Deserts are generally found in mid latitude belts in the interior of continents because 1 This regio...........

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Deserts are generally found in mid latitude belts in the interior of continents because

1. This region is located in horse latitudes where air subsidies

2. This region lies in rain shadow zone of high mountains.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

The temperate deserts are rainless because of either continentiality or rain-shadow effect.
The horse latitudes are located at about 30 degrees north and south of the equator. It is common in this region of the subtropics for winds to diverge and either flow toward the poles (known as the prevailing westerlies) or toward the equator (known as the trade winds).The aridity of the hot deserts, and not mid-latitude deserts, is mainly due to the effects of off-shore Trade Winds, hence they are also called Trade Wind Deserts.