The Gobi Desert
The Gobi Desert
The Gobi Desert covers much of southern Mongolia along the border with China.
The Sahara and the Gobi are both deserts. The Sahara is a hot desert that covers much of northern Africa and the Gobi is a desert in China and Mongolia.
The Gobi Desert is in the northern and western hemispheres. It is on the continent of Asia and covers much of China. Unlike most deserts, IT IS COLD. The Gobi Desert is actually located in the northern and eastern hemispheres. It covers parts of northern and northwestern China as well as southern Mongolia. This desert experiences extreme weather along the lines of sandstorms, snowstorms, and winds. Rapid temperature changes by as much as 58 degrees Fahrenheit or 32 degrees Celsius can occur within a 24 hour period.
The Kalahari Desert covers most of Botswana.
Mongolia shares the Gobi Desert with China.
The Gobi Desert is in Asia encompassing much of Mongolia.
Habitat distribution consists of grass land and shrubland in an area of 55 percent of the country, while forest cover is only 6 percent in the steppe zone, 36 percent is covered by desert vegetation and only 1 percent is used for human habitation and agricultural uses for growing crops.
The Sahara Desert covers most of Northern Africa.
The Karkum Desert covers about 70% of Turkmenistan.
The Sonoran Desert covers much of southwestern Arizona.