A desert depends on a region's aridity, not on its temperature.
A desert is classified based on low annual rainfall, typically less than 250 mm (10 in) per year. Other factors include high evaporation rates, minimal vegetation cover, and extreme temperature variations between day and night. The lack of water and sparse plant life are characteristic features of desert ecosystems.
The three factors of desert that help determine the communities in an ecosystem include the biomes, biosphere and communities.
The Mojave is classified as a hot subtropical desert.
The Sahara is classified as a hot desert.
The Sahara is classified as a hot desert.
Most of the continent of Antarctica is desert.
Sand, soil, rocks, gravel, water, air and light are abiotic (nonliving) factors of the desert. All living creatures, whether plant or animal, are biotic (living) factors.
A desert can be hot or cold. A desert is classified as a place that receives little to no rainfall.
Whether can completely determine your way of life. People in the North Pole or in the Sahara desert have completely different lifestyles.
The Kalahari is classified as a hot sub tropical desert.
Africa has no cold deserts but the Namib Desert is classified as a cool coastal desert.
There is no desert in or around Rome. It receives entirely too much rain to be classified as desert.