Arid means "dry", semi means "half". An area that is dry enough to be a "half desert" is semi arid. huh? What's a "half-desert"?Semi-arid is a land classification based on annual average rainfall,...
Just going to edit that last answer a little bit. The Arid and semi-arid zone constitute over 70% of Australia's land area (James, Landsberg & Morton, 1995) Source: James, C. D., Landsberg, J....
A semi-arid plain is charectorized or is the home of low 25 to 50 centimeters of precipitation (10 to 20 inches) and having scrubby vegetation with short, coarse grasses; not completely arid.Exaples;...