What is a desert?

an area that recieves very little precipitation

or

an area where there is rain during only one month of the year

What is a desert?

An area that receives very little precipitation

or

An area where there is rain during only one month of the year

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its main object was the establishment of "settlement houses" in poor urban areas, in which volunteer middle-class "settlement workers" would live, hoping to share knowledge and culture with, and alleviate the poverty of, their low-income neighbors.