Antarctica
Q. Which of the following best describes the climatic factors that cause low latitude deserts like the Sahara in Africa?
Which of the following best describes the climatic factors that cause low latitude deserts like the Sahara in Africa? Cool, dry air aloft is descending; surface winds are blowing toward the equator.
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- Q. Which of the following best describes the climatic factors that cause low latitude deserts like the Sahara in Africa?
- Q. At which latitudes are most dry lands found?
- Q. What mature desert landscape feature consists of coalesced alluvial fans?
- Q. Where are rain shadow deserts common?
- Q. What is the opposite word of desert?
- Q. What are two animals that live in the desert?
- Q. What animals live in the desert in Africa?
- Q. Are giraffes desert animals?
- Q. What’s a baby hippo called?
- Q. What is a elephant baby called?
- Q. How tall is a newborn giraffe?
- Q. How tall is a newborn baby?
Q. At which latitudes are most dry lands found?
Most of the world’s deserts are located near 30 degrees north latitude and 30 degrees south latitude, where the heated equatorial air begins to descend. The descending air is dense and begins to warm again, evaporating large amounts of water from the land surface. The resulting climate is very dry.
Q. What mature desert landscape feature consists of coalesced alluvial fans?
Bajadas develop from coalescence of alluvial fans along fronts of mountain ranges in arid lands. The steeper, lee slope of a sand dune is called the slip face. Running water is an important erosional agent in many arid lands despite infrequent rainfalls.
Q. Where are rain shadow deserts common?
Rainshadow Deserts – Areas where mountainous regions cause air to rise and condense, dropping its moisture as it passes over the mountains. Examples: Deserts east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California & Nevada, East of the Cascades of Oregon and Washington, and East of the Andes Mountains in South America.
Q. What is the opposite word of desert?
Antonyms for desert cultivated, inhabited, populated, productive, fertile.
Q. What are two animals that live in the desert?
Foxes, spiders, antelopes, elephants and lions are common desert species.
- Desert fox, Chile. Now for the cool animals; the Addax antelope found in the Sahara Desert is one of the most beautiful antelopes in the world.
- Addax antelope.
- Deathstalker scorpion.
- Camel.
- Armadillo lizard.
- Thorny Devil.
- Rock Hopper penguin.
Q. What animals live in the desert in Africa?
The animals include, for a few examples, Barbary sheep, oryx, anubis baboon, spotted hyena, dama gazelle, common jackal and sand fox; the birds–ostriches, secretary birds, Nubian bustards and various raptors; the reptiles–cobras, chameleons, skinks, various lizards and (where there is sufficient water) crocodiles; …
Q. Are giraffes desert animals?
Where do giraffes live? They have adapted to a variety of habitats and can be found in desert landscapes to woodland and savanna environments south of the Sahara, wherever trees occur.
Q. What’s a baby hippo called?
calf
Q. What is a elephant baby called?
A baby elephant is called a calf.
Q. How tall is a newborn giraffe?
around six feet
Q. How tall is a newborn baby?
The average length of full-term babies at birth is 20 in. (50 cm), although the normal range is 18 in. (45.7 cm) to 22 in. (60 cm).
