Sahara Desert
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What continent is the Sahara desert located in?
Africa
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What is a drought?
A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply
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Name 3 animals that live in the Sahara desert?
Camels, antelopes, rodents, hawks, scorpions... etc.
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What causes for droughts to happen?
Lack of rainfall, dry temperatures
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Name one of the limiting factors of the Sahara desert?
Intense heat and temperature, lack of water
300
What language does the word “Sahara mean?”
Arabic
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Excessive exploitation of what minerals is a reason of the environmentally damaged Sahara desert?
Coal, oil
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What type of geographic region was the Sahara Desert a long time ago?
Ocean