WHAT AND HOW IS A

DESERT FORMED
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WHAT IS A DESERT?
A DESERT IS A PLACE THAT RECIEVES VERY
LITTLE PRECIPITATION (AROUND 250MM)
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WHY DO DESERTS FORM

THE OBVIOUS ANSWER OF WHY DESERTS
FORM IS DUE TO A LACK OF RAINFALL~
BUT ACTUALLY DESERTS ARE CAUSED BY
NUMEROUS FACTOS SUCH AS~~
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MOUNTAINS
WHEN AIR MAKES CONTACT WITH MOUNTAINS, IT HAS TO
RISE ABOVE THEM ,WHEN THIS HAPPENS MOST OF IT’S
MOISTURE PRECIPITATES ONTO THE MOUNTAIN
CREATING SNOW AT ITS PEAKS AND AS THE AIR MASSES
MOVE FARTHER INLAND, IT HAS VERY LITTLE MOISTURE
LEFT WHICH CAUSES VERY LITTLE RAINFALL TO OCCUR .
AN EXAMPLE OF DESERTS FORMED BY MOUNTAIN
RANGES INCLUDE THE GOBI DESERT NORTH OF THE
HIMALAYAS MT.
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HIGH PRESSURES
MOST DESERTS IN THE WORLD LIE AROUND 25 DEGREES
AWAY FROM THE EQUATOR AND IN THESE AREAS THEY IS
HIGH PRESSURE WHICH FORCES LOW PRESSURE AIR
UNDERNEATH IT ~~WITH VERY LITTLE MOISTURE THAT CAN
BE FOUND NEAR THE GROUND~~ TO BE HEATED VERY EASILY
WHICH EVAPORATES GROUND WATER AND THUS MAKING
DESERTS VERY DRY .
EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE SAHARA DESSERT AND THE
KALAHARI DESSERT BOTH FOUND IN AFRICA.