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Yes, about one third (33-35%) of the earth's land surface is covered by deserts.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoDeserts make up about 33% of the land area of the earth.
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What percent of land in Egypt is barren desert?
about80% of its land because the majority of people live around the nile river
How is the desert of California classified?
It's actually 24 percent from what I've gathered.
How much of Earth's surface by warm desert land in warm desert land?
one - fifth
A land where very little grows is a?
desert
What kind of land covers most of Australia?
The answer to this question is presumably "desert". However, this is not strictly true. According to the Desert Knowledge Australia Fact Sheet, 70% of Australia is classified as desert or semi-arid. However, much of this land is used for grazing beef cattle and sheep, so it is not desert in the truest sense. Other figures state an estimated 44% percent, or over one-third of Australia is made up of sandy or stony arid desert, while another 37% is semi-arid grassland or scrub.
What does most of the land area of Egypt consist of?
The Sahara desert.
How much of the earths deserts are covered by sand dunes?
About 20% of the deserts are covered by sand. Others are covered by soil or rock.
What are the percentages of land of the Sahara Desert?
The Sahara Desert covers 100 percent of the land it occupies.
How much of earths land percentage is desert?
Deserts make up 33% of the Land's surface
How much of earths surface is covered in land?
About one third of the land surface of the earth is desert.
What percent of the world's habitats are made up of desert?
About 33 percent of the land area of the earth is desert.
During the recent ice age glaciers covered almost what percent of earths land?
During the recent ice age, glaciers covered almost 30 percent of earths land.
What percent of deserts are in the world?
33 percent of the land surface of the earth is desert.
What percent of the earths total land area does Asia compromise?
30%
Does Africa cover 6 percent of earths land area?
yes
What land is more than 90 percent desert?
Niger
What covers 30 percent of earths land?
All land combined covers about 30% of Earth's surface.
