Important Desert of the World (SSC &UPSC)

Deserts cover a good number of questions making it an important topic to cover in SSC Exams. Around1-3 questions asks from this topic which surely makes it important for you to study the topic well for upcoming SSC and Other Competitive Exams. Here isimportant deserts & its facts for SSC Exams which you should not ignore.

Important Deserts of the world

Desert: A desert is a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life in desert their is less precipitation

1. Continent: Antarctica

Desert Name: Antartic

2. Continent: Asia, Europe, North america:

Desert Name: Arctic desert

3. Continent: Asia

Desert Name: Karakorum, Thar desert, Kyzyl Kum, Taklamakan

4. Continent: Africa

Desert Name: Kalahari, Namib, Sahara,

5. Continent: Australia

Desert Name: Gibson, Great Sandy, Great Victoria, Simpson, Tanami

6. Continent: Europe

Desert Name: Arabian, Dasht-e Kavir, Dasht-e Lut

7. Continent: North America

Desert Name: Great Basin, Mojave, Sonoran

8. Continent: South America

Desert Name: Atacama, Patagonian

Important Points to be remember about Important desert of the world

Desert name: Antartic

largest desert in the worldlargest cold desert in the worldpresent in south polearea: 1,38,29,430 square kmtype: polar

Desert name: Arctic desert

second largest desert in the worldarea: 1,37,26,937 square kmType: polarpresent in south pole

Desert name: Gobi

present in asiaarea: 1,300,000 square kmcold winter desert

Desert name: Sahara

largest hot desertpresent in africasubtropical deseert94,00,000 square km

Desert name: Atacama

The Driest Desert on the Eartharea: 1,40,000 square kmpresent in ChileType: Cool Coastal

Desert name: Great Basin

Type: Cold WinterPresent in USarea: 4,92,000 square km

Types of Question Can be asked in SSC & Other competitive Exam

Which is the largest desert of the world: Antarctica desertWhich is the largest cold desert in the world: Antarctica desertWhich is the largest hot desert of the world: Sahara desertWhich is the largest desert of india: Thar desertWhich is the largest driest desert of the world: Atacama desert (present in chile in south america)Which is the second largest desert of the world: Arctic desertWhere is aklamakan desert:china