Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Where are hot deserts located?
- Most deserts lie between 15° and 35° north and south of the equator
- They were created by air that rises over the equator and comes down over the Tropic of Cancer and
the Tropic of Capricorn.
- All over the world many deserts lie in these regions.
- Land over the equator becomes very hot. The hot and wet air rises and it rains a lot in these areas.
- The air cools down and moves north and southwards. It gets drier.
- The cool air sinks to the ground. It dries out over the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of
Capricorn in the south.