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Sahara Desert
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world. It covers the northern portion of the continent of Africa.
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How do rocks weather in the Sahara desert?
In the world today, 1/6 of the population is being affected by desertification that is forcing people to relocate to other regions and change their lifestyles. For those unable to move away from deserts, such as residents of the Sahara and Sahel regions of northern Africa, the effects can be devastating. Countries such as Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Sudan and many others are suffering the effects of long-term drought and devastating famine. In the world today, 5 million children are dying of hunger each year. Many of these are from the Sahara and Sahel regions of northern Africa. Continued desertification will only cause these numbers to grow. lol
Why is tourism important in the Sahara Desert?
There are a form of transportation in the Sahara Desert.
Is the Western desert the Sahara Desert?
No it is predominantly inland, although some of the desert area do run along the coast
What are 3 producers in the Sahara desert?
Since you only want to know about three types of producers from the desert, then I'll just tell you about three. There is a cactus, aloe, and four-wing saltbush.
Are crocodiles found in the Sahara desert?
es crocodiles can be found in the Sahara Desert. They would be found near ponds or small pools of water.
What were some of the goods traded across the Sahara?
Some goods that was traded across the Sahara were silk ,spices, salt and gold. There are more too. Sorry,can't come up with any more. ;-p
What are the seasons in the Sahara Desert?
That would depend upon the season of the year. Days are longer in summer and nights are shorter, That flips in the winter. Over a year's period the average is 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night.
What is the average of snow fall in a year in the Sahara Desert?
On average between 100mm (in the north) and 150mm in the South of rain per year.
What type of rocks are found in the Sahara desert?
Eolian deserts form in arid regions of the world where dry air masses create wind systems that transport and deposit loose sediments. Silt particles, called loss's, are carried by wind even longer distances than sand and collect around the fringe of deserts. Large areas of the desert environment that receive more than 125 square kilometers of eolian sand are called sand seas or ergs, such as Erg Chech in Algeria. The largest hot desert in the world, the Sahara Desert, is 7 million square kilometers and contains several ergs. Smaller areas are called dune fields. Wind force and variable wind directions transport and deposit sand and in the process create different types of dunes. Some dunes are shaped by the wind into ridges, strings, domes, stars, or bargains (half-moon shaped dunes). Deserts primarily consist of wind-deposited sand which originated from sandstone that eroded over time.
How is the Sahara Desert formed?
The first view is that a sudden climate change caused the once-fertile region of the Sahara to turn to desert. Computer simulations have indicated that, over a period of just several hundred years following an abrupt climate shift some 4000 years ago, the grasslands of the Sahara gave way to the desert, while summers became longer and hotter. This belief was backed up by the presence (and age) of marine sediments in the region.
The second view retains the concept that climate change caused the difference, but that it occurred much more slowly, over thousands of years rather than just hundreds. Global warming is aactually causing a renewal of green growth in some areas.
Either way, climate change appears to have been the cause.
How long is the Sahara desert?
The boundaries of the Sahara are the Atlantic Ocean on the west, the Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea on the north, the Red Sea and Egypt on the east, and the Sudan and the valley of the Niger River on the south.
The Sahara Desert is (very roughly) about 4800km (roughly East-West), by 1800km (roughly North South)
Human activities in the Sahara desert?
Humans have made many changes to their geographical situations to better suit their needs and wants. Most of these changes/adaptations have had a positive impact on the lives of humans, but were not necessarily good for the environment.
What resources can you find in the Sahara Desert?
There are a number of resources found in the Sahara Desert. These include water underground, minerals, oil, as well as gas.
What is the temperature range of Sahara Desert?
In the morning the temperature of the sahara desert is 100F9 (38C)
What does the Sahara desert look like?
The Sahara desert is renowned for its majestic sand dunes. The whole desert is made of a deep yellow-brown sand. Each grain is fine and purely sand. There is the occasional water hole or oasis, some habitation, reptiles such as snakes and lizards. There are many shrivelled and malnourished trees and vegetation, while camels travel up and down the desert.
The correct term is the Sahara; which is Arabic for desert. The desert is found in Africa north of the equator, and stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east. It is the world's largest hot desert.
What the ten contries and one territory in the Sahara desert?
The 10 countries making up the Sahara Desert
1. Algeria
2. Chad
3. Egypt
4. Libya
5. Morocco
6. Mauritania
7. Mali
8. Niger
9. Sudan
10. Tunisia
The 1 territory in the Sahara Desert is
1. Western Sahara
What is the average rainfall of the Sahara Desert?
the average rainfall is 3 inches I had to use his for my science project so I hope that I helped you out.
Where do people in the Sahara desert get there milk?
Where do people in the sahara desert get thier milk
Does the Sahara desert have winter?
Yes, because at night in deserts it's ALWAYS cold. Then in the morning, it gets BURNING hot.
