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Are there any humans in the Arctic Desert?
The Arctic is primarily sea ice, open sea or tundra and not classified as a true desert. However, people do live in the Arctic.
How many square miles are in the arctic desert?
Actually, the Arctic is made up primarily of sea ice and tundra and is not classified as a desert. The Antarctic is a true desert however.
Why are areas in the Arctic classified as deserts?
Most do not classify the Arctic as desert since much of it is sea ice or tundra. However, nearly all of Antarctica is classified as desert as it is located on land and receives very little precipitation each year. Tundra is similar to desert as it receives limited precipitation and has limited plant life but most scientists classify it as a separate biome.
How can areas in the Arctic can be classified as deserts?
Actually, most scientists classify the Arctic as sea ice and tundra. However, the Antarctic is a true desert as it lies totally on land and receives little annual precipitation.
Is the arctic considered a desert?
There is an Antarctic Desert. Almost the entire continent of Antarctica is considered desert. Some clain that the Arctic is also a desert. However, much of the Arctic is either open sea or sea ice and not land. Those areas on land are mostly tundra which is a different biome from a desert.
Where is the location of the Arctic Desert?
Most scientists do not recognize an Arctic Desert. The Arctic consists mostly of sea ice or areas of tundra - a distinct biome that differed from a desert. Antarctica, however, is recognized as a true polar desert.
Is the Arctic a polar desert or a Arctic tundra?
Most of the Arctic is polar sea ice. The small amount of land in the Arctic is classified as tundra, a separate biome from deserts.
What could the arctic circle be classified as if it receives less than ten inches of rain?
A desert.
Is the Arctic desert the coldest biome?
There is no 'Arctic Desert.' The Arctic is primarily sea ice with some land areas of tundra. While tundra shares some characterisitcs with the desert, it is a different biome. Antarctica, however, is true desert and the coldest biome on earth.
Do flowers grow all around the world?
Yes, even in arctic and desert areas.
What deserts are in the Arctic and Antarctica regions?
Only Antarctica is a true desert. Most of the Arctic is seasonal sea ice and those few areas of land are mostly considered as tundra.Only Antarctica is a true desert. Most of the Arctic is seasonal sea ice and those few areas of land are mostly considered as tundra.
Why are some areas in the desert classified as deserts?
Your question is redundant. All deserts are classified as deserts because of the low precipitation.
