Deserts of the World
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- ANTARCTIC
- ARABIAN
- ATACAMA
- CHIHUAHUAN
- DEATH VALLEY
- GIBSON
- GOBI
- GREAT BASIN
- GREAT VICTORIA
- KALAHARI
- KAROO
- MOJAVE
- NAMIB
- NEGEV
- PATAGONIAN
- SAHARA
- SECHURA
- SIMPSON
- SONORAN
- SYRIAN
- TAKLAMAKAN
- THAR
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Twenty-two of the world's driest places, from the famous Sahara to the Atacama, where it barely rains at all. Geography classes and armchair travelers get a mix of the well-known and the obscure, with names like Taklamakan to spell out letter by letter. Work through it online or print it for a lesson on arid climates.
Deserts of the World Word Search Answer Key
Checking a finished sheet, or stuck on the last word? The Deserts of the World Word Search Answer Key marks all 22 hidden words in the grid and lists the row, column and direction each one starts from. It prints on its own sheet, so you can hand out the puzzle and keep the answers.