Some deserts are arid (Atacama) and others are semi-arid (Sonoran). The Atacama receives virtually no rainfall while the Sonoran Desert receives 10 inches or less of rain each year.
The meaning of semi arid and arid is the same
Deserts are arid. There is no such thing as a 'semi-arid' desert. Semi-arid regions are steppes or grasslands.
main characteristics of the vegetation of arid and semi arid regions
Arid & Semi-Arid
There are fewer plants to anchor the soil in arid and semi-arid regions.
Basically, yes. Semi-arid is more correct as the term semi-desert is misleading. Semi-arid regions are usually grasslands and receive more rainfall than deserts.
It's a desert in the Semi Arid region in Europe :)
You can find Semi-arid climates in Southwestern Russia and Central Asia
ICRISAT(international crop research for semi arid tropics) is the answer.........:)
Desertification.
New Mexico has an arid and semi-arid climate.
Arid means really dry and semi arid means half dry like half a desert