User:Kcwins/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Desert

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I am from a desert area (Idaho) so I have some background knowledge about it already. I think that desert areas are really unique and interesting to learn about.

Evaluate the article
The lead section includes photographs, definitions, more links, formation, weather, plants/animals, people, agriculture and information about the rocks found there too. It does include a lot of information but it is separated by paragraph which is very helpful so readers do not get lost.I think that the content of the Wikipedia page is very well balanced. It is organized by physical geography, ecology/biogeography, human relations, and even deserts on other planets. I think that they covered all of the important topics relating to a desert because it includes subcategories on each of the contents. The page also includes photos and definitions for not well-known words, which I find useful because people who don't live near a desert may not know much about what it looks like or what it is.

The article remains very neutral about the information of deserts. A lot of information throughout the article is cited at the bottom and specific facts and statistics have a citation at the end of the sentence, so it seems like this Wikipedia page is accurate and backed up.

Since the desert page is probably one that is highly visited, it probably has been checked many times, because I have not noticed any grammatical errors. Everything is super organized by sub category, category, and by paragraph. It looks professional, well done, and is fact checked. The images included in this article seem to capture deserts very well. There are a variety of photos, each captioned explaining where and what desert is in the photograph. It also includes photos of the animals that live in the desert, history that is relevant to the article, and even culture.

The talk page includes the ratings of the desert wikipedia page, which has been rated as high and mid importance for geography, geology, and climate. I think that the article overall was very well-organized, visual, clear, and understandable. I think that the strengths include that it is easy to read and find exactly what you are looking for. I don't really have any ideas of how it can be improved at this time. The article is very well-developed.