Atlas of the World's Deserts

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Taylor & Francis, 2003 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 192 pages
The Atlas of the World's Deserts examines the hostile and extreme environments that characterize deserts, and is divided into chapters that concentrate on specific aspects of a desert's geology, life forms, history, and future.

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Also includes 160 color maps and photos.
 

Contents

Introduction
1
Chapter 1 How Deserts Form
7
Chapter 2 Sand Rock and Rubble
56
Chapter 3 Plants of the Desert
110
Chapter 4 Creatures of the Desert
136
Chapter 5 The Desert in History
212
Chapter 6 The Modern Desert
238
Chapter 7 Wealth from the Desert
283
Chapter 8 Spreading Deserts
303
Glossary
317
Bibliography
322
Index
327
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