1. What are hot deserts? 2. What are cold deserts? What is the difference between evergreen forests and deciduous forests? 4. How do temperature and rainfall determine the natural vegetation of a
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A hot desert refers to a desert which is very hot, where there is less rainfall whereas a cold desert refers to cold, Icy places which are covered with snow and are generally, very cold.
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- Hot Desert :
A hot desert is a part of the world that has high average temperatures and very low precipitation.
These areas need to have less than 250mm of rainfall per year to be classified as a desert.
2 . Cold Desert :
- The Gobi Desert in Central Asia is one of the coldest deserts in the world.
In winter, temperatures can drop to -40ºF (-40ºC.) Many scientists consider Antarctica to be a type of cold desert because it gets very little rain or snow.
3 . Difference between Deciduous and Evergreen Forests is -
The trees in an evergreen forest do not shed their leaves during a particular season
whereas the trees in a deciduous forest shed their leaves during the dry season.
4 . Temperature and rainfall affect the the growth of vegetation like -
- In High Rainfall , the forests are thick and dense .
- As in Low Rainfall, the size of trees decreases.