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Write a short note on the tropical or hot desert climate and the natural vegetation and wildlife found there.
Solution
Tropical or hot desert climate prevails in Arabia, Iran, and the Thar desert in India and Pakistan. These regions experience very hot dry summers and very cold winters. The daily and annual ranges of temperature are very high and the areas receive less than 25 cm of rainfall annually.
As climatic conditions are harsh, vegetation is scarce and only thorny bushes, shrubs, cacti, and clumps of dry grasses are found scattered in the region which is largely bare and devoid of vegetation. Date palms are found in the oases. Camels, horses, mules, gazelles, insects, and lizards are some of the wildlife species found in the deserts.
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