Geography, asked by majied1763, 1 year ago

Why are most of the deserts located in the western side of the continent?

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Answered by Anonymous

Most of the worlds deserts are located in the western margins of continents because the prevailing winds in the tropics are tropical easterly winds. The tropical easterly winds become dry by the time they reach the westernmargins of the continents and so they bring no rainfall.

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