Hot Climates: Focus on
Hot Deserts
Chapter 16
Detail
Location in world
Rainfall
Temperatures
‘winter of the
desert’
Vegetation is..
Vegetation adapts
by...(3)
3 types of
vegetation
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Location in world
Hot desert climates are usually found 15-30° above/below the
equator or…..on the west side of landmasses
Rainfall
Usually less than 100mm of rain falls each year
Temperatures
Temperatures usually go above 30° in the summer
‘winter of the
desert’
Night is called the ‘winter of the desert’ because without clouds
the temperatures drop rapidly
Vegetation is..
Anything that grows in these areas and is scarce due to the
droughts experienced
Vegetation
adapts by...(3)
Vegetation adapts by: finding water, storing water and being able
to survive the heat of the sun
3 types of
vegetation
Three types of vegetation are: Cactus, the mesquite bush and the
desert dandelion