Geography
Why most of the world's deserts are located in the western margins of continents in the subtropics?
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Most of the world's deserts are on the western sides of continents in the subtropics because the prevailing tropical easterly winds lose their moisture as they move westward, resulting in dry conditions and little rainfall on the western margins.
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