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The North American xeric region of over 95,751 sq mi (247,990 km 2) includes three major deserts, numerous smaller deserts, and large non-desert arid regions in the Western United States and in northeastern, central, and northwestern Mexico.
There are four major deserts in the United States, collectively forming the North American Desert. Each of the Great Basin, Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan deserts are located in the Western United States, with the latter two dipping into significant portions of Mexico.
There are four major North American deserts: the Great Basin Desert, Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert and Chihuahuan Desert. All are located in the southwest of North America and correspond, roughly, with the geological region known as the Basin and Range Province.
The desert spans about 190,000 square miles and stretches across multiple North American states: most of Nevada and Utah plus parts of California, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, and Baja California. Some interesting species make their home in the Great Basin Desert, like water shrews, porcupines, ringtail cats, pygmy rabbits, and beavers.
North American Deserts of the USA. North American Deserts extend from British Columbia, Canada, in the north to Baja California, Mexico, in the south. They are characterized by aridity, with annual precipitation between 130 to 380 mm. Shrub, succulents, and cactus are the predominant vegetation. The aridity results from the Sierra Nevada ...
The desert can be cruel and uninviting, with plenty of hazards. Snakes, spiders, and every manner of spiny plants are common. But so are fields of wildflowers, breathtaking sunsets, and ancient rocky towers that beg to be climbed. Here are 10 American deserts that you should not only know, but thoroughly explore.
In most modern classifications, the deserts of the United States and northern Mexico are grouped into four distinct categories. These distinctions are made on the basis of floristic composition and distribution -- the species of plants growing in a particular desert region.
In the United States, three “hot deserts” receive precipitation in the summer months (Mojave, Sonoran, Chihuahuan) and one “cold desert” receives precipitation in the winter (Great Basin). These ecosystems receive less than 10 in (250 mm) of annual precipitation.
The North American xeric region of over 95,751 sq mi (247,990 km 2) includes three major deserts, numerous smaller deserts, and large non-desert arid regions in the Western United States and in northeastern, central, and northwestern Mexico.
There are four major deserts in the United States. They are all located in the western portion of the country and are defined to be areas that receive less than ten inches of precipitation (rain, snow, etc.) a year.