Complete the following sentences about the defining characteristics of earth’s dry regions. match the words in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right. make certain each sentence is comlete before submitting your answer. note that some terms will remain unused. (1) also known as steppe, climates are a type of dry climate that contain more water than arid climates. (2) thick is not found in deserts because there are fewer plants than in more climates. (3) a high rate of is often characteristic of a climate with high temperatures and low evaporation humidity. steppe (4) a desert has a drier climate than a ) arid(b) precipitation(c) semiarid(d) rock(e) humid(f) evapoation(g) steppe(h) soil

As the sentences read, it is describing characteristics of areas such as steppes which are often found between the tropics and polar regions:

(1) Also known as steppe, __semiarid__ climates are a type of dry climate that contain more water than arid climates.

(2) Thick __soil__ is not found in deserts because there are fewer plants than in more _humid___ climates.

(3) A high rate of _humid(ity)__ is often characteristic of a climate with high temperatures and low evaporation humidity.

(4) A desert has a drier climate than a __steppe__.

1.- Semiarid

2.- soil, humid

3.- Evaporation,

4.- Steppe

Explanation:

(1) Steppe is a semiarid ecosystem, with few vegetation and water.

(2) In deserts, humidity is close to 0%, that is the reason why there is no vegetation, and the soil is thin, because does not need to sustain a plant.

(3) In deserts for example, the evaporation rate is too high because of the lack of vegetation that can retain humidity in its body.

(4) A desert has a drier climate than a Steppe because of the lack of vegetation and a soil that is not going to fix water in it.

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