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DESERT

LOCATION Deserts are mostly found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic Of Capricorn. Some deserts occur within large landmasses such as Australia, where winds from the coasts use their moisture on the way. Deserts are classified as; trade wind, midlatitude, rain shadow, coastal, monsoon, or polar deserts. Trade wind deserts are some of the hottest deserts on earth because the dry winds blow away clouds so the sun can heat up the sand. They are also very hot because the are very close to the equator. Midlatitude deserts are between 30 degrees N/S, and 50 degrees N/S. These deserts have a high variety of annual temperatures. Rain shadow deserts are on the leeward side of mountains where the clouds have already lost their moisture on the windward side. Coastal deserts are found on the western sides of continents in the Tropics. Coastal deserts are the driest on earth because they only recieve 1 mm or more of rain in 5-20 years. Monsoon deserts recieve rain, but quickly lose it because of the heat and poor soil. Polar deserts are areas with less than 250 mm of rain, and the warmest temperature is less than 10 degrees celcius, this is because they are located closest to the poles.



CLIMATE

The average temperature of the desert is 20-32 degrees Celcius during the day, and 10 degrees Celcius on cold nights. Rain rarely ever falls in the desert, inland deserts receive as little as 1.5 cm of rain per year, while coastal deserts receives up to 28 cm per year. When it rains it tends to pour. Fog is very common in the desert. The desert has very strong and dry winds, that commonly causes sandstorms. Arid deserts have 4 seasons, the extreme heat peaks to its highest during the summer. The annual rain is more common during the winter. Deserts that are closer to the equater are warmer than deserts that are farther away. In the summer the average temperature ranges from 13-24 degrees Celcius,In the winter the temperature can get as low as -40 degrees Celcius.

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