Most of the country lies within the wide band of desert that stretches eastwards from Africa's Atlantic Coast across the continent and into southwest Asia.

Most of the " line ", however, was just open, empty desert.

Most geographers, including those of the Iraqi government, discuss the country's geography in terms of four main zones or regions: the desert in the west and southwest ; the rolling upland between the upper Tigris and Euphrates rivers ( in Arabic the Dijlis and Furat, respectively ); the highlands in the north and northeast ; and the alluvial plain through which the Tigris and Euphrates flow.

Most of the East Bank receives less than of rain a year and may be classified as a dry desert or steppe region.

Most important of these is the Barada, a river that rises in the Anti-Lebanon Mountains and disappears into the desert.

Most nutrients, with the exception of the lack of nitrogen in desert soils, are present in the soil but may not be available to plants due to extremes of pH.

Most of the salts dissolved in the lake and deposited in the desert flats around it reflect the concentration of solutes by evaporation ; Lake Bonneville itself was fresh enough to support populations of fish.

Most of the island is low-lying and barren desert.

Most of the island is low-lying and barren desert.

Most of the vegetation here consists of mesquite trees as well as trees such as the desert ironwood, palo verde and the huisache.

Most Nejdi villages and settlements are located along these wadis, due to ability of these wadis to preserve precious rainwater in the arid desert climate, while others are located near oases.

Most of the desert wildlife is arthropods and other small animals that live on little water, although larger animals inhabit the northern regions.

Most live in open country with trees or bushes, ranging from desert to marsh to woodland, but the Forest Penduline Tit and the Tit-hylia live in rain forest.

Most of Saudi Arabia is desert.

Most of the animals are not visible in the day, particularly in the desert.

Most Of Kahlan remained in the Yemeni desert region around Marib until the destruction of the Dam in the 3rd century AD.

Most hydraulic empires existed in desert regions, but imperial China also had some such characteristics, due to the exacting needs of rice cultivation.

Most of the province is largely steppe or sandy desert, although there are some oases where dates, oranges ( said to be the best in Iran ), and pistachios are cultivated.

Most of them went to Israel ( made aliyah ), where large groups went to the moshavs ( agricultural settlements ) of Nevatim and Shahar in the Negev ( southern desert ), of Yuval in the North, and of Mesilat Zion between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

Most of the territory is flat sandy or stony desert with a sparse covering of scrub or tussock grasses.

Most native desert species are white.

Most of the provinces grew the plant, except for areas of lowland coastal tropics and desert.

Most of the sand-skiing is performed in the Namib desert dunes around Swakopmund and Walvis Bay.

Most of INL is desert with scrub vegetation and a number of facilities scattered throughout the area ; the average elevation of the complex is above sea level.

Most of the species are tropical and subtropical, though a few genera reach the temperate zone.

Most begonias can be grown outdoors year-round in subtropical or tropical climates, but in temperate climates begonias are grown outdoors as annuals, or as house or greenhouse plants.

Most gadid species are found in temperate waters of the Northern Hemisphere, although there are some exceptions.

Most temperate and polar species nest over the spring-summer, although some albatrosses and procellariids nest over the winter.

Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates.

Most warm temperate climate plants are also evergreen.

Most species are native to the temperate northern hemisphere, though their range extends into the northern subtropics.

Most cool temperate species are dormant in winter.

Most of the Cascades ' lower and middle elevations are covered in coniferous forest and temperate rainforest ; the higher altitudes have areas of alpine tundra and glaciers.

Most species are resident, remaining in Central and South America all year round, but the few species found in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere are partially migratory, spending the winter further south.

Most of the galliform birds are more or less resident, but some of the smaller temperate species ( such as quail ) do migrate over considerable distances.

Most species are found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, however some are also found in widely divergent areas such as Hawaii, Australasia, and the Andes.

Most of its area is part of the temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, itself part of the larger Pacific temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, and is remote enough to be home to many species of endangered and rare flora and fauna.

Most Egyptian Vultures in the temperate zone migrate south to Africa in winter.

Most populations migrate south in winter to temperate regions.

Most nuthatches breed in the temperate or montane woodlands of the Northern Hemisphere, although two species have adapted to rocky habitats in the warmer and drier regions of Eurasia.

Most species are sedentary, but the Eurasian Stone Curlew is a summer migrant in the temperate European part of its range, wintering in Africa.

Most rorquals breed in temperate waters during the winter, then migrate back to the polar feeding grounds rich in plankton and krill for the short polar summer.

Most prominent among these is the common bean, P. vulgaris, which today is cultivated worldwide in tropical, semitropical and temperate climates.

Most species are found in temperate or warm temperate regions, though some are tropical.

Most species live in tropical and subtropical seas ( Indian and Pacific Oceans between eastern Africa and Hawaii ), although some live in temperate seas.

Its name means “ in the house of water .” Most of the other streams and springs of the municipality are fed by the Sierra Nevada mountains The climate is considered to be temperate and somewhat wet ( cb ( w2 )) with most rains coming between May and October.