Where can you find deserts?

Answer 1

One major desert is the Kalahari and it is in Botswana, Africa. Another is the Gobi desert and it is in the country of Mongolia, which is northern Asia. The Sahara desert goes through several countries in the northwestern area of Africa. There is a large desert in the northeast of Australia.

Answer 2

There are desert areas in all seven continents of the world, although Europe is the only continent not to have a major desert. Deserts are not only hot dry places but they could be cold dry places as well, such as the deserts in Antarctica. In fact, a desert is only defined as a dry place receiving little precipitation.

Answer 3

World's Largest Deserts Desert Location Square Miles Square Kilometers Sahara North Africa 3,500,000 9,065,000 Gobi Mongolia-China 500,000 1,295,000 Kalahari Southern Africa 225,000 582,000 Great Victoria Australia 150,000 338,500 Great Sandy Australia 150,000 338,500 Deserts of North America Deserts of North America Name Location Size Physical Features Some Plants & Animals Special Facts Chihuahuan North Central Mexico and Southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) 175,000 mi2 455,000 km2 High plateau covered by stony areas and sandy soil. Many mountains and mesas. cacti, chihuahuan flax, creosote bush, lechuguilla, mesquite, mexican gold poppy coyote, diamondback rattlesnake, javelina, kangaroo rat, roadrunner Largest North American desert. Big Bend National Park located here; more species of birds seen in Big Bend than in any other National Park in the U.S. Great Basin Western United States (Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah) 158,000 mi2 411,000 km2 Covered by sand, gravel, and clay. Many moutains ranges, basins, and large expanses of salt flats. greasewood, sagebrush, shadscale bighorn sheep, jackrabbit, pocket mouse, poor-will, pronghorn antelope, sage thrasher, side-blotched lizard Great Salt Lake located here. Mojave Southwestern United States (Arizona, California, Nevada) 25,000 mi2 65,000 km2 Covered by sandy soil, gravelly pavement, and salt flats. creosote bush, desert sand verbena, joshua tree, mesquite bighorn sheep, chuckwalla, coyote, jackrabbit, sidewinder, zebra-tailed lizard Death Valley located in this desert. Sonoran Southwestern United States (Arizona, California) and parts of Mexico (Baja Peninsula, Sonora) 120,000 mi2 312,000 km2 Covered by sand, soil, and gravelly pavement. Gets more rain than any other North American desert. agave, coulter's globemallow, creosote bush, desert mariposa lily, mesquite, ocotillo, paloverde, saguaro coati, elf owl, gila monster, kangaroo rat, pack rat, roadrunner, sidewinder, tarantula Most complex animal-plant community of any desert.

Answer 4

For a list of all the major desert areas of the world and the countries in which they are found click in this link.

Answer 5

There are over 2 dozen major desert areas in the world. To view a list of these major areas and their locations, click on this link.

Answer 6

Most deserts are found near the equator in an area known as the subtropics. There are deserts in Africa, Asia, and South America.

Answer 7

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