Geography GCSE
Cold deserts
What Cold deserts means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Cold deserts
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Reference: AQA
Polar regions with very low precipitation, classified as deserts because of this.
Topics that use Cold deserts
- Cold environments (AQA GCSE)
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