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HOT DESERT AND MID - LATITUDE DESERT CLIMATE.
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DISTRIBUTION◇ Desert are regions of
scanty rainfall which may be hot like hot deserts of
saharan type or
temperate as are the mid-latitude deserts like
Gobi.
◇ Aridity due to effects of off-shore Trade winds, hence called
Trade wind deserts.◇ Temperate deserts
rainless because of their interior location in
Temperate latitudes, well away from rain bearing winds.
◇ Major hot deserts of world are located on western coasts of Continents between
15° and
30°N and
S.
◇ Example -
Sahara and
Australian deserts.□
CLIMATE.
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Rainfall• Few deserts whether hot or mid - latitude have an annual precipitation of more than
10 inches.
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Temperature• Average summer temperature is around
86°F.
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No Cold season in
Hot deserts.◇
Vegetation• Predominant vegetation of both hot and mid-latitude deserts is
Xerophytic or drought resistant scrub.• Plants exist have highly specialized means of adapting themselves to arid environment.
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SOURCE -
G.C. LEONG.
