Sun's desert...

The main form of precipitation in a hot desert is rain. But that's only ten inches or less of rain per year.                                       

The Arabian Desert is located in the Arabian PENINSULA. It has a size of 2,300,00 km2. It is covered almost entirely by sand; has some of the most extensive streches of sand dunes in the world. We can find cacia,oleander,saltbush, desert locust, dromedary camel, gazelle, lizard, jackal, oryx. The people that's live here are Nomadic Bedouin tribes have travelled through the Arabian Desert for thousands of years.

Australian Desert. It is formed by Great Sandy, Victoria, Simpson, Gibson and Sturt. It has a size of 2,300,000 km2. Great Sandy, Victoria, and Simpson are sandy; Gibson and Sturt are stony. We find acacia, casuarina tree, eucalyptus, saltbush, spinifex grass, blue-tongued lizard, dingo, fat-tailed mouse, kangaroo, marsupial mole, rabbit-eared bandicoot, sand goanna, spinifex hopping mouse and throny devils . Aborigines have lived in the Australian deserts for over 30,000 years.

Chihuahuan Desert. It's located in the North Central Mexico and Southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas). It has a size of 455,000 km2. High plateau covered by stony areas and sandy soil. Many mountains and mesas. We find cacti, chihuahuan flax, creosote bush, lechuguilla, mesquite, mexican gold poppy, coyote, diamondback rattlesnake, javelina, kangaroo rat and roadrunners. It's the Largest North American desert. Big Bend National Park located here; more species of birds seen in Big Bend than in any other National Park in the U.S. 

Kalahari Desert is located in the Southwestern Africa. It has a size of 520,000 km2.Covered by sand dunes and gravel plains. We find acacia, aloe, gazelle, gerbil, ground squirrel, hyena, jackel, sandgrouse and springboks. Bushman have lived in the Kalahari for 20,000 years.

 

Thar  desert traverse the countries of India and Pakistan. It has a size of 200,000 km² .  The majority of desert is covered by sand dunes with a rest covered by gravel plains. We find some plants like the acacia, the euphorbias, the grasses, the shrubs, the black buck, the dromedary camel, the great Indian bustard, the Indian spiny-tailed lizard, the jackel and the sandgrouse. Small villages of ten to twenty houses scattered throughout the Thar.

 

Mojave  is located in the Southwestern United States (Arizona, California, Nevada). It has a size of 65,000 km² Covered by sandy soil, gravelly pavement, and salt flats. We find creosote bush, desert sand verbena, joshua tree, mesquite, bighorn sheep, chuckwalla, coyote, jackrabbit, sidewinder and zebra-tailed lizards.  Death Valley located in this desert.

 

Monte is located in Argentina. It has a size of 325,000 km² Covered by sand and soil. We find cardon cactus, creosote bush, paloverde , armadillo, cavy, jaguarundi, puma, tinamou and tuco-tuco. Very similar to the Sonoran Desert.

 

Sahara is located in the Northern Africa. It has a size of 9,100,000km² Covered by mountains, rocky areas, gravel plains, salt flats, huge areas of dunes. Areas in the central sometimes get no rain for years at a time. We find acacia, grasses, tamarisks addax antelope, dorcas gazelle, fennec fox, horned viper, jackal, jerboa, sandgrouse and spiny-yailed lizard. Largest desert in the world. Fewer than 2 million inhabitants (mostly nomads such as the Tuareg). Crossed by Arab caravans since the 10th century. 

 

Sonoran  is located in the Southwestern United States (Arizona, California) and parts of Mexico (Baja Peninsula, Sonora) .It has a size of 312,000 km2. Covered by sand, soil, and gravelly pavement. Gets more rain than any other North American desert. We find agave, coulter's globemallow, creosote bush, desert mariposa lily, mesquite, ocotillo, paloverde, saguaro, coati, elf owl, gila monster, kangaroo rat, pack rat, roadrunner, sidewinder, tarantula . Most complex animal-plant community of any desert. One of the most beautiful deserts in the world.