semi-arid desert

SEMI-ARID DESERT

Flora	Fauna
Creosote Bush	Kangaroo
Bur Sage	Rabbits
White Thorn	Skunks
Cat Claw	Grasshoppers
Mesquite	Ants
Brittle Bushes	Lizards
Lyciums	Snakes
Jujube	Desert Bighorns
	Pronghorns

CLIMATE:

Hot semi-arid climates tend to be located in the tropics and subtropics. These climates tend to have hot, sometimes extremely hot, summers and mild to warm winters. Snow rarely (if ever) falls in these regions. Hot semi-arid climates are most commonly found around the fringes of subtropical deserts.

Cold semi-arid climate tend to be located in temperate zones. They are typically found in continental interiors some distance from large bodies of water. Cold semi-arid climates usually feature hot and dry (often exceptionally hot) summers, though their summers are typically not quite as hot as those of hot semi-arid climates.

physical characteristics:

Landforms in semiarid deserts are often carved by sudden torrential rains and flash flooding.

bodies of water:

water resources in arid and semi arid are very scarce due to the low rainfall and high evaporation.  

environmental importance:

Environments in arid and semiarid regions are extremely sensitive to climate changes. High wind activity in these regions has resulted in an extensively developed arid geomorphology, but past environmental changes are poorly understood because of the absence of relatively high-resolution proxies.

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