Deserts Flashcards
1
Q
Arid
A
Having less than 250mm if rain per year
2
Q
Semi Arid
A
Having 250mm - 500mm of rain per year
3
Q
Hyper Arid
A
Having less than 100mm of rain per year
4
Q
Fauna
A
Animals
5
Q
Flora
A
Vegetation
6
Q
Nocturnal
A
Active at night
7
Q
Precipitation
A
Water falling from the sky e.g. rain, snow, hail, sleet
8
Q
Nomads
A
People who are mobile (don’t live in one location)
9
Q
Diurnal temperature range
A
Difference in temperature between day and night
10
Q
Drought
A
Short term problem of water storage
11
Q
Continentality
A
The effect on a climate of being far from sea; having a high temperature range
