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9780739852477

Deserts and Semideserts

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  • ISBN13:

    9780739852477

  • ISBN10:

    0739852477

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-09-01
  • Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree
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Summary

A comprehensive look at the desert and semidesert biomes, examining their climate, plants, animals, people, and future, plus detailed views of some famous or important desert locations.

Table of Contents

Biomes of the World 4(2)
Deserts of the World 6(2)
Sonoran Desert 8(10)
Desert Climates
10(8)
Atacama 18(12)
Desert Plants
20(10)
Kalahari and Namib 30(12)
Desert Animals
32(10)
Sahara 42(12)
People and the Desert
44(10)
Gobi and Takla Makan 54(2)
The Future for Deserts 56(6)
Glossary 62(1)
Further Research 63(1)
Index 64

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