AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -It can be hot like the Sahara desert and Thar desert or can be cold like Antarctica or Ladakh. In the desert area there is very less rainfall and high temperature hence climate will be hot and dry.

Detailed explanation-2: -Deserts receive less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of rain per year. They may be covered with sand dunes or be home to sparse but hardy plants. With few clouds, many deserts have hot days and cool nights. Dry climates receive very little rainfall.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dry climates are characterized by plenty of sunshine, large diurnal and annual temperature amplitudes, and very little precipitation, and as such little soil moisture.

Detailed explanation-4: -Usually, they have very little rainfall and barren land, making the climate extremely dry and hard for plants and animals to survive.

Detailed explanation-5: -A desert is a vast area of flat land covered with sand. Small hills of sand are called sand dunes. The climate of desert is very hot and dry throughout the year. Rainfall is scanty which leads to shortage of water.