Deserts are only found near the equator. true or false

The definition of a desert is hot hot temperatures -although those are found in the most typical deserts, such as Sahara. Deserts, per definition are places with very little precipitation (rain): so the statement is false, as there are places with little precipitation away from the equators.

For example, Antarctica is a desert!

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