There are actually four different types of deserts, with hot deserts like the Sahara, Arabian, and Mojave gaining the most renown, but only representing a fraction of what a desert biome can be.

Learn about and compare different types of deserts. Then practice how to read and write contractions.

Hot and Dry deserts contain rocky lands and rolling sand dunes. Camels are the most famous Hot and Dry desert animals. Learn how to tell camels apart and what lies in those humps. Major Funding by ...

There are four types of deserts, according to National Geographic – hot and dry, semi-arid, coastal and cold. The world’s largest is a polar desert.

What is the largest desert in the world? The largest desert in the world is also a continent: Antarctica. It covers approximately 5.5 million square miles, National Geographic reports.