Desert: Online Guide
On our planet of extremes, perhaps the most frightening and yet fascinating environments are the deserts. Covering around a third of the earth's land surface, they are the harshest and most barren environments in the world - inhospitable and seemingly incapable of sustaining anything but the most rudimentary plant and animal life. In this feature we focus our attention upon those deserts which lie along the meridian line.
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Desert: 'Infoplease.com' Deserts of the World
Deserts are arid regions, generally receiving less than ten inches of precipitation a year, or regions where the potential evaporation rate is twice as great as the precipitation.
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Desert: Introduction
Have you ever driven through a DESERT on a trip to anywhere?
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Desert: Resoures
Visit North American deserts through pictures, stories and video clips.
[http://www.desertusa.com/]
