The answer is A. The main characteristic of a desert is its aridity. Most deserts receive an annual precipitation of ten or fewer inches. Temperatures can't be a defining characteristic of deserts because there are deserts with low temperatures such as those in the polar regions (antarctica). In these regions, water is unavailable because it is completely frozen as ice.
Water heat at a different rate than land because water has a higher capacity for storing heat than does land surfaces.Hope this helps !
I believe the plates are called the south American plates just saying I might be correct or I might be wrong so don't take my word for it I am not the expert
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Energy can’t be created nor destroyed
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Some of the long term impacts include: Reduction in economic growth. Unavailability of water for irrigation, leading to poor production and agricultural crisis. Shortage in power supply.