Asian
The largest sand desert in the world is found here
Arabian Peninsula
The San have a steady supply of water here, due to their innovative use of ostrich eggs
Kalahari Desert
This desert sits on a high plateau in Mexico and stretches into New Mexico and Texas
Chihuahuan Desert
NASA used the unique terrain here to test fact-finding equipment that could be sent to Mars
Atacama Desert
The dry land here supports animals, such as the kangaroo and the emu, which are not found anywhere else
The Outback
Many dinosaur bones have been uncovered here
Gobi Desert
Many camel caravans cross the sand dunes in search of an oasis
Sahara
Many settlers and gold hunters traveled the Devil's Highway here; some did not make it to their destination
Sonoran Desert
An area consisting mostly of tableland in the southern part of Argentina, bordered by the Andes Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean
Patagonia
Songlines were used here by Aborigines to map the land
Outback
Almost completely surrounded by mountains, this land is covered in rock and gravel, and receives very little rain
Gobi Desert
Some of the animals that live here include the antelope, the gazelle, mountain sheep, and the small fennec fox
Sahara
The highest temperature in the United State (134 F) was recorded here
Death Valley or Mojave Desert
Ferdinand Magellan stopped on the shores of this area during an expedition to sail around the world and named the area after the native people
Patagonia
A time before time
Dreamtime
Many of the countries in this region are rick due to the discovery of oil
Arabian Peninsula
The area of this basin in the central part of southern Africa is almost as large as the state of Texas
Kalahari Desert
The woodpecker, screech owl, and the sparrow hawk all make their home in the yucca found only in this desert
Mojave Desert
Most climatologists consider this desert the driest place on Earth
Atacama Desert
A natural or human process that turn fertile land into a desert
Desertification
The U.S. military uses White Sands National Monument in this desert to test bombs and missiles
Chihuahuan Desert