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Deserts of the World
Find famous deserts across the planet — from the Sahara to the Gobi
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Deserts of the World: deserts.
| Deserts | 20 questions |
Sample questions
- The world's largest hot desert, spanning most of North Africa
- Answer: Sahara Desert
- One of the oldest deserts in the world, famous for its towering red sand dunes at Sossusvlei
- Answer: Namib Desert
- Home to Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth, in the southwestern United States
- Answer: Mojave Desert
- Covers about 70% of Turkmenistan, home to the Darvaza gas crater (Door to Hell)
- Answer: Karakum Desert
- The second-largest desert in North America, stretching from New Mexico into central Mexico
- Answer: Chihuahuan Desert
How it works
Spin the 3D globe and click, type, or pick the right answer. Fathom uses spaced repetition to track what you know — questions you get wrong come back more often, building real long-term memory across sessions.