The charts depict a brief comparison between three deserts - the Sahara Desert in Africa, the Taklimakan Desert in Asia and the Great Basin Desert in North America. The chart compares the deserts based on 4 categories namely size, average annual rainfall, average temperature and temperature extremes. The Sahara Desert is noticeably the largest desert occupying 9, 000, 000 square kilometers in area while the Taklimakan Desert occupies 337, 600 square kilometers and the Great Basin Desert occupies 305, 775 square kilometers. The Taklimakan Desert has the sparsest rainfall within the annual range of 1 centimeter to 3. 8 centimeters whereas the Great Basin desert experiences the most frequent rainfall within the annual range of 5. 1 centimeters to 51 centimeters. The Sahara desert experiences a moderate rainfall when compared to the other two with an annual range of 7. 6 centimeters to 12. 7 centimeters. The three deserts have similar temperatures during the summer - Sahara and Great Basin at 30degree C, and Taklimakan at 25degree C. However, the winters in the Sahara desert at 13degree C are much warmer than that in Taklimakan desert at -9degree C and Great Basin desert at -8degree C. The highest recorded temperate of the Sahara desert and the Great Basin Desert are nearly the same at 58degree C and 57degree C respectively. On the other hand, the lowest recorded temperature in the Taklimakan desert is -26. 1degree C.
The charts depict a brief comparison between three deserts
-
the
Sahara
Desert
in Africa, the
Taklimakan
Desert
in Asia and the
Great
Basin
Desert
in North America. The chart compares the deserts based on 4 categories
namely
size, average annual
rainfall
, average
temperature
and
temperature
extremes.
The
Sahara
Desert
is
noticeably
the largest
desert
occupying 9, 000, 000 square kilometers in area while the
Taklimakan
Desert
occupies 337, 600 square kilometers and the
Great
Basin
Desert
occupies 305, 775 square kilometers.
The
Taklimakan
Desert
has the sparsest
rainfall
within the annual range of 1 centimeter to 3. 8 centimeters whereas the
Great
Basin
desert
experiences the most frequent
rainfall
within the annual range of 5. 1 centimeters to 51 centimeters. The
Sahara
desert
experiences a moderate
rainfall
when compared to the other two with an annual range of 7. 6 centimeters to 12. 7 centimeters. The three deserts have similar
temperatures
during the summer
-
Sahara
and
Great
Basin
at
30degree
C, and
Taklimakan
at
25degree
C.
However
, the winters in the
Sahara
desert
at
13degree
C are much warmer than that in
Taklimakan
desert
at
-9degree
C and
Great
Basin
desert
at
-8degree
C. The highest recorded temperate of the
Sahara
desert
and the
Great
Basin
Desert
are
nearly
the same at
58degree
C and
57degree
C
respectively
.
On the other hand
, the lowest recorded
temperature
in the
Taklimakan
desert
is -26.
1degree
C.