DESERTS OF THE WORLD

 

DESERTS OF THE WORLD

DEFINITION

•       a waterless, desolate area of land with little or no vegetation, typically one covered with sand.

•        an area of land that receives no more than 25 centimeters of precipitation a year.

•       Desert: It is an arid region characteriesed by extremely high or low temperatures and has scarce vegetation. (NCERT)

•       Cold desert and Hot desert

ASIA

Thar-                     India, Pakistan

Laddakh-             India

Gobi-                   Mangolia, China

Takla Makan-     China

Karakum-            Turkmenistan

Kyzylkum-           Uzbekistan

Negev desert-       Israel

Syrian desert-       Syria, Jordan, S.A.

Rab’al Khali-       Saudi Arabia

Nefud-                 Saudi Arabia

Dasht e Kabir     Iran

Dasht e lut          Iran

Dasht e Margo  Afghanistan

 

AFRICA

Sahara-                 North Africa

Kalahari-             Bostwana, Mamibia  S.Africa

Namib desert-     Namibia & S.A.

Great Karoo-     South Africa

Iguidi desert-     Algeria

Chech desert-     Algeria,  Mauritania, Mali                            

Ogaden desert-     Ethopia, Somalia

Eastern desert-     Egypt

Nubian desert-     Sudan

Guban desert-     Somalia

Chalbi desert-     Kenya

 

Ausralia

Great Victoria-     South Aus.

Tanami-                 Northern Territory

Gibson-                 Western

Simpson-             Northern Territory

Sturtstony-         New South Wales boarder                         

Great Sandy-     Western

 

AMERICA

Sonara-                 Mexico and USA

Chihuahuan-         Mexico, USA

Mojave-               USA

Great Basin         USA

Patagonian         Argentina

Atacama-            Chile, Peru

OTHERS

Arctic desert

Antarctic desert


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