Characteristic of Iran (northeast of the Persian Gulf):

From Table 29.1, the biome map, and the climate map, determine the terrestrial biome that best characterizes each of the following descriptions and write its name on the first line provided. On the second line, relate it to temperature and precipitation regimes and/or global pressure and wind belts outlined at the end of Section 1.


warm desert and semidesert. subtropical high pressure belt; high year-round temperatures, precipitation deficits

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