What types of desert are there?

Answer 1

There are two major classes of deserts:
Hot Deserts such as the Sahara, the Arabian Desert and the Mojave Desert.
Cold Deserts such as Antarctica, the Gobi Desert and the Patagonian Desert.

Answer 2

There are two general classifications of deserts - hot deserts and cold deserts. These can be further broken down into hot deserts, cold winter deserts, cool coastal deserts and polar deserts.

Answer 3

Deserts are either hot deserts or cold deserts. The Sahara is a hot desert, the Atacama and Antartica are cold deserts.

Answer 4

There are hot deserts and there are cold deserts. The Sahara and the Mojave Desert are examples of hot deserts. The Antarctic Desert and the Gobi Desert are examples of cold deserts.

Answer 5

There are two general types of deserts - hot deserts and cold deserts.

Examples:

Hot: Sahara and Mojave

Cold: Antarctica and the Gobi

Answer 6

There are two types of deserts - hot subtropical deserts and cold winter deserts. Cold deserts are further subdivided into cool coastal deserts and polar deserts.