describe and the climatic characteristics of hot dessert areas [7 marks]
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introduction
Hot deserts have an extreme climate and challenging environment. There is very little biodiversity in hot deserts because of the harsh climate. Few species are specialised enough to survive there. Plants and animals which do survive there have adapted to difficult conditions.The biotic or living components and the abiotic or non-living components of the hot desert rely on one another - a change in one will lead to a change in the other.
climatic characteristics
1)The climate is very hot. Summer day time temperatures can exceed 40°C. However, at night the temperature can drop below 0°C.
2)The climate is very dry with less than 250 mm of rainfall a year.
3)Hot deserts have two distinct seasons: summer, when the temperature ranges between 35-40°C, and winter, when the temperature ranges between 20-30°C.