Point out the location of the hot desert region of the world naming the areas and the countries.

Most of the world's hot deserts lie within the latitude 15°N to 30°N and south. They occupy the western margins of the continent in the belt of permanent trade winds. The only exception is Sahara desert, which extends from west coast right across the continent into South-West Asia.

The most important regions having hot deserts are Sahara Desert, the Arabian, Iranian and Thar Desert, Australian Desert, the Kalahari and Namibia Deserts, the Atacama Desert and the California and Mexico Desert.