Nov 26, 2025 · The arid conditions of the major desert areas result from their position in subtropical regions to either side of the moist equatorial belt. The atmospheric circulation pattern known as the …

Introduction When people think of a desert, they usually think of a sandy, hot, and dry place. But there are other types of deserts as well. A desert is any large region that gets very little rain each year. …

Nov 26, 2025 · Desert, any large, extremely dry area of land with sparse vegetation. It is one of Earth’s major types of ecosystems, supporting a community of plants and animals specially adapted to the …

Nov 25, 2025 · Sahara, largest hot desert in the world. Filling nearly all of northern Africa, it measures approximately 3,000 miles (4,800 km) from east to west and between 800 to 1,200 miles from north …

1 day ago · Physiographically, Egypt is usually divided into four major regions—the Nile valley and delta, the Eastern Desert, the Western Desert, and the Sinai Peninsula.

1 day ago · In spite of the lack of precipitation, the natural vegetation of Egypt is varied. Much of the Western Desert is totally devoid of any kind of plant life, but where some form of water exists the …

Nov 18, 2025 · Algeria: geography The Ahaggar Plateau rises from the barren landscape of the Sahara in southern Algeria. To the north and west of the plateau area of the southern parts of the continent …

The Aborigines have been in Australia for between 45 to 50,000 years and have endured the harshest desert conditions the Outback ever experienced. They survived in hunter-gatherer societies that …

River valleys here support clusters of cottonwood, willow, mesquite, and sycamore trees, and mule deer, fish, and waterfowl. The areas away from the rivers are characterized by desert flora and fauna, …

Nov 30, 2025 · The Mojave Desert occupies more than 25,000 square miles (65,000 square km) and joins the Sonoran, Great Basin, and Chihuahuan deserts in forming the North American Desert.