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A really big, hot place where it doesn't rain very often, and is full of [[sand]].  
'''Deserts''' are dry environments unable to sustain much life.  Deserts can be hot or cold, their defining feature being the lack of water.


Full of either [[Jews]] or [[Arabs]], and site of a perpetual war between them. Prior to that, was owned by the [[British]], [[French]], and the [[Ottoman Empire]] at varying time periods.
Life-forms native to deserts have usually evolved to live as efficiently as possible due to the limited resources.


Has no other redeeming value other than [[Oil]],Hiking, sand and large scale tank battles (see: [[Rommel]]).
==Deserts in Science Fiction==
The harsh environments of deserts are frequent settings in [[science fiction]]. Science fiction tends to have many [[single-biome planet]]s, many of which are entirely desert.
 
*[[Tatooine]] is a desert planet in the [[Star Wars]] universe featuring the [[Dune Sea]], the [[Sarlacc]], [[Tusken Raider]]s, [[Jawa]]s, and [[Jabba's Palace]].
*Captain [[Kirk]] fought the [[Gorn]] in a desert on a planet chosen by the [[Metron]]s in [[Star Trek]].
*The planet Arrakis from Frank Herbert's ''Dune'' novels is entirely a desert (for most of the series, anyway).
 
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Latest revision as of 18:38, 9 November 2023

Deserts are dry environments unable to sustain much life. Deserts can be hot or cold, their defining feature being the lack of water.

Life-forms native to deserts have usually evolved to live as efficiently as possible due to the limited resources.

Deserts in Science Fiction

The harsh environments of deserts are frequent settings in science fiction. Science fiction tends to have many single-biome planets, many of which are entirely desert.