Define dry climate. How extensive are the desert and steppe regions of Earth?
What will be an ideal response?
A dry climate is one in which annual precipitation is less than annual evaporation, or the potential loss of water by evaporation. Desert and steppe regions today cover 30 percent of Earth's land area.
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A) Laredo B) Corpus Christi C) Brownsville D) Houston
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A. mixing B. heating the top of the layer C. lifting D. cooling the surface