GK Notes: Important Deserts of the world

Deserts cover a good number of questions making it an important topic to cover in SSC Exams.  Around 1-3 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 is important 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 world
• largest cold desert in the world
• present in south pole
• area: 1,38,29,430 square km
• type: polar

Desert name: Arctic desert

• second largest desert in the world
• area:1,37,26,937 square km
• Type: polar
• present in south pole

Desert name: Gobi

• present in asia
• area:1,300,000 square km
• cold winter desert

Desert name: Sahara

• largest hot desert
• present in africa
• subtropical deseert
• 94,00,000 square km

Desert name: Atacama

• The Driest Desert on the Earth
• area 1,40,000 square km
• present in Chile
• Type: Cool Coastal

Desert name: Great Basin

• Type: Cold Winter
• Present in US
• area: 4,92,000 square km

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

1. Which is the largest desert of the world : Antarctica desert
2. Which is the largest cold desert in the world: Antarctica desert
3. Which is the largest hot desert of the world: Sahara desert
4. Which is the largest desert of india: Thar desert
5. Which is the largest driest desert of the world: Atacama desert( present in chile in south america)
6. Which is the second largest desert of the world: Arctic desert
7. Where is aklamakan desert : china