Desert Facts
The area in North Africa is the largest what in the world?
Hot Desert
Being a desert, rainfall is limited. On average, how much (in inches) does it rain during a three-year period?
The land of the Sahara Desert is made up of what?
What does the word Sahara mean? In what language
Desert, in Arabic
The climate patterns of the Sahara Desert works to supply what area that is nearly a complete opposite?
In square miles, how big is the Sahara Desert?
About 3.6 million square miles
Many people who live in the Sahara Desert still follow this type lifestyle?
Nomadic
Saltwater
Name a desert larger than the Sahara?
Arctic, Antarctica
How far away (in miles) is the Sahara Desert & Amazon Rainforest?
About 3,000 miles
About 2.5 million
How many countries are in the Sahara Desert?
There are about 80 of these in the Sahara Desert? What is it?
An oasis
The Sahara Desert is almost the same size as these three countries?
Canada, U.S.A., China
About how many sand/rock/dust particles are transported, via winds and ocean current, from the Sahara Desert to the Amazon Rainforest each year?
What was the hottest temperature ever recorded in the Sahara Desert?
136° F
What animal is considered the "ship" of the Sahara Desert?
A camel
What is an oasis?
An area in the desert with a stable supply of water?
What do the heavy winds of the Sahara help to create in the desert?
Sand Dunes
What are the two elements supplied by the Sahara Desert?
Phosphorus & Iron
Of all the countries located within the Sahara Desert. What is alphabetically first?
Algeria.
(Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia, and *Western Sahara)
What hemispheres is the Sahara Desert located in?
Northern, Eastern, and Western
How is an oasis formed?
Normally found in lower lands where the (minimal) rainfall is collect into underground basins and then brought back to the surface for usage.
Why does the sun setting cause the temperature in the Sahara Desert to drop 50 or more degrees each night?
Unlike populated cities, there are few buildings, trees, or other structures that can hold the heat in.
Why is the Amazon Rainforest in need of the elements from the Sahara Desert?
Because there is so much rain in the Amazon Rainforest that it and the river wash away those essential nutrients