- Tropical Desert climate:
Occurs on the western margins of the continents between 15^0 to 30^0 latitudes.
Africa - Sahara Desert
Asia - Thar- India
Gobi desert (Temperate cold deserts)
Takla makan desert (Temperate cold deserts)
Characteristics:
- Rainfall <50 cm
- Daily range of temp is highest
- Vegetation: Xerophyte vegetation(Long roots,Succulent Stems)
e.g cactus, tress are rare except (date Plam where there is water) - Tribals of Australian deserts: Australian Aborigines or Bindibue of Australia
Kalahari desert - Bushmen (Tribes)
Arabian desert – Bedouins (Tribes) - Minerals : Australia : Gold
Kalahari : Diamonds, Copper.
Chile : Copper
M-E : Saudi Arabia, etc.
Mexico : Silver.
Utah : Uranium
Nevada : Copper