Question

points on hot and cold deserts +picutures

Answer 1

Ladakh is a cold desert in India. It lies in the Great Himalayas, on the eastern side of Jammu and Kashmir. It has the mighty Karakoram Range in the North and in the south, it is bound by the Zanskar mountains. Several rivers flow through Ladakh. The most important one is the Indus.

These rivers form deep valleys and gorges. They add to the scenic beauty of the place. Several glaciers are found in Ladakh. The Gangotri glacier is an example. The altitude in Ladakh varies from about 3000m in Kargil to more than 8000 m in the Karakoram.


Hot deserts
They are usually found between 20° and 35° north and south of the equator. Hot deserts have extreme temperatures which a lot of people do not fully understand. Most people know that hot deserts can reach extremely high temperatures (up to 50°c) but are unaware that at night temperatures can drop to extreme lows (possibly below 0°c). Hot deserts have less than 250mm of rainfall per year making them extremely dry (arid).
The largest hot desert in the world is the Sahara. It is located in North Africa and covers over 9 million km2