Deserts, by definition, cover 14% of the earth's land area. Non-arable land, however, makes up a large percentage.
There is no category of biome that covers Antarctica. Antarctica is the largest desert on earth (desert just means low humidity, not sand)
Antarctica is considered a dry desert.. this means the biome is a desert! also 98% of Antarctica is covered with ice !
No, Oregon is not in the desert biome but a small area of the Great Basin Desert does enter the southeastern corner of the state. Much of the eastern half of Oregon does have semi-arid grasslands, however.
There is no 'savanna desert.' The savanna is a distinct biome, a semiarid grassland, and not a desert.. It receives too much rainfall to be considered a desert.
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114degreesClarification:There is no such thing as a savanna desert. A savanna is a transition zone between a desert and another biome, such as a grassland or forest. It is arid but receives more precipitation than a desert.
No, the Sahara is in Africa and not North America.
No, a desert is not a landform. The Nubian Desert is a division of the much larger Sahara. It is a desert biome, not a landform. It does, however, contain a number of landforms.
About one-third of the earth's land surface is desert.
On average, a desert receives between 0 and 10 inches (250mm) of rain per year depending on the location of the desert.
About 33% of the land surface of the earth is desert.
Believe it or not, with all of that frozen water around, Antarctica is considered to be desert.