Question

Which of the following briefly describes the desert climate?
A) Hot and Humid
B) Dry and Humid
C) Hot and Dry
D) Hot and Wet

Answer 1

Hint: The average weather conditions for a certain location and over a long period of time are referred to as climate. To assist evidence-based decision-making on how to best adapt to a changing climate, we study the climate, its changes and extremes, and their impacts on a variety of activities, including human health, safety, and welfare.

Complete answer:
The severely dry stretch of land with sparse vegetation is referred to as a desert. It is one of Earth's major ecosystem types, hosting a community of unique plants and animals that have evolved to thrive in the harsh environment.

Desert habitats are so arid that they support only relatively scant vegetation; trees are rarely present, and shrubs or herbaceous plants provide only a partial ground cover under normal climatic conditions. Some deserts are nearly devoid of flora due to extreme aridity; nevertheless, this barrenness is thought to be due in part to the effects of human disturbance, such as intensive cattle grazing, on an already stressed environment.

According to certain definitions, a desert is any habitat that is almost completely devoid of plants, including locations that are too cold to support vegetation, referred to as "frigid deserts." Other definitions limit the phrase to hot and temperate deserts, which is the limitation used in this account.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: In geologic terms, today's desert habitats are very recent in origin. They are the most extreme result of global climatic cooling and aridification during the Cenozoic Era (65.5 million years ago to the present), which also resulted in the formation of savannas and shrublands in the less arid regions along the developing deserts' tropical and temperate edges.