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It is considered a cold desert and the driest desert on earth.

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The plants of hot desert mostly is dry usually a dull green or brown, they need little moister, thus the dull colours, for example of hot desert their is atacama and the basin desert in America,sahara and kalahari inAfricagobi in Asia.

There are sand and lots of sand for example Red sand stone.

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dry, hot, desolate,barren environment with little greenery

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What are the kinds of deserts?

Deserts are classified as either hot or cold deserts. Some cold deserts may get quite hot in the summer but are very cold in the winter.


Why are hot deserts next to oceans?

Not all hot deserts are near oceans. Most are located some distance from water. There are, however, some cold deserts located near an ocean - the Namib, Sechura and Atacama Deserts are examples.


Is it mostly hot or dry in all deserts?

Dry, yes. Hot, no. Some deserts, Antarctica for example, are quite cold.


Why is it always hot in a desert?

There are hot deserts and there are cold deserts so it is not always hot in a desert. The Antarctic Desert stays below the freezing mark even in summer. Some deserts are hot during the day but get quite chilly at night.


What are the characteristics of four types of deserts?

Hot subtropical deserts - usually very hot in the summer but has mild winters.Polar desert - bitterly cold all year, even more so in winter.Cold winter deserts - may be very hot in summer but winters can be bitterly cold.Cool coastal deserts - usually quite mild all year. Never real hot or real cold.


What is the main difference between hot and cold desert besides temperate?

the main difference between a hot and cold desert is the animals


Is the desert hot and wet?

Some deserts are hot, some are cool or even cold. However, deserts are dry, not wet, except during the rainy season.


Is the desert hot or cold?

Some deserts are classified as hot deserts - the Sahara, Arabian, Mojave, Chihuahuan, Sonoran for example. Some deserts are classified as cold, or cold winter, deserts - Antarctica, Great Basin, Gobi, Patagonian. Some are classified as cool coastal deserts - Atacama, Namib, for example


Do people that live in deserts have winter?

Yes, deserts have winter. Some deserts can be very cold in winter even if summers are hot. Some deserts are quite mild in winter.


Which statement is false about deserts some of them have almost no permanent vegetation they often contain plants that can produce very quickly they are always very hot they experience very little?

Deserts are not always hot. Some deserts are cool, some get quite cold in the winter and others are cold all year long.


What are the temperatues of desert biomes?

There are over 26 major desert areas in the world. Some are hot deserts, some are cool deserts and some are cold deserts. There is no single answer to your question.


Why are hot deserts so hot?

Not all deserts are hot. Some are because of lack of water and vegetation and the lighter soil