Deserts are stark but spectacular environments, portrayed in books and motion pictures as places of adventure and mystery. They have very little precipitation and high levels of evaporation, leading to scattered vegetation and highly adapted to flora and fauna.
Almost one third of earths land surface is classified as arid or semi-arid desert. This global environment is located on every continent except Europe. Geographers study the geographical processes in desert environments and the adaptations people have made to live in them. |
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