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Deserts

A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation

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How do you travel to the desert?

Depends where you travelling from. The Sahara Desert is located in north Africa

How many deserts are there in Canada?

Canada has no true deserts. It does have some small areas of semiarid land such as the Carcross Desert in the Yukon, however.

Canada has no true deserts. It does have some small areas of semiarid land such as the Carcross Desert in the Yukon, however.

What are the two largest deserts in the world?

The biggest desert is the Sahara located in western Africa.

The Sahara is the biggest hot desert.

The biggest desert in the world is the Antarctic, which also qualifies as a desert because of its excessively low precipitation.

The largest deserts are as follows:

1. Antarctica - not including the coastal regions-about 14 million sq km, Antarctica

2. Sahara - 9.4 million sq km, North Africa

3. Arabian - 2.3 million sq km, Arabian peninsula

4. Gobi - 1.3 million sq km, China and Mongolia

5. Kalahari - 900,000 sq km, Angola, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa

6. Patagonian Desert - 673,000 sq km, Argentina and Chile

7. Great Basin - 492,000 sq km, USA

8. Great Victoria Desert - 424,400 sq km, Australia

9. Chihuahuan Desert - 453,000 sq km, Mexico and USA

10. Kara-Kum - 349,650 sq km, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

11. Colorado Plateau - (includes many smaller deserts) 336,700 sq km, USA

12. Sonoran - 310,800 sq km, Mexico and United States

13. Kyzyl-Kum - 297,830 sq km, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

14. Great Sandy Desert - 284,993 sq km, Australia

15. Thar Desert - 200,000 sq km, India and Pakistan

16. Tanami Desert - 184,500 sq km, Angola and Namibiats) 336,700 sq km

What are some deserts in Afghanistan?

The major deserts of Afghanistan are Dashti Margo and the Registan Desert.

True or False Sand covers about 50 percent of most deserts?

false. not all deserts are sandy, the artic is a desert desert just means dry land with little or no rainfall False. It actually covers 10 to 20 % of sand (I know suprising right). The rest of the land is covered by gravel-covered plains, hills, mountains,dry lake beds, and dry stream channels. xoxox Got_a_quest

Are there any deserts in Tennessee?

A desert is, by definition, an area that receives less than 10 inches of rain annually. No areas of Tennessee qualify, although some of the bald knobs in the Smokies have a desert-like appearance.

What are the continental deserts?

Continental deserts occur in the centers of large continents. As inland winds travel from the sea over land, they lose moisture in the form of rain, and by the time they reach the center of a large continent, they are very dry. The Sahara, most Australian deserts, most North American Deserts, the Kalahari and Gobi Deserts are examples of continental deserts.

Is there agriculture in the deserts of Saudi Arabia?

Because of desalination and the oases, there is some agriculture in Saudi Arabia, primarily producing dates. However, Saudi Arabia imports the vast majority of its foodstuffs due to the general inhospitable nature of the country.

Do the US state of Georgia have deserts?

There are no deserts in the state of Georgia or in the country of Georgia.

Is there a desert in Paris?

no deserts in France or anywhere in France there only plains
No.

What are some characteristics about the desert southwest?

1:Very, Very hot! 2:Some land is dry ,hard ,cracked ground .Some is orangeish baked sand. 3:Little amount of rain a year. 4:Many rocks of all sizes are here. 5:In my opinion,Hard to live in.

How is the Sechura related to the South American deserts?

The Sechura is a desert and is located in Peru above the Atacama Desert on the Pacific coast. It is sometimes known as the Nazca Desert and is classified as a cool coastal or cold desert.

Where is the Negev Desert?

The Negev is located in southern Israel. See the attached Related Links for a map.

Are all deserts hot?

Most deserts are

However... Antarctica is a desert and it is DEFINATLY not hot there

Clarification:

Some deserts are hot and dry. (Sahara, Mojave, etc.)

Some deserts are cool and dry. (Namib, Atacama, etc.)

Some deserts are cold and dry. (Antarctica)

Which state in the US has the largest desert?

The Great Basin Desert is the largest desert in North America, located in the western United States.

What percentage of the deserts on earth are covered in sand?

searching the web for an answer to the same question, I found this:

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/explore/sahara/sahara_topography_lo.html

so, it seems the percentage of sand desert amount to 20. I hope this results to be useful. bye.

Seem to remember it being between 12% and 20% sand the rest rock, and scree

What is the Rub' al Khali?

Rub Al Khali is in the southern part of Saudi Arabia. It is one of the largest desert in the world.
desert in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia

In what places can deserts be found?

Cold Deserts of the World are:

Atacama - Coasts of Peru and Chile

Gobi - Northern China and Southern Mongolia

Great Basin - Western United States (Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Utah)

Iranian - Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan

Namib - Costs of Southwestern Africa

Takla Makan - Western China

Turkestan - Parts of the Middle East and Southwestern Russia

Antarctica

What are deserts used for?

Human uses of deserts are where people go to have alone time and maybe to learn some new things. E.g. things you can only learn about when you are 18+.

They can also be used for discovering how animals survive the sharp whether and is a place for joy and amusement.!
There are lots of different uses of the Desert, like Farming, Tourism, Photography and Learning (School).

Is the Yucatan Peninsula a desert?

No, the Yucatan is not a desert. It is tropical forest.
No, Roula, there is absolutely no desert around there.

How many people live in an average desert?

Millions of people around the world live in cities and towns in deserts and all are quite normal. Most have indoor plumbing, electricity, Internet access, schools, stores, etc. Look at such cities as Cairo, Egypt, or Las Vegas Nevada. They work as doctors, lawyers, nurses, teachers, food workers, police officers, home makers, mechanics, clerks and any other occupation fund in non desert areas.

What continent do you find the pampas and llanos?

The pampas and llanos are found in South America.

Is there desert in Lebanon?

There is no country named Palestine. However, there is the Negev Desert in Israel.

Why is there a desert next to the Andes Mountains?

As the Andes Mountains were forced up by tectonic action, they created a high wall that blocked moisture from being brought into the area from the Atlantic Ocean and Amazon basin. This 'rain shadow' created the Atacama Desert, one of the driest areas on earth.