SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
Question
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What desert covers most of northern Africa?
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Sahel
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Sahara
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Savanna
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Kalahari
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Sahara Desert is the world’s largest hot desert and the third largest desert behind Antarctica and the Arctic. Located in North Africa, it covers large sections of the continent-covering 9, 200, 000 square kilometers which is comparable to the are of China or the US!
Detailed explanation-2: -Libya is almost entirely covered by the Libyan Desert, a flat plateau that’s part of the Sahara, the world’s largest hot desert. Libya is so dry that no permanent rivers flow through its boundaries.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Sahara desert is the world’s largest hot desert. It is the third-largest desert behind Antarctica and the Arctic, which are both cold deserts.
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