Deserts cover more than one-fifth of the

Earth’s land area and are located on every

Describe the distribution of deserts on Earth.
continent. Hot deserts are mainly found
around the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

The world’s hot deserts are located between

How are hot deserts geographically located? 15° and 30° north or south of the equator,
where the air is subsiding or sinking air.

Deserts are found along the tropics due to

Define the cause of deserts being found
the air that rises due to the intense heat at
along the tropics.
the equator dividing to flow north and south.

Deserts are often found towards the west of

Describe the location of deserts on the continents, caused by cold ocean currents
western edges of continents. which run along the coast, cooling the air
and making it harder to hold moisture.

No, most moisture falls as rain before it

Do deserts receive much moisture?
reaches the land in deserts.
 The Namib desert in Africa is an example of a
How does the Namib desert in Africa
desert caused by cold ocean currents, which
exemplify the impact of cold ocean currents
cool the air and make it harder to hold
on desert formation?
moisture, resulting in minimal rainfall.