Hot and arid desert
The biggest difference between northern and southern Africa is the climate. Northern Africa is dominated by the Sahara, giving it a desert climate. Southern Africa is covered in lush Savannah and jungles with a tropical climate.
Most of Northern Africa is dominated by a desert climate region known as the hot desert climate (BWh) according to the Köppen climate classification system. This region is characterized by hot temperatures, minimal precipitation, and dry conditions.
The grasslands (savannahs) have the terrain, climate and diet that suits the ostrich.
Most of northern Africa has a desert climate. The Sahara the worlds largest desert receives a mere 10 inches of rain a year.
it's actually arid :]
Arid climate region dominates most of Northern Africa.
The northern parts of Africa, adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea as well as the Western Province of South Africa.
Great Britain, Northern Asia, Southern Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa have a temperate climate. The United States and parts of northern Mexico also have a temperate climate.
South Africa is a country, whereas North Africa describes a region. Southern Africa is cooler than Northern Africa, since a large part of Northern Africa is desert and Southern Africa receives cooler air from Antarctica
Central Africa is much nearer to the equator so it would have a warmer climate than northern Europe, which is closer to the Arctic.
Most scientists believe that the Sahara in Northern Africa changed from grasslands to desert due to a change in the Earth's orbit.
it has mainly humid weather and very hot in summers while in winters the climate is cold