All deserts are different.
Some have high mountains, some are just sandy flatlands and some have great soil where plant life thrive. However, there is one aspect of the desert that rings true for all deserts, they all get very little rainfall, less than 10 inches in most areas. In the continent of North America, there is a very large desert called the North American Desert. It covers a vast area of the southwestern part of the United States and some of Mexico. This desert is divided into four major parts.