Geography Flashcards
name the countries through which Sahara desert passses
Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritiana, Morocco (Western Sahara), Niger, Sudan and Tunisia
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morocco and western sahara r the same
what is the other name for the tibetan antelope?
Chiru
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to which water body does Sahara lie in the South?
Mediterranean Sea
Africa Physical Map, Atlas
only if a place is very hot and dry can it qualify to become a desert. true/false?
False
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Only if a place is very dry and has sparce vegetation can it qualify to become a desert
name the 2 plateaus that are to the south of the sahara
Katanga, Big
Africa Physical Map, Atlas
Katanga Plateau and Big Plateau
in the capital of a certain country, there is a place known as al-aziza which recorded 57.7 Degrees celsius and set a record for the highest recorded temperature. Where? When?
Tripoli, Libya
1992
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name any few animals that inhabit the sahara desert
Camels, hyenas, jackals, foxes and scorpions
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name the specific type of fox that is found in desert regions, especially western sahara.
Fennec Fox
Textbook Extra Info
name the largest oasis in the world
it is not the Tafilalet, that is 3rd largest
Al ahsa oasis
Textbook extra info
how is the landscape of sahara changing?
Gleaming glass cased office buildings tower over
mosques and superhighways crisscross the ancient camel paths. Trucks are replacing camels in the salt trade. Tuaregs are seen acting as guides to foreign tourists. More and more nomadic herdsmen are taking to city life finding jobs in oil and gas operations
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why has the economy of the sahara region taken a sudden turn?
- The discovery of oil
- Discovery of minerals like Iron, Phosphorus, Manganese and Uranium
These are in huge demand throughout the world and therefore helped boost sahara’s economy
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which basin is to the west of what is to the south of the sahara desert
angola basin
Africa Physical Map, Atlas
name the 2 main deserts in africa and their nature
Sahara desert and kalahari desert. Sahara desert is a hot desert while the kalahari desert is a semi arid savannah desert
Extra Info Textbook
Semi Arid Savannah desert refers to the desert whose temperatures in summer would constatnly be above 35 degrees and drop massively in the winter. A semi-arid savannah, as the name suggests, hosts a savannah and therefore, comparitevly more vegetation and fauna
explain the terrain of sahara desert
the sahara desert is covered with, there are also gravel plains and elevated plateaus with bare rocky surface. These rocky surfaces may be more than 2500m high at some places.
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name the mountain range west to sahara
Atlas Mountains
Africa Physical Map, Atlas
