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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The hot and cold deserts together occupy nearly ____ land area of the world.
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1/2
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1/4th
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1/3rd
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3/4th
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Cold deserts have hot summers but extremely cold winters. These deserts are found in high, flat areas, called plateaus, or mountainous areas in temperate regions of the world. Temperate regions lie between the polar regions and the tropics. Like other types of desert, cold deserts get very little rain or snow.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are 12 cold deserts in the world, including the 2 polar deserts: Anarctica, Arctic Desert, Atacama Desert, Colorado Plateau, Columbia Basin, Gobi Desert, Great Basin, Karakum Desert, Kyzylkum Desert, Namib Desert, Patagonian Desert, and Taklamakan Desert.
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