SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The ____ is the area of land that divides the desert from wetter areas.
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savanna
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Sahara
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Sahel
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oasis
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Sahel, the vast semi-arid region of Africa separating the Sahara Desert to the north and tropical savannas to the south, is as much a land of opportunities as it is of challenges.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Sahel spans 5, 900 km (3, 670 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east, in a belt that varies from several hundred to a thousand kilometers (c. 600 miles) in width, covering an area of 3, 053, 200 square kilometers (1, 178, 850 sq mi).
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