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a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all: The Sahara is a vast sandy desert.
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any area in which few forms of life can exist because of lack of water, permanent frost, or absence of soil.
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an area of the ocean in which it is believed no marine life exists.
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(formerly) any unsettled area between the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains thought to be unsuitable for human habitation.
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any place lacking in something: The town was a cultural desert.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoNo. There can be many other things such as rocks, plants, and even water. However sand is the most common thing one would find in a desert. But also since deserts are not always cold a chance of snow is possible.
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∙ 9y agoSand is not really a natural resource from the desert as it is useless in making cement and concrete. It is too fine, too dirty and usually contains salts. Many minerals, including copper, lead and zinc, are found in some deserts as well as many gem stones. Oil and natural gas are also important resources found in many deserts.
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∙ 9y agoThe Namib is a coastal desert in southern Africa. The Namib may be the oldest desert in the world. The name Namib is of Nama origin and means vast place.
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What is the name of a major desert in africa other than the sahara?
Kalahari Desert.
What are the similarities between the Sahara desert and Kalahari desert?
I understand that the Arabian desert and the Sahara desert are not the same thing. The Sahara desert is the biggest hot desert in the world and it is located in Africa. The Sahara covers huge parts of Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Western Sahara, Sudan and Tunisia. It covers the north of Africa and it is separated by water from Arabia.
Which continent has the largest hot desert?
The continent that has the world's largest river is: South America's Amazon River. This is due to the fact that it carries the most amount of water to the sea. The Amazon discharges over 7 million cubic feet per second of water. The Amazon River is approximately 4,000 miles. The longest river in the world is the Nile River, located primarily in Africa. The Nile River is 4,132 miles long, though discharges 99,941 cubic feet per second of water. The largest "hot" desert in the world is: Northern Africa's Sahara Desert, which is 3.5 million square miles. In retrospect, that is a tad smaller the United States. The worlds largest "normal" desert is actually Antarctica. Sense Antarctica is the world's driest place, it is considered a desert. Antarctica is approximately 5.5 million square miles.
What was the largest desert in Africa?
Technically, the largest desert is actually the continent of Antarctica. In terms of what most people call the largest desert, that would be the Sahara.The largest desert in the world is not located in Africa, it is in Antarctica. The Sahara is the largest hotdesert in the world and located in Africa.
Is Africa a tropical country?
The west coast is.
What is an example of a desert besides the Sahara Desert in Africa?
There are two other deserts in Africa besides the Sahara - the Kalahari and the Namib.
Which continent has largest area of hot desert?
Africa has the largest area of hot desert because Sahara desert and Kalahari desert is in Africa and Sahara desert and Kalahari desert are hotter than the other deserts
What is the name of a major desert in africa other than the sahara?
Kalahari Desert.
What is the name of the major desert in Africa other than the Sahara?
The Kalahari is the second largest desert in Africa.
Is the Kalahari desert the biggest in Africa?
Africa is a large continent. It has many deserts, including the Sahara Desert, which is the largest in the world. There are many other deserts too. There are also many parts of Africa that are not desert at all, but are rich in trees and plants and water.
Name one desert in Africa?
There are two major deserts located below the Sahara in Africa. One is the Kalahari Desert that covers most of the country of Botswana. The other is the Namib Desert that covers most of Namibia.
What are the 5 deserts in Africa?
The Sahara Desert, which is the largest hot desert in the world is found in north AfricaThe Kalahari Desert is found in southern Africa and stretches between Namibia, South Africa and BotswanaThe Namib Desert is found in southern Africa along the west coast of NamibiaSahara and Kalahari. As well as the Karoo, the Namid, the Owami, the White Desert and the Nubian Desert
Is it true that Africa is consisting of only desert?
No, Africa contains several deserts: The Sahara which is subdivided into other deserts The Namib Desert The Kalahari Desert Africa also has savannah, grasslands, rainforests and other biomes besides desert.
Where is the hot desert area located?
Hot desert area located in Arabia.Also in Africa (Sahara, the biggest desert in the world, and Kalahari), and smaller hot ones in other parts of the world.
Which desert is larger the Kalahari or the Sahara?
The Sahara is much larger than the Kalahari Desert.Sahara 9,000,000+sq. km or 3,300,000+sq. miles Kalahari 900,000 sq. km or 360,000 sq. miles That makes the Sahara about 10 times larger than the Kalahari.
What is the location of the Kalahari Desert?
According to the Britannica Encyclopedia, the Kalahari Desert "covers an area of 360,000 sq mi (930,000 sq km) and lies mostly in Botswana but also occupies portions of Namibia and South Africa." See the map of Africa, via the Related Link to Google Images, for the location of the Kalahari. And to read more about the Kalahari on Answers.com, see the other Related Link.
Where in africa is the sahara desert?
North AfricaThe Sahara is located in northern Africa and covers nearly a third of the continent.The Sahara occupies most of the northern third of the African continent. It is the largest hot desert in the world and second largest desert overall. Only the Antarctic Desert is larger.
