AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -There are four types of deserts: subtropical deserts are hot and dry year-round; coastal deserts have cool winters and warm summers; cold winter deserts have long, dry summers and low rainfall in the winter; polar deserts are cold year-round.

Detailed explanation-2: -Well-known hot and dry deserts include the Mojave and the Sahara. As the name suggests, these deserts are very hot and very dry. They have two seasons: hot and hotter!

Detailed explanation-3: -Studies outline a desert biome to have two seasons, a dry and a rainy season.

Detailed explanation-4: -The seasons in hot and dry deserts are usually very hot during the summer and warm during the rest of the year. During winter these deserts get little rainfall. Rain is often light, or in short concentrated bursts. Most of the time evaporation rates are faster than rainfall rates.