The Sahara, Gobi, Mojave, arid ecosystems, and extreme desert geography.
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
Which below-sea-level lake lies in the Sonoran Desert in southeastern California?
The Salton Sea has no outlet to the ocean, so salts stay behind as its water evaporates.
What is another name for the Thar Desert?
The Great Indian Desert includes gravel plains and rocky hills as well as the sand dunes seen in travel photos.
In which U.S. region is the Sonoran Desert?
Much of the Sonoran consists of broad basins separated by rugged mountain ranges.
Which desert meets the Mojave within Joshua Tree National Park?
The park's higher western land belongs to the Mojave, while the lower eastern land belongs to the Colorado Desert.
Along which coast of Africa does the Namib Desert stretch?
The Kalahari lies farther inland to the east, beyond the Namib's narrow strip beside the Atlantic.
Which Nevada city lies in the Mojave Desert?
Las Vegas occupies a valley ringed by mountains, with the Spring Mountains rising to the west.
Most of the Mojave Desert lies in which U.S. state?
The Mojave also extends into Nevada, Arizona and Utah, giving the desert a footprint in four U.S. states.
Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert is a clay pan surrounded by what?
The Tsauchab River ends at Sossusvlei instead of reaching the ocean, creating a temporary pool after rare heavy rains.
Most of the Namib Desert lies in which African country?
The desert also extends into southern Angola and northwestern South Africa.
Saguaro National Park lies on both sides of which Sonoran Desert city?
Mount Lemmon's high elevation gives it cooler weather than nearby Tucson's desert basin.
In many deserts, dry air and little cloud cover let heat radiate away from the ground rapidly after sunset. This can produce a large difference between daytime and nighttime temperatures.