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The word "desert" comes from the Latin deserere, meaning to abandon or forsake, much like the landscape of the desert forsakes wildlife and is generally abandoned.
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∙ 8y agothe desert got its name from its hot sand and the amount of trees
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∙ 10y agoThe word "desert" comes from the Latin deserere, meaning to abandon or forsake, much like the landscape of the desert forsakes wildlife and is generally abandoned.
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What is the name of the desert in Chile that the miners were trapped in?
The Atacama Desert
What continent is the desert who's name means desert desert?
Sahara means desert and is on the African continent.
What is the second name of the Thar Desert?
The Thar Desert is also known as the Great Indian Desert.
Is Gaara a desert?
No, he is an anime character, a person. His name is Gaara of the Desert.
Is there a desert name Mohave in the Sahara Desert?
No, the Mohave Desert is in north America, the Sahara is in north Africa
What is the name of the desert in Wyoming?
The name of the desert in Wyoming is the Red Desert.
What is the name of name of Indian desert?
The major desert in India is the Great Indian Desert, also known as the Thar Desert.
What is another name for the Thar Desert?
The another name for Thar desert is The great Indian desert.
What is the desert's name in Spain?
The Tabernas Desert is the desert in Spain.
What is the name of a desert in Africa?
the Kalahari desert and the Sahara desert
What is the scientific name for desert tortiose?
The scientific name for the desert tortoise is Gopherus agassizii.
What is the name of a desert that starts with the letter A?
Antarctic Desert Arabian Desert Atacama Desert
Name of a desert found in Arizona?
The Sonoran Desert. The Tule Desert
What is the name of a major desert in Africa?
* Sahara Desert * Kalahari Desert
What is the name of the biggest desert?
The Antarctic Desert is the largest desert in earth.
What is the name of the desert in Chile is near the pacific ocean?
the name of the desert is, Atacama
What is a Low Desert?
low desert is a name for the desert of California regions that includes Colorado desert and Yuha desert
