Free map quiz
Learn the deserts of the world on a map
Practice finding 57 deserts of the world on an interactive map. Each prompt names a place; tap it on the map and see the answer before the next one.
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The 57 deserts in this quiz
- ‘Erg Chech
- ‘Erg Iguidi
- Akchâr
- An Nafud Desert
- Betpaqdala Desert
- Big Bend
- Black Rock Desert
- Caatingas
- Chalbi Desert
- Chihuahuan Desert
- Danakil
- Desierto de Atacama
- Eastern Desert
- El Djouf
- Etosha Pan
- Garagum Desert
- Gibson Desert
- Gobi Desert
- Grand Erg Occidental
- Grand Erg Oriental
- Great Salt Lake Desert
- Great Sandy Desert
- Great Victoria Desert
- Hamada de Tinrhert
- Hamada du Drâa
- Idhän Murzuq
- Jabal as Sawdä’
- Kalahari Desert
- Kavir Desert
- Libyan Desert
- Lut Desert
- Makgadikgadi Pan
- Margo Desert
- Mu Us Desert
- Namib Desert
- Negev Desert
- Nubian Desert
- Qizilqum Desert
- Rigestan
- Rub’ al Khali
- Sahara
- Salar de Uyuni
- Sarïr Kalanshiyu ar Ramli al Kabi
- Simpson Desert
- Sonoran Desert
- Strzelecki Desert
- Syrian Desert
- Taklimakan Desert
- Tanami Desert
- Tassili oua-n-Ahaggar
- Tassili-n-Ajjer
- Ténéré
- Thar Desert
- Trarza
- Wahiba Sands
- Western Desert
- White Sands
A useful way to practice
Physical features cross borders, so link each one to the countries around it. When two features sit close together, come back after a break and try the pair again unaided.
Outlines come from Natural Earth, a public-domain map dataset.
Put the map to work in history
Once a place feels familiar, use it in a Terra Tempus history round: read a clue about a real, sourced event, place it on the map, then set it in time.
Try today’s history challenge →