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Topic Video for AQA GCSE Geography | What are hot deserts like? (Hot deserts 1)

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GCSE
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AQA

Last updated 10 Jun 2025

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This topic video provides an introduction to the hot desert biome, looking at where hot deserts are and giving an overview of their characteristics, including climate and soils.

It is part of the AQA GCSE Geography course - Paper 1: Unit B - The Living World.

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