Answer: Semi-arid climates
Explanation: Areas with semi-arid(also known as steppe) climates are transition zones between arid climates and humid climates. They receive more precipitation than deserts, but less than more humid areas. There are different kinds of semi-arid climates, mostly dependent on the temperature, therefore they support different biomes.
Hot semi-arid climates are most commonly found around the fringes of subtropical deserts mostly in Africa, Australia and South Asia. These climates tend to have hot, sometimes extremely hot, summers and warm to cool winters, with some to minimal precipitation.
Cold semi-arid climates tend to be located in elevated portions of temperate zones, mostly on the border of a humid continental climate or a Mediterranean climate and usually some distance from large bodies of water. Cold semi-arid climates usually feature warm to hot dry summers, though not as hot as those of hot semi-arid climates. Unlike hot semi-arid climates hoever, areas with cold semi-arid climates tend to have cold winters with some snowfall. These are most commonly found in NorthAmerica and Asia.
