| A | B |
|---|
| Gobi | World's second largest desert - in China, and Mongolia. |
| Kalahari | Desert in southern Africa. |
| Sahara | World's largest desert, located in north Africa. |
| bushmen | The natives of the Kalahari. |
| aborigines | The natives of the Australian deserts. |
| Rub al Khali | Major desert on Arabian peninsula. |
| Empty Quarter | Uninhabited areas of Arabian desert. |
| Bedouin | Native nomadic tribes of the Arabian desert. |
| Great Sandy Desert | Desert located in Northwest Australia. |
| Simpson Desert | Desert located in south central Australia. |
| Great Victoria Desert | Desert located in Southeast Australia. |
| Ayers Rock | Huge rock in central Australian plateau -- a major landmark. |
| outback | Australian slang for interior region, including deserts. |
| Alice Springs | Remote Australian town that has come to symbolize rough living. |
| Astrakhan | Largest desert city in Europe. |
| Caspian Sea | World's largest salt-water lake, borders desert area in Southeastern Europe. |
| Baja California | Peninsula that is almost entirely desert. |
| Death Valley | Lowest point in North America, located in the Mojave desert. |
| coyote | Mammal of canine family found in deserts. |
| Great Basin | Desert area covering much of Nevada. |
| Mojave Desert | Desert in southwestern U.S. (California and Arizona) |
| Painted Desert | Area of colorful desert land in Arizona. |
| Sonoran Desert | Desert in Northwestern Mexico and Southwestern U.S. |
| Sahel | Dry savannah area south of the Sahara, slowly being subsumed by the Sahara due to human misuse of land. |
| Atacama | Desert dominating southwestern coast of South America. |
| Patagonia | Southern region of Argentina, largely desert. |
| Antarctica | Considered a desert by many scientists because of its lack of plant and animal life, though it receives more precipitation than most desert areas. |
| Camels | Known as the ships of the desert because of their historical use as pack animals. |
| 30th Parallel | The line of latitude around which all the world's natural deserts are found. |
| El Niño | Name for a warming of Pacific ocean causing major changes in climate patterns all over the world. |
| Sinai Peninsula | Triangle of desert connecting Africa (at Egypt) to Saudi Arabia. |
| Namib Dessert | Strip of desert along Southwestern coast of Africa. |
