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Mankind and Deserts 1

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1В  Cover (#ud050d56c-aa94-5510-bedb-e23a66eafc52)

2В  Title page (#u4ccb5b0c-3dc6-55f6-aee3-edddebfa2d0d)

3В  Copyright (#u27d40015-df40-5201-b7f9-9cf41a496453)

4В  Foreword (#u80c9972a-6b75-5789-a932-2d2f70722171)

5В  1 Introduction: The Concept of a Desert (#uc52e4f55-0d27-5a86-80c3-a25105824ba4)1.1. All about a word (#ulink_c2b80f48-927a-519a-8086-737002c07fc4)1.2. Arriving at a definition (#ulink_7726b297-219d-5b82-a4a4-adf0014af8cf)1.3. The world of deserts (#ulink_4ff67dd3-d1d5-5ff0-add6-2e3ef43318fe)1.4. Deserts of the world (#ulink_136e9e10-5de5-5c93-a621-395c72c689c7)1.5. To know more (#ulink_f2ba3321-db2d-574c-aa4a-15c803b5d103)

6В  2 Conquering Deserts (#u9120ddb8-9dd6-54da-aee2-794a1a43e415)2.1. Prehistoric times (#ulink_43708dcb-8870-5edd-90f1-a2d192faabbe)2.2. The dawn of history (#ulink_e6f34a4e-7a36-58d3-92f0-13d9206d8eab)2.3. Knowledge of deserts in prehistory (#ulink_ffa9a913-8d0f-524b-871d-a1d689066266)2.4. Antiquity (#ulink_81650e1b-a99e-54e7-a958-83257218a298)2.5. Deserts known to Antiquity (#ulink_c77d501f-9ef3-54ce-8b7c-9e9c6d7c39ca)2.6. Deserts as corridors of migration (#ulink_6a2abf46-4591-585a-9abf-0a4c1f9f78b6)2.7. Deserts: the birthplace of religions (#ulink_e5e7c0a2-aa36-5d83-b4c0-5c2f051ad7b9)2.8. Deserts and empires in the Middle Ages (#ulink_273ae6b9-0542-53d0-a2e6-6585665daf5f)2.9. Deserts known at the end of the Middle Ages (#ulink_e8991c5c-c644-58a5-939c-c3e6fd2d2b20)2.10. To be continued (#ulink_803922f8-e2a5-5dbd-a46a-cc4d03d4a219)2.11. References (#ulink_02831b94-fe41-55ec-b9c6-20bc5f5e5835)

7В  3 Aridity (#ufcc7892e-461c-5c3c-a7bd-5e9919c90558) 3.1. Where we examine semantics 3.2. Causes of aridity (#ulink_fe6aa8e1-2fef-50b0-86ad-08405463da0e)3.3. Climatic factors and the numerical expression of aridity (#ulink_e3165ef8-1150-54a1-a1b0-5c0e3ac6d54a)3.4. Nuances in aridity (#ulink_84d1715d-f4d7-51e0-8679-2c1257aae3d5)3.5. Variations in climatic aridity over time (#ulink_9caa41f5-1e8c-52a3-9c2d-16aea6ce1597)3.6. Unusual phenomena caused by or promoted by aridity (#ulink_9ef1038e-e1ef-5ad4-bdf1-3e4c413e96b7)3.7. Aridity and drought (#ulink_5d9b1484-34a5-5451-b0a4-eeba7f2f98a5)3.8. References (#ulink_c76862cc-1a7f-5077-a79f-dc853df78d76)

8В  List of Authors (#u60d79e39-50da-5ef7-955e-c5600f5b7994)

9В  Index (#ucc59a859-7b92-547b-9b70-3c59eb0f5ac4)

10В  End User License Agreement (#u68430e38-df30-52fe-a1be-9ce5002dcc7a)

Guide

1В  Cover (#ud050d56c-aa94-5510-bedb-e23a66eafc52)

2В Table of Contents

3В  Title page (#u4ccb5b0c-3dc6-55f6-aee3-edddebfa2d0d)

4В  Copyright (#u27d40015-df40-5201-b7f9-9cf41a496453)

5В  Foreword (#u80c9972a-6b75-5789-a932-2d2f70722171)

6В  Begin Reading (#u80c9972a-6b75-5789-a932-2d2f70722171)

7В  List of Authors (#u60d79e39-50da-5ef7-955e-c5600f5b7994)

8В  Index (#ucc59a859-7b92-547b-9b70-3c59eb0f5ac4)

9В  End User License Agreement (#u68430e38-df30-52fe-a1be-9ce5002dcc7a)

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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