Sahara: Northern Africa; the largest hot desert
Antarctic Desert: Antarctica; the largest desert of all, a cold desert
Arctic Desert: Around the North Pole; a cold desert with little snowfall
Arabian Desert: Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia and neighbors
Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter): Southern Arabian Peninsula; a huge sand sea
Syrian Desert: Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Saudi Arabia
Negev: Southern Israel
Gobi: Mongolia and northern China
Taklamakan: Northwest China; a big sandy desert
Thar Desert: India and Pakistan
Karakum: Turkmenistan, in Central Asia
Kyzylkum: Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, in Central Asia
Kalahari: Botswana, Namibia and South Africa
Namib: Namibia; one of the oldest deserts, along the Atlantic coast
Nubian Desert: Northeastern Sudan
Danakil Desert: Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti; one of the hottest places on Earth
Atacama: Chile; one of the driest places on Earth
Patagonian Desert: Argentina and Chile; the largest desert in the Americas
Mojave Desert: California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah
Sonoran Desert: Arizona, California and Mexico; has saguaro cacti
Chihuahuan Desert: Mexico, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona
Great Basin Desert: Nevada and Utah; the largest desert in the United States
Colorado Desert: Southeastern California
Painted Desert: Arizona; colorful striped badlands
Death Valley: California; one of the hottest, driest places in North America
Great Victoria Desert: Australia; the largest desert in Australia
Great Sandy Desert: Western Australia
Gibson Desert: Western Australia
Simpson Desert: Central Australia; has long red dunes
Tanami Desert: Northern Territory, Australia
Sturt Stony Desert: Australia
Black Rock Desert: Nevada
White Sands: New Mexico; a desert of white gypsum dunes
Lut Desert: Iran
Dasht-e Kavir: Iran; a great salt desert
Ordos Desert: Inner Mongolia, China
Monte Desert: Argentina
Sechura Desert: Peru
Joshua Tree National Park: Southern California, where the Mojave and Colorado deserts meet

Free flashcards from Peabody at peabody.kids/flashcards/geo-deserts-world