SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Arid Desert (Bw) Low-latitude, arid deserts are found between 15º to 30º N and S latitudes. This is where warm dry air sinks at high pressure zones. True deserts make up around 12 percent of the world’s lands. In the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, skies are clear.

Detailed explanation-2: -Arid regions by definition receive little precipitation-less than 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain per year. Semi-arid regions receive 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 centimeters) of rain per year.