Is the desert in Africa growing?
The Sahara is expanding into the Sahel, the grassland below the desert.
What countries are located 30 degrees north latitude?
Mexico
The southern US (Texas Louisiana and Florida)
Morocco
Algeria
Libia
Egypt
Jordon
Sadiarabia
Iraq
Iran
Afghanistan
Pakistan
India
Napal
Tibet (Mt. Everest as well)
China
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What is the amount of rainfall each year for a desert?
Every desert has its own climate and weather statistics so there is no single answer to your question. However, a desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year on average. Some deserts receive virtually no rainfall for decades.
What are the types of organisms that live in the desert?
There are cacti, camels, roadrunners, meerkats, a few spiders, the Texas Horned Lizard, ostriches, caracals and the Sonoran Desert Toad as a few organisms that live there. All of them have some kind of adaptation that allows them to survive in the arid and often sweltering climate.
Why do roads and cars makes the desert life easier?
Because desert is a very hot country, so if the desert have the air conditioning, the people in the desert's life will easier...
Is the Sinai Desert also known as the Sahara Desert?
There are three:
Rub' al Khali (The Empty Quarter)
An Nafud or the Great Nafud is an upland desert of red sands.
Ad Dahna' is a narrow strip of sandy terrain.
What is the largest cold desert in the world?
Because Antarctica is a "polar" region, there is no precipitation, it has no lakes or rivers and is in fact the driest continent. Average temperatures in the Antarctic interior get down to -70 degrees Celsius during the winter months and -35 degrees Celsius in the warmer months. The coastal temperatures are much warmer with a range of -15 to -32 Celsius in Winter and -5 to +5 Celsius in Summer. The interior of Antarctica is considered the world's driest desert because the extreme cold freezes water vapour out of the air. Annual snowfall on the polar plateau is equivalent to less than 5 cm of rain. Antarctica is also the world's largest desert at 14,000,000 sq km.
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What languages are spoken in the Arabian desert?
Arabic, English, Fur, and other tribal languages are spoken in Darfur. Darfur has a long tradition of independence as a sultanate. But in the aftermath of British colonialism and national independence in Africa, the region nowadays is part of the Sudan. In the Sudan, which is Africa's largest country, the official languages are Arabic and English.
But a wide array of tribal languages are spoken throughout the country. This is never truer than in Darfur, which equals France in size. The main spoken language is Fur, which is the language of the majority ethnic group for whom the former sultanate is named. Other tribal languages include Daju and Tama, and the Tama dialect Erenga; Fulbe, or Fulfulde; Masalit and the related, almost extinct Sinyar; and Zaghawa.
Arabic and English are the main languages of Darfur.
How is food kept fresh in hot deserts?
About 99.99% of people who live in desert areas inhabit towns and cities. They can eat almost any food they wish if it is available in local markets, restaurants and stores. I live in the Chihuahuan Desert and have no problem purchasing almost any food I wish at my local Wal*Mart SuperCenter, a half mile from my home. Should I prefer to eat out, there are dozens of restaurants or fast food places within a short walking distance of my home.
What its the desert in northern Chile?
The Atacama Desert is located in northern Chile, southern Peru and small parts of Bolivia and Argentina.
Why don't very many people live in desert climates?
There are more than a few people that live in desert climates. Millions in the United States, alone, live in desert climates. Look at a few desert cities: Las Vegas, Nevada, Phoenix, Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, El Paso, Texas. Also look at the Middle East and north Africa. Once again, millions live in the hot desert.
What is the largest desert in the Arabian Peninsula?
Rub' al-khali (ربع الخالي) which is translated as the Empty Quarter, located in the southwest Saudi Arabia.
How does Sodium Nitrate relate to South American deserts?
It is in the Atacama desert. For a while it was almost exclusively mined there until some scientist or someone found other places to mine it in South America
What are the names of the deserts in southwestern US?
There are two deserts shared by Mexico and the United States - the Chihuhuan Desert and the Sonoran Desert
What is the strongest desert animal?
There's no 'savanna desrt'. If you're refering the Sahara Desert, many animals are insects, snakes, and foxes/coyote. In the savannah, the tallest animal is the giraffe. However, the heaviest animal is the elephant.
What is considered one of the ''hottest and coldest and driest'' places on the earth?
Top 1 is debated between Atacama Desert, Chile and some place in Antarctica. I'm not sure about the rest, but I'm trying to find out the top 3 wettest and driest places in the world for a project.
How many cactus are there in one desert?
A thorny problem! ~But seriously, folks...
"Cactuses" and "cacti" are equally proper.
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What is the Flora and Fauna of France?
Fauna red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel wild boars roebucks deer
Flora forests principally beeches oaks pines
What part of the United States has a mostly desert and semi arid climate?
For a list of the 26 major deserts of the world and the countries where they are found click on this link.
What is one scavenger in the desert?
Vultures
Ravens
Coyotes
Foxes
Gila monsters
Insects
Nearly any carnivorous animal will take advantage of a free meal in the desert.