This map shows the deserts across the United States. As you can see there is a lot of desert area in Africa, which greatly influences the politics and economics of the area. You can also see there is desert across Asia and on almost every continent shown.

This map shows some of the cold deserts in the world. There are also a lot of cold desert area in Antartica that is not featured. Some people forget about the cold deserts, but a large part of the northern hemisphere is desert area.

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