1. Taming the Spreading Desert What are deserts?

2. How do deserts look like?

3. Can you find any vegetation in deserts?

4. Can you think of some words to describe a desert?

5. What are deserts? u dry areas u with annual rainfall of less than 250 mm u with little or no vegetation u sandy, stony or rocky surface

6. Types of deserts u Deserts can be divided into 2 types according to climate: u tropical deserts u temperate deserts

7. Distribution of deserts Sahara Desert Arabian Desert SW USA Desert Great Australian Desert Taklimakan Desert Gobi desertPatagonian Desert

8. World deserts Tropical deserts (15-30ºN, 15-30ºS)

9. World deserts Temperate Deserts (35-45ºN, 35-45ºN)