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Bookmark or Share- Desert Biome - National Geographic Societynoun. area of land that receives no more than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation a year. Deserts are extremely dry environments that are home to well-adapted plants and animals. The main types of deserts include hot and dry deserts, semi-arid deserts, coastal deserts, and cold deserts.
- Where are deserts located? - Internet GeographyWhere are deserts located? Deserts cover more than one-fifth of the Earth’s land area and are located on every continent. Hot deserts are mainly found around the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
- Desert - National Geographic SocietyDeserts are areas that receive very little precipitation. People often use the adjectives “hot,” “dry,” and “empty” to describe deserts, but these words do not tell the whole story. Although some deserts are very hot, with daytime temperatures as high as 54°C (130°F), other deserts have cold winters or are cold year-round.
- Deserts Explained - National Geographic SocietyWhat Is a Desert? Deserts cover more than one-fifth of Earth's land area, and they are found on every continent. A place that receives less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of rain per year is considered a desert. Deserts are part of a wider class of regions called drylands.
- Desert | Definition, Climate, Animals, Plants, & Types ...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 harsh environment. In deserts, trees are usually absent, and shrubs or herbaceous plants provide only very incomplete ground cover.
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