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Classifying Earth's Deserts

From scorching sand seas to frozen polar wastes, deserts are defined by their aridity. Test your knowledge of the world's major deserts and how they are classified.0 takes

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01What is the primary characteristic that defines a desert?
02What is the largest hot desert in the world?
03What is the largest desert in the world overall, which is also classified as a polar desert?
04Known as the driest non-polar desert in the world, some weather stations here have never recorded any rainfall. Which desert is it?
05The phenomenon where mountains block rain-producing weather systems, creating a dry area on the leeward side, is known as what?
06The Atacama and Namib are examples of which type of desert, formed by cold ocean currents offshore?
07Spanning parts of the United States and Mexico, which is the largest desert in North America?
08Deserts located around the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, formed by large-scale air circulation patterns, are known as what type of desert?
09What is the name of the largest desert on the Australian continent?
10Which of these is the largest cold winter desert, characterized by hot summers and extremely cold winters?