Hot Climates: Focus on Hot Deserts
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Hot Climates: Focus on Hot Deserts
Chapter 16
Where are hot deserts?
Hot Desert climate details to find:Detail Information found
Location in world
Rainfall
Temperatures
‘winter of the desert’
Vegetation is..
Vegetation adapts by...(3)
3 types of vegetation
Hot Desert climate details to find:Detail Information found
Location in world Hot desert climates are usually found 15-30° above/below the equator or…..on the west side of landmasses
Rainfall Usually less than 100mm of rain falls each year
Temperatures Temperatures usually go above 30° in the summer
‘winter of the desert’
Night is called the ‘winter of the desert’ because without clouds the temperatures drop rapidly
Vegetation is.. Anything that grows in these areas and is scarce due to the droughts experienced
Vegetation adapts by...(3)
Vegetation adapts by: finding water, storing water and being able to survive the heat of the sun
3 types of vegetation
Three types of vegetation are: Cactus, the mesquite bush and the desert dandelion