Deserts from around the world (yes, even Antarctica)note
Living in the desert isn't all bad. There's beautiful scenery. And good conversation. Hi rock.
—Spike, Peanuts 10.12.85
Tropes about the desert and other arid places and biomes. Compare Beach Tropes, which are also sandy.
- All Deserts Have Cacti: When a scene takes place in the desert, there's a good chance that there will be at least one cactus.
- Antlion Monster
- "Arabian Nights" Days
- Bedouin Rescue Service
- Build Like an Egyptian
- Crossing the Desert
- Deadly Dust Storm
- Desert Bandits
- Desert Punk
- Desert Skull
- Desert Warfare
- Egypt Is Still Ancient
- Hollywood Mirage: Mirages are portrayed as straight-up hallucinations that can only occur in the desert when one is severely dehydrated.
- Impassable Desert
- Quicksand Sucks
- Qurac
- Saharan Shipwreck
- Sand Blaster
- Sand Is Water: People can swim in sand.
- Sand Worm
- Scary Scorpions
- Sentient Sands
- Shifting Sand Land: A video game level that takes place in a desert-type environment.
- Stock Desert Interstate
- Temple of Doom
- Thirsty Desert
