SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Receive less than ten inches of rain per year; can be hot or cool/cold
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Desert
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Subarctic
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Semiarid
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Ice Cap
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Most experts agree that a desert is an area of land that receives no more than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation a year. The amount of evaporation in a desert often greatly exceeds the annual rainfall.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main difference between hot and cold desert is that the hot desert is battered by a high sun whereas the cold desert has ice and the snow in the ground. Furthermore, hot deserts are closer to the equator while cold deserts are in extreme northern or southern latitudes.
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