Not all deserts are the same. This still collage produced for Teachers' Domain features views of different deserts around the world.

Find out about the sizes, physical features, and plant and animal life of some of the world's great deserts, including the Arabian, the Great Sandy, the Chihuahuan, the Kalahari, the Mojave, the Sahara, the Sonoran, and the Thar deserts.

Information about the sizes of the world's largest deserts and about the deserts of North America.

A chart summarizes the sizes, physical features, plant and animal life, and special facts of a selection of the world's cold deserts, including Antarctica, the Gobi, and the Great Basin Desert in the western United States.

This lesson will provide an understanding of the characteristics and role of deserts, and its effect on living things. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "Deserts."

A site that shows Australian aboriginal icons and their meaning as related to the art. Site information and symbol paintings provided by Janet Long Nakamarra.

In this Perry-Castaneda Collection of maps of Kuwait you can find political maps, relief maps and a series of maps showing Iraqi positions and U.S. positions during Desert Storm in 1991.

A single rock breaks up the desolate monotony of a desert landscape. The heat dries up any liquid that emerges from the ground or skies before it has a chance to help create visible life forms. Enjoy learning more about deserts with our...

Labeled diagram of common desert formations and features.

Basic information about the climate and weather in the Great Victoria and Gibson Deserts. Includes a map depicting where it is located.

This photo shows a number of desert trees that are found living in the hot, harsh, desert environment.

Basic description of the Great Sandy Desert along with its climate and weather. Includes a map depicting where it is located.

Founded in 1903 to study plant adaptation to an arid desert environment with long term experiments, this laboratory contributed significantly to the formation of Ecology as a science. Part of the University of Arizona.

Explore the Namib Desert and learn about its location, the Skeleton Coast, mirages, and general information about this home to the highest sand dunes in the world.

This site created by NatureWorks focuses on the Desert Cottontail. The content of this resource includes a look at this species' characteristics, range, habitat, food, and more.

This site created by NatureWorks focuses on the Desert Cottontail. The content of this resource includes a look at this species' characteristics, range, habitat, food, and more.

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Desert Survival."

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Visit the Petrified Forest National Park to see beautiful photographs of petrified wood and read explanations of how wood becomes rock. Also find photos of the Painted Desert and Blue Mesa.

The Australian Museum Online presents the anthropology of the Indigenous people of Australia. See their collection of artifacts and read about western desert art and other historical ideas about Australia.

In an effort to honor every life that has been lost on our borders, Coalicion de Derechos Humanos records the number of bodies that are recovered in the Sonoran Desert. View the map to read the names of those that died since 2000. Click...

Here you'll find a great coloring page of the Sonoran Pronghorn, complete with a brief description.

An image of "Magdalene in the Desert", created by Domenico Piola in 1674 (Oil on canvas, 300 x 198 cm).

An image of "Oasis in the Desert", created by Antal Ligeti in 1862 (Oil on canvas, 127 x 187,5 cm).