These maps show the general location of the hyperarid, arid, and semiarid dryland classifications. Both classification and political boundaries are approximate. The map projection is Goode's homolosine equal area.

• Africa
• Asia
• Australia
• North America
• South America

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Updated from:
McGinnies, W.G., B.J. Goldman, and P. Paylore (editors). Deserts of the World: An Appraisal of Research into Their Physical and Biological Environments, Volume I. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press. Copyright © 1968 The Arizona Board of Regents. Reprinted by permission of the University of Arizona Press.

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