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Question
Write about the climatic characteristics of the hot desert type of climate in North America
Solution
The desert climate is mainly found in northern Mexico and in the south-west of the USA. Where the influence of the rain-bearing Westerlies and the North-East Trade Winds is not felt, a dry climate with very hot summers and little or no rainfall is experienced.
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