How many types of deserts are there in the world? Compare them.

1.	How many types of deserts are there in the world? Compare them.
Answer» Desert is of two types – hot desert and cold desert. Following are the major differences between both of them: 1. Sandy plains are found in hot desert and temperature is more there, while cold desert is the region led with snow and temperature remains less than 0° there. 2. Thorny bushes are found in hot desert regions, while lack of trees is noticed in cold desert regions. 3. Cow, ox, camel, goat, pony, etc. are reared in hot desert regions, while ‘yak’ is the major animal to be reared in cold desert regions.

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Desert is of two types – hot desert and cold desert.

Following are the major differences between both of them:

1. Sandy plains are found in hot desert and temperature is more there, while cold desert is the region led with snow and temperature remains less than 0° there.

2. Thorny bushes are found in hot desert regions, while lack of trees is noticed in cold desert regions.

3. Cow, ox, camel, goat, pony, etc. are reared in hot desert regions, while ‘yak’ is the major animal to be reared in cold desert regions.

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