desert
barren area of land where little precipitation occurs
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desert
Summary
desert is a biome[1]. desert has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- desert's instance of is recorded as biome[3].
- desert's instance of is recorded as ecosystem type[4].
- desert is a type of drylands[5].
- desert is a type of landscape[6].
- desert is a type of ecosystem[7].
- desert is a type of habitat[8].
- desert is a type of landform[9].
- desert is part of natural environment[10].
- desert's Commons category is recorded as Deserts[11].
- desert's Unicode character is recorded as 🏜[12].
- desert's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Deserts[13].
- desert's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Desert[14].
- desert's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as natural=desert[15].
- desert's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[16].
- desert's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
- desert's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[18].
- desert's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[19].
- desert's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20].
- desert's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
- desert's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[22].
- desert's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[23].
- desert's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox desert[24].
- desert's topic has template is recorded as Template:Deserts[25].
- desert's different from is recorded as erg[26].
- desert's different from is recorded as sand area[27].
Body
Geography
desert is part of natural environment[10].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include biome[3] and ecosystem type[4].
Why It Matters
desert has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] desert is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]