I love the desert , even though living conditions are hostile for most plants and animal life.
I bet it's beautiful though. What kind of animals do live there?
Not many. the lack of vegetation also exposes the surface of the ground to the processes of denudation
What is denudation?
Denudation
In geology, denudation involves the processes that cause the wearing away of the Earth's surface by moving water, by ice, by wind and by waves, leading to a reduction in elevation and in relief of landforms and of landscapes. Endogenous processes such as volcanoes, earthquakes, and plate tectonics uplift and expose continental crust to the exogenous processes of weathering, of erosion, and of mass wasting.
Processes.
Denudation incorporates the mechanical, biological and chemical processes of erosion, weathering and mass wasting. Denudation
Desert
A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to the processes of denudation. About one-third of the land surface of the world is arid or semi-arid. This includes much of the polar regions where little precipitation occurs and which are sometimes called polar deserts or "cold deserts". Deserts can be classified by the amount of precipitation that falls, by