DESERT

WHAT IS A DESERT

• DESERT’S are large, extremely dry areas of land with few vegetation.
• DESERT’S receives an average annual rain fall less than 250 mm(25 cm)
• Approximately “one third of the EARTH’S land surface” is DESERT .

TYPES OF DESERT 

• PRIMARLY, There Are 4 Types Of Desert.

1. HOT AND DRY DESERT
2. COLD WINTER DESERT
3. COASTAL DESERT
4. COLD DESERT

1)HOT AND DRY DESERT

• These areas experiences very hot temperature through out the year.
• Rainfall is very are in these deserts.
• In some regions of this desert Temperature will be above 45DC.
• Example of HOT AND DESERT is SAHARA DESERT MOJAVE DESERT etc.

2)COLD WINTER DESERT

• COLD WINTER DESERT’S are also known as “SEMI – ARID DESERT”
• There DESERT’S have a long summer with no rainfall and small rainfalls in winter.
• Compared to HOT AND DRY DESERT,COLD WINTER DESERT’S have a cooler Temperature.
• Example of COLD WINTER DESERT’S are GREAT BASIN DESERT,MONTANE DESERT etc.

3)COASTAL DESERT

• COASTAL DESERT’S have long warm summers and cool Winters.
• The Maximum Annual Temperature is 13 – 24DC and minimum is about 5DC
• These Deserts meets ocean.
• Example of COASTAL DESERT’S are ATACAMA DESERT,NAMIB DESERT etc.

4)COLD DESERT

• COLD DESERT’S are also known as POLAR DESERT’S
• They are cold through out the year.
• They Receive Rainfall around 15 to 25 cm during Winter.
• Example of COLD DESERTS are ARCTIC POLAR DESERT, ANTARCTICA POLAR DESERT.

FAMOUS DESERTS AND THEIR LOCATIONS

NUMBER	NAME OF DESERT	LOCATION
1	ANTARTICA	SOUTH POLE
2	ARTIC	NORTH POLE
3	SAHARA	AFRICA
4	ARABIAN	WESTERN ASIA
5	EAST ASIA	EAST ASIA
6	GREAT BASIN	UNITED STATES
7	THAR	INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
8	MOJAVE	UNITED STATES
9	REGISTHAN	AFGANISTHAN
10	SYRIAN	WESTERN ASIA