Consider the following statements about the desert topography 1 They mostly lie in the trade wind be...........

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Consider the following statements about the desert topography:

1. They mostly lie in the trade wind belts.

2. Zeugen and Yardangs are the features of this region.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 ONLY

2 ONLY

BOTH

NONE

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Explanation:

Almost all the deserts are confined within the 15° to 30° parallels of latitude north and south of the equator. They lie in the trade wind belt on the western parts of the continents where
Trade Winds are off-shore. Zeugens and Yardangs are the erosional landforms of this region.Zeugens are tabular masses which have a layer of soft rocks lying beneath a
surface layer of more resistant rocks. Yardangs are quite similar to the 'ridge and furrow' landscape of zeugen are the steep- sided yardangs.