Challenges and opportunities of hot deserts

Question 1

Opportunites of hot deserts

Answer 1

Solar Panels
Tourism, see studios, ride camels, explore deserts.
Date palms and Citrus plants.
Drip watering reduces water loss.
Desert is high in phosphate, phosphate mining. Phosphate used in fertilisers

Question 2

Challenges of hot deserts

Answer 2

High diurnal; range
Little water
Low carry capacity
All food + water has to be imported from outside the desert