Question

What are the features of The Sahara desert

Answer 1

The Sahara is the world’s largest hot desert and third largest desert after Antarctica and Arctic. Sahara covers most parts of North Africa and it’s surface area is almost the same  size as of China and the United States. Many of its sand dunes reach over 180 metres (590 ft) in height.

Around 2,5 million people live in Sahara, most of them in Morocco, Mauritania and Algerie. The dominant groups are Tuaregs, Berbers, Sahrawis, Moors and different ethnic groups like Tubu, Nubians, Zaghawa and Kanuri.

Most of Sahara is uninhabitable and desolate. The settlements are mostly located in the oases. The largest oases are located in the Northwest, Tafilalet (Morocco), Touggourt and Adrar (Algerie).

A small part of Sahara’s population live like nomads and wander with camels, sheep and goats, especially in the Western part and on high areas with vegetation.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Sahara desert covers a large part of North Africa. It has the following features:

Sahara is the world’s largest desert. It covers an area of around 8.54 million square kilometres (which is more than the total area of India!!).

The desert touches eleven countries which are as follows: Algeria, Morocco, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia and Western Sahara.

It has gravel plains and elevated plateaus with a bare rocky surface. These rocky surfaces, at some places, are more than 2500 m high.