Deserts & Grasslands

Geography · रेगिस्तान और घास के मैदान · 14 facts

Antarctic Desert = largest desert overall (14 million km², cold desert)

Sahara = largest HOT desert (9.2 million km², North Africa, 11 countries)

Atacama (Chile) = driest desert on Earth

Namib (Namibia) = oldest desert (~55 million years)

Thar = India's largest desert, in Rajasthan, Luni is only river

Gobi = largest Asian desert (Mongolia & China), cold desert

Prairies (N. America) = world's bread basket, wheat farming

Pampas (Argentina) = cattle ranching, cowboys called Gauchos

Steppes (Russia/Eurasia) = largest temperate grassland

Savanna (Africa) = tropical grassland, rich wildlife, Serengeti

Veld (South Africa) = plateau grassland, three types

Downs (Australia) = sheep rearing, wool production

Deserts cover about 33% of Earth's land surface

Kalahari Desert — Botswana, Namibia, South Africa; home of San Bushmen