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.
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All deserts have low precipitation and high evaporation rates.
Annual Rain Fall
Deserts, rivers
The Midwest United States has no true deserts.
There is one characteristic that all deserts have in common, All deserts are dry and receive less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year on average.
Deserts cover about 33% of the earth's land surface.
All deserts have very low rainfall. The desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation on average per year.
There is no such thing as the east Australian desert. Australia's major deserts are found in the centre and the west of the continent.
Hot subtropical deserts - usually very hot in the summer but has mild winters.Polar desert - bitterly cold all year, even more so in winter.Cold winter deserts - may be very hot in summer but winters can be bitterly cold.Cool coastal deserts - usually quite mild all year. Never real hot or real cold.
Human- Inuit and Mestizo Physical- Mountains, rivers, plains, deserts, etc.