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Give reasons for the following:

The major hot deserts of the world are generally found on the western margins of the continent.

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The major hot deserts of the world are generally found on the western margins of the continent because the trade winds blow from north east to south west, shed their moisture in the east and the western margins are left dry. Trade winds are offshore in this region.

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