Mojave National Preserve Desert Ecology World Deserts North American Deserts Protecting Deserts Home Deserts stir the human imagination. They occupy nearly one-seventh of the world's land surface area, but carry only four percent of the human population. The immense spaces of the desert have inspired the explorer, and breed a heartiness in the people who live there. Today, especially with new means of transportation, more people than ever are discovering this unique resource. What i ...

*Desert Field Trip Trailhead ---- Teacher's Resources ---- Start Field Trip Deserts generally receive less than 10 inches of precipitation a year, while semiarid regions receive on average between 10 and 20 inches a year. These regions make up about 1/3 of the earth's surface. Deserts are moving all the time due to continental drift and growing mountain ranges. Deserts are found between 15 and 30 degrees north and south of the equator. Deserts vary in age. The Sahara in north ...

People & Cultures of the Southwest During the past century, investigators have been solving one of the great mysteries of the North American continent: Who built the spectacular, prehistoric* cliff dwellings and other ancient structures scattered throughout the American Southwest? We also take a look at some of the people who helped make history, movies, music and the trails of the Southwest and its deserts. Below is the index to these people, ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS FIRST ROW: Granite Mountain in the Great Basin Desert (photograph by Terrence Moore). SECOND ROW: Zabriskie Point in Death Valley, California; Sonoran Desert (photographs by Peter Kresan). THIRD ROW: Artists Point in Monument Valley (photograph by Peter Kresan); Death Valley, California (photograph by Cecil Stoughton). FOURTH ROW: Cacti in the Sonoran Desert (photograph by John Olsen). VIEW a list of other USGS General Interest Publicationss This page is Maintained by Eastern Publications Group Web Team Last modified 10/29/97

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Imagine you're an archaeologist seeking the fabled legendary lost city of Arabia. You've learned it's somewhere in the Rub al Khali Desert, which doesn't ring any geographic bells. The map above highlights most of the world's deserts. Click on the one you think contains the Rub al Khali. Lost City Home | Remote Sensing | Interview | Desert Finds Artifact Gallery | Map | Links NOVA Home | WGBH Home | PBS Home Search | Feedback | Shop © 1996 WGBH

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