What percentage of the world’s land area is covered by arid climates (BW) and where are they located throughout the world?
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ANSWER: Arid climates (BW) occupy about 12 percent of the world’s land area. This climatic type is found along the west coast of South America and Africa and over much of the interior of Australia. Also, a swath of arid climate extends from northwest Africa all the way into central Asia. In North America, the arid climate extends from northern Mexico into the southern interior of the United States and northward along the leeward slopes of the Sierra Nevada. This region includes both the Sonoran and Mojave deserts and the Great Basin.?
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