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GK Notes: Important Deserts of the World
By BYJU'S Exam Prep
Updated on: September 25th, 2023
Deserts cover a good number of questions making it an important topic to cover in teaching Exams. Around 1-3 questions are asked about this topic which surely makes it important for you to study the topic well for upcoming teaching and Other TET Exams. Here are important deserts & facts for teaching Exams which you should not ignore.
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Important Deserts of the World:
Desert: A desert is a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life in a desert there is less precipitation
1. Continent: Antarctica
- Desert Name: Antartic
2. Continent: Asia, Europe, North America:
- Desert Name: Arctic desert
3. Continent: Asia
- Desert Name: The Karakorum, Thar desert, Kyzyl Kum, Taklamakan
4. Continent: Africa
- Desert Name: Kalahari, Namib, Sahara,
5. Continent: Australia
- Desert Name: Gibson, Great Sandy, Great Victoria, Simpson, Tanami
6. Continent: Europe
- Desert Name: Arabian, Dasht-e Kavir, Dasht-e Lut
7. Continent: North America
- Desert Name: Great Basin, Mojave, Sonoran
8. Continent: South America
- Desert Name: Atacama, Patagonian
Important Points to Remember about Important Deserts of the World
Desert name: Antartic
- the largest desert in the world
- largest cold desert in the world
- present in the south pole
- area: 1,38,29,430 square km
- type: polar
Desert name: Arctic desert
- the second largest desert in the world
- area: 1,37,26,937 square km
- Type: polar
- present in the south pole
Desert name: Gobi
- present in Asia
- area: 1,300,000 square km
- cold winter desert
Desert name: Sahara
- largest hot desert
- present in Africa
- subtropical desert
- 94,00,000 square km
Desert name: Atacama
- The Driest Desert on the Earth
- area: 1,40,000 square km
- present in Chile
- Type: Cool Coastal
Desert name: Great Basin
- Type: Cold Winter
- Present in the US
- area: 4,92,000 square km
The important question for Teaching Exams
- Which is the largest desert in the world: Antarctica desert
- Which is the largest cold desert in the world: Antarctica desert
- Which is the largest hot desert in the world: the Sahara desert
- Which is the largest desert in India: Thar desert
- Which is the largest driest desert in the world: Atacama desert (present in chile in South America)
- Which is the second largest desert in the world: the Arctic desert
- Where is Taklamakan desert: China
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