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Is it correct grammar to say Sahara desert when Sahara means desert?
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∙ 9y ago
Either is commonly used. However, it is unnecessary to add the word Desert to Sahara.
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What is the enormous desert that stretches across North Africa?
The Sahara covers nearly all of the northern third of Africa. It is the second largest desert on earth and largest hot desert. By the way, the word Sahara means desert so to call it the Sahara Desert is a redundancy. It is simply called the Sahara.
What continent is the desert who's name means desert desert?
Sahara means desert and is on the African continent.
What does the term sub-saharan Africa mean?
Immediately below the Sahara is the savanna which is semi-arid scrub with seasonal grasses. It is the transition zone between the desert and grasslands to the south.It is mainly filled with lush and green areas.
Can palm trees shelter you in the Sahara desert?
Yes, if a tree/trees are growing this means a source of water, and shade frome the sun.
What is le femme?
Le femme is improper grammar; the correct phrase is la femme which means the woman.
On what continent is the desert whose name means desert?
Africa is home to the Sahara. The word 'Sahara' means 'desert' so to use the term 'Sahara Desert' is redundant. Sahara alone is the proper form.
What does the name Sahara mean?
Sahara, in Arabic, means 'desert.' Therefore, the term 'Sahara Desert' is redundant.
Should the Sahara Desert be capitalized?
Yes, it is a proper name. However, you do not need to add Desert as Sahara means desert. When you write Sahara Desert you are writing Desert Desert.
On what continent is a desert whose name means desert desert?
The word Sahara means desert. Therefore it is redundant to say Sahara Desert. It is a huge desert on the African continent.
Is there a desert called desert?
The word 'Sahara' means desert.
Is the Sahara and the Sahara Desert the same thing?
The Sahel is not a desert. It is a distinct biome, a grassland, bordering the southern Sahara.
What is the enormous desert that stretches across North Africa?
The Sahara covers nearly all of the northern third of Africa. It is the second largest desert on earth and largest hot desert. By the way, the word Sahara means desert so to call it the Sahara Desert is a redundancy. It is simply called the Sahara.
On what continent is the desert whose name means desert desert?
The Sahara on the African continent.
What continent is the desert who's name means desert desert?
Sahara means desert and is on the African continent.
Which desert mainly lies just south of the tropic of cancer?
The Sahara Desert lies just south of the Tropic of Cancer. The Sahara (which means desert) is located in Africa.
How many plants are in the desert?
i don't know, but i can tell you this by looking at the list at the international flora record organization's list of the sahara (note i will not say sahara desert because sahara means desert) is well over 5,000.
What type of shelter do people of the Sahara desert use?
these people are called Nomads, that means that they travel around, so they use tents for shelter.
