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Desert

/dˈɛzərt/
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(noun) A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.

One third of the earth's surface is desert.
Now there is nothing but desert, where there used to be a fertile plain.
CEFR Practice Quiz
One third of the earth's surface is ____.

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