page_title: Arid
hierarchical_section_title: Arid
caption_attribution_description: English: Drawing shows what were termed the "arid regions" of the Western United States in 1893. Drawing was originally printed in the Los Angeles Times on October 11, 1893. Français&#160;: Carte représentant ce qui était appelé "les régions arides" de l'ouest des États-Unis en 1893. Publiée initialement dans l'édition du 11 octobre 1893 du Los Angeles Times.
context_page_description: A region is arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life. Environments subject to arid climates tend to lack vegetation and are called xeric or desertic. Most "arid" climates straddle the Equator; these places include parts of Africa, Asia, South America, Central America, and Australia.
context_section_description: A region is arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life. Environments subject to arid climates tend to lack vegetation and are called xeric or desertic. Most "arid" climates straddle the Equator; these places include parts of Africa, Asia, South America, Central America, and Australia.
caption: Arid regions of the Western United States as mapped in 1893
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