desert biome
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The Desert Characteristcs
The desert has sparse vegetation and scattered grasses. Deserts usually have very little rainfall or concentrated rainfall in short periods between long rainless periods. This averages out to under 15 cm a year. Deserts temperature ranges from 20 to 25 C. The extreme maximum temperature for Hot Desert ranges from 43.5 to 49 C. Cold Deserts temperature in winter ranges from -2 to 4 C and in the summer 21 to 26 C a year. Desert climates are formed by high-pressure zones in which cold air descends. Then the descending air becomes warm but, instead of releasing rain, the heat from the ground evaporates the water before it can come down as rain. The ground is super hot because the sun's rays beat down on it directly overhead...