ECOLOGY
BIOMES
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less than 50cm of precipitation per year
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less than 100 cm of precipitation per year
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less than 200 cm of precipitation per year
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Detailed explanation-1: -A desert is a landscape or region that receives very little rainfall, making the conditions unsuitable for plant and animal life. It is a place which receives annual rainfall of less than 250 mm.
Detailed explanation-2: -Deserts are arid ecosystems that receive fewer than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation a year. Death Valley, California, above, receives fewer than 5 centimeters (2 inches) of rainfall every year.
Detailed explanation-3: -Deserts are dry areas where rainfall is less than 50 centimeters (20 inches) per year. They cover around 20 percent of Earth’s surface. Deserts can be either cold or hot, although most of them are found in subtropical areas.
Detailed explanation-4: -Deserts get about 250 millimeters (10 inches) of rain per year-the least amount of rain of all of the biomes.
Detailed explanation-5: -The trade winds blow from cooler higher latitudes to warmer lower latitudes. Hence the winds get warmed up and the possibility of rainfall is reduced.