SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What desert covers most of northern Africa?
A
Sahel
B
Sahara
C
Savanna
D
Kalahari
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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