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Life in Deserts

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Deserts are known for their extreme temperatures. Compare and contrast these two types of deserts.
You may include the temperature, climate and biodiversity.

Cold Desert vs Hot Desert

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Desert actually means dry. In a desert, freshwater is Life in a Hot Desert
not readily available, which is why dry conditions
Sahara Desert
prevail there. All places on Earth that receive rainfall
The Sahara is the third largest desert in the world after
less than 10 cm per annum are termed as deserts.
Antarctica and the Arctic, which are cold deserts. It is
The hot deserts are mostly in the tropical belt and the
the world's largest hot desert. Since Antarctica is
cold desert are in the temperate belt or in the high
uninhabited by people except the presence of
altitudes. Some of the deserts in the world are: the
scientists, Sahara stands as the largest inhabited
Sahara, the Kalahari, the Arabian, the Thar, the
desert on Earth.
Ladakh, the Patagonia, etc. In this chapter, we will
Located in Northern Africa, this vast desert covers an
learn about the Sahara (hot desert) and the Ladakh
area of 9.2 million square kilometers. The word Sahara
(cold desert).
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