Difference between tropical rainforest and desert
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The Earth is made up of six kinds of biomes; the major difference
between each type of ecosystem is the climate. Tropical rainforests
cover the area between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer
and tend to be warm and wet. Deserts, on the other hand, are hot and dry
and have very little annual rainfall. Most deserts are hot and located
at low latitudes, although cold deserts also occur at higher altitudes.Tropical rainforests are found only near the Earth's equator, which is
also one of the reasons why they are humid. The largest tropical
rainforests in the world are in Southeast Asia, South America and
Africa. Deserts,
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While most tropical rainforests typically receive from 60 to 160 inches of rain annually, the warmest tropical forests can receive as much as 400 inches of rain. In comparison, deserts are defined largely by their lack of precipitation, although colder deserts do experience snowfall. On average, deserts can receive anywhere from half an inch to 15 inches of annual rainfall.
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Tropical rainforest covers the area of tropic of capricorn and tropic of cancer and tends to be warm and wet. And desert are on the other hand hot & dry and have little heavy annual rainfall...
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