Consider the following pairs of famous deserts and their primary geographical locations: 1. Gobi Desert - Mongolia and Northern China 2. Atacama Desert - Western coast of South America 3. Namib Desert - Southwestern coast of Africa. Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

💡 Solution & Explanation

All three pairs are correctly matched: the Gobi is a vast rainshadow cold desert in East Asia, the Atacama is an extremely arid coastal desert influenced by cold ocean currents in Chile, and the Namib is a ancient coastal desert bordering the Atlantic Ocean in Namibia. Incorrect selections would misplace these distinct arid zones across continents. Each desert possesses unique geomorphological and ecological adaptations suited to extreme water scarcity.