Why are deserts often only sparsely populated

Deserts are dry and infertile, so not my plants and living things are able to live and grow there.

i didn’t understand your question but archipelagos are groups of island hope this

Mexico has a host of environmental problems, including significant chemicalpollution  from factory discharges and waste dumping, but the main threat to itsbiodiversity  probably stems from  deforestation  and other natural habitat losses. forest habitat is lost for a number of reasons