What is the definition of a desert, and what are some characteristics of a desert?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Deserts are regions where annual precipitation is less than 25 centimeters a year. Some characteristics are sparse, widely spaced vegetation, and plants and animals adapted to a dry climate.

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An element

a. is identical to a compound b. is made up of compounds c. can combine with one or more other element to make a compound d. exists only in a pure form as a single element, and never combines with other elements e. more than one of these answers

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Most of Southeast Asia has less than 40 inches of precipitation per year

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The Tien Shan mountains border China and:

A) Afghanistan B) Turkmenistan C) Uzbekistan D) Kyrgyzstan

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Assess the coal mining and natural gas industries' effects on the environment

What will be an ideal response?

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