Table of Contents
1 Cover
4 Foreword
5 1 Introduction: The Concept of a Desert 1.1. All about a word 1.2. Arriving at a definition 1.3. The world of deserts 1.4. Deserts of the world 1.5. To know more
6 2 Conquering Deserts 2.1. Prehistoric times 2.2. The dawn of history 2.3. Knowledge of deserts in prehistory 2.4. Antiquity 2.5. Deserts known to Antiquity 2.6. Deserts as corridors of migration 2.7. Deserts: the birthplace of religions 2.8. Deserts and empires in the Middle Ages 2.9. Deserts known at the end of the Middle Ages 2.10. To be continued 2.11. References
7 3 Aridity 3.1. Where we examine semantics 3.2. Causes of aridity 3.3. Climatic factors and the numerical expression of aridity 3.4. Nuances in aridity 3.5. Variations in climatic aridity over time 3.6. Unusual phenomena caused by or promoted by aridity 3.7. Aridity and drought 3.8. References
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Guide
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List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 1Figure 1.1. Arid regions around the world as per (Meigs 1977–1979), modified
List of Tables
1 Chapter 3Table 3.1. Arid regions – precipitationTable 3.2. Arid regions – temperaturesTable 3.3. The limiting values for aridity indices for the transition between th...Table 3.4. Values for aridity indices in sub-desert arid regionsTable 3.5. Values for the aridity indices for a meso-arid regionTable 3.6. Values for the aridity indices for a frankly arid desert regionTable 3.7. Values for the aridity indices for hyper-arid regionsTable 3.8. The chronological framework of deserts in the Quaternary periodTable 3.9. Comparative scheme of pluvials and interpluvials in the Sahara
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