Diagnostic Misconceptions - Location of Hot Desert
Geography: AQA GCSE, topic 2.3.12
The Equator vs the Tropics
The equator
- The high concentration of the Sun’s energy at the equator results in high temperatures and high rates of evaporation and precipitation.
- This leads to the formation of rainforests.
The tropics
- At the tropics, high pressure is created due to sinking air.
- This leads to the formation of hot, dry deserts.
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