Major hot deserts of the world are located on the western margins of continents in the subtropics. Discuss the climatological reasons.

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Physical geography, distribution of key natural resources, factors for industrial location, geophysical phenomena (earthquakes, cyclones, volcanoes).

Connected Questions Across All Papers

Discovered through overlapping concepts: Hot Deserts Climatology, Subtropical Highs, Cold Ocean Currents

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