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100 1 $aGreen, Jen.
245 10 $aDeserts around the world /$cJen Green.
260 $aLondon :$bWayland,$c2008.
300 $a32 pages :$bcolor illustrations, maps ;$c28 cm.
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490 1 $aGeography now.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aWhat are deserts? -- Why do dererts form? -- Shaping deserts -- Desert survival -- Using deserts -- Protecting deserts -- Largest hot desert -- A foggy desert -- Outback life -- Wandering the wastes -- Desert cities -- Oil-rich desert -- Frozen desert.
520 $aA colourful introduction to some of the deserts of the world. Shows how they are formed and it also explores the physical and human activities that affect them. Case studies include why the Sahara is getting drier, what makes Antarctica a desert, and how the discovery of oil has affected the Arabian Desert,
650 0 $aDeserts$vChildren's nonfiction.
650 0 $aGeomorphology$vChildren's nonfiction.
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