physically active - example - hiking, jogging, etc. Due to low humidity, a person may not show signs of heavy perspiration as the sweat evaporates rapidly. Humans can quickly become dehydrated and seriously ill if they do not drink sufficient water.
What is the name of the lowest point in the USIn which desert and in which state is it located?
The name of the lowest point is death valley , it is located in Mojave dessert and is located in one part and the other part of California(southwest)
Why do the houses in the desert often have thick walls and small windows?
Thick walls and small windows keep the house cooler in summer and warmer in winter.
Why is the Sahara Desert a widely known desert?
The Sahara desert is actually growing due to a process called, sensibly, desertification. In this process, relatively dry areas, mostly those adjacent to deserts, become even more dry, or arid.
A desert
What is the similarities chaparral and desert?
The desert and the rain forest are both located in hot areas.
What types of extreme weather are found in the desert?
Yes. Deserts, as they are commonly thought of (sand, sun, etc.) are home to intense heat in the daytime and surprising cold in the nighttime. Many deserts experience long-term drought and occasional sandstorms.
Why are temperate deserts very hot during the day but very cold at night?
Only cold winter deserts have very cold winters. They are located in the temperate zone and receive less sunlight in the winter months so do not heat up much during the day. Subtropical deserts, on the other hand, are usually quite mild in the winter.
Where are some deserts found in the world?
Some of the world's major deserts, listed under their respective continents, are:
North America
The Mojave Desert (SE California)
The Sonoran Desert (Arizona)
The Great Basin (West of the Rockies, east of the Sierra Nevada in the SW U.S.A)
South America
Atacama Desert
Europe
I do not know of any major European deserts
Asia
Gobi Desert (Mongolia and north central China)
Deserts cover SW Asia and Central Asia
Africa
Sahara Desert (across northern Africa)
Namib Desert (SW Africa)
Australia
A major desert covers most of central Australia
Antarctica
Even though it is not the typical hot desert, Antarctica has so little in the way of annual precipitation that it is considered the world's largest desert.
