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Alles weergeven op Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DesertA desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About one-third of the land surface of the Earth is arid or semi-arid. … Meer weergeven
English desert and its Romance cognates (including Italian and Portuguese deserto, French désert and Spanish desierto) all come from the ecclesiastical Latin dēsertum (originally "an abandoned place"), a participle of Meer weergeven
A desert is a region of land that is very dry because it receives low amounts of precipitation (usually in the form of rain, but it may be snow, mist or fog), often has little coverage by … Meer weergeven
Deserts and semi-deserts are home to ecosystems with low or very low biomass and primary productivity in arid or semi-arid climates. They are mostly found in subtropical high-pressure belts and major continental rain shadows. Primary productivity … Meer weergeven
Mars is the only other planet in the Solar System besides Earth on which deserts have been identified. Despite its low surface … Meer weergeven
Deserts take up about one third of Earth's land surface. Bottomlands may be salt-covered flats. Eolian processes are major factors in shaping desert landscapes. Polar deserts (also seen as "cold deserts") have similar features, except the main form of … Meer weergeven
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Deserts usually have a large diurnal and seasonal temperature range, with high daytime temperatures falling sharply at night. The diurnal range may be as much as 20 to 30 °C (36 to 54 °F) and the rock surface … Meer weergevenHumans have long made use of deserts as places to live, and more recently have started to exploit them for minerals and energy capture. Deserts play a significant role in human culture with an extensive literature.
History Meer weergevenWikipedia-tekst onder CC-BY-SA-licensie- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deserts
• Kalahari Desert – a desert covering much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa
• Karoo Desert – a desert covering parts of southern South Africa
• Namib Desert – a desert in present-day NamibiaWikipedia · Tekst onder CC-BY-SA-licentie- Geschatte leestijd: 3 min.
- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert
WebValle de la Luna ("Valley of the Moon") in the Atacama Desert of Chile, the world's driest desert. [1] [2] [3] [4] A desert is an arid (very dry) biome. …
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List of deserts by area - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deserts_by_areaWeb35 rijen · Sonoran Desert: Subtropical: 310,000: 119,692: Central America Northern …
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Alle 35 rijen bekijken op en.wikipedia.orgRANK NAME TYPE AREA (KM 2) 1 Antarctic desert Polar ice and tundra 14,200,000,000,000,000 14,200,000 [1] 2 Arctic Desert Polar ice and tundra 13,900,000 13,900,000 [1] 3 Sahara Desert Subtropical 09,200,000 9,200,000 [1] 4 Great Australian Subtropical 02,700,000 2,700,000
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_(philosophy)
- Desert in philosophy is the condition of being deserving of something, whether good or bad. It is sometimes called moral desert to clarify the intended usage and distinguish it from the dry desert biome. It is a concept often associated with justice: that good deeds should be rewarded and evil deeds punished.
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_climate
WebThe desert climate or arid climate, is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert climates are dry and hold little moisture, …
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobi_Desert
WebGeography. The Gobi measures 1,600 km (1,000 mi) from southwest to northeast and 800 km (500 mi) from north to south. The desert is widest in the west, along the line joining the Lake Bosten and the Lop Nor …
- https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertie
WebDesertie is het permanent verlaten van een krijgsmacht zonder toestemming. De intentie om permanent te vertrekken onderscheidt het van de meer algemene ongeoorloofde …
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_(Band)
WebDesert ist eine israelische Power-Metal -Band. Der Bandname bezieht sich laut Aussage der Band auf die biblischen Wüsten, durch die Moses sein Volk ins Heilige Land führte. …
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Eagle
WebThe Desert Eagle is a gas-operated, semi-automatic pistol known for chambering the .50 Action Express, the largest centerfire cartridge of any magazine-fed, self-loading pistol. Magnum Research Inc. (MRI) designed …
