For population 25 years and over in Fort Lee: 1  High school or higher: 97.9%. 2  Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%. 3  Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%. 4  Unemployed: 7.7%. 5  Mean travel time to work (commute): 11.7 minutes.
A desert is a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to the processes of denudation. About one third of the land surface of the world is arid or semi-arid.
What defines a desert? A desert is defined simply by the amount of rainfall that falls in an area in conjunction with the amount of evaporation. In essence, its any area that receives on average less than 10 inches of rainfall per year, and where the yearly evaporation is more than 10 inches of rain a year. Where are deserts found? Deserts are found around the globe, generally around a belt of 30 degrees north and south latitude where global wind patterns carry down dry air from the upper atmosphere.