The Deserts Reference Guide

Our own drawings and a plain, sourced account of deserts: what they are (and why good sources disagree), why they form, the six USGS types, plants and water, and a careful look at sand, heat and rainfall.

What’s inside:

- Dry land, not always sand

- A useful rainfall system

- Why deserts form

- Types of desert

- Life

- Water

- Credits, licence and sources

Pages: 11 (A4) / 12 (US Letter). Formats: A4 (210 × 297 mm) and US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), both PDFs included in one zip.

Printing: Print at 100% / actual size on A4 or US Letter. Most inside pages use light backgrounds and print well in black and white; the cover is dark, so print that in colour or skip it to save ink.

Every fact is written in our own words and checked against named sources from the US Geological Survey, the Met Office, NASA Earth Observatory, the British Antarctic Survey and Encyclopaedia Britannica (checked 14 Nov 2026); the sources are listed on the credits page. Where sources give different figures, each is shown with its source.

Drawings are our own, simplified and not to scale. This pack is independent and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the US Geological Survey, the Met Office, NASA, the British Antarctic Survey or Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Licence: personal use. Print as many copies as you need for yourself and your household. Please don’t resell, re-upload or share it publicly. For club, school or commercial use, please email info@reallybyte.com.

Made by REALLYBYTE, the team behind deserts.climates.im. Questions: info@reallybyte.com

This is a digital download: no physical item will be shipped.

Price: $5.99 USD.