Sahara desertSahara desert

The Sahara is a The Sahara is a desert in Northern desert in Northern

Africa.Africa.

By: Tommy QuinnBy: Tommy Quinn

How big is the How big is the Sahara?Sahara?

The Sahara is 3.3 The Sahara is 3.3 million square million square miles and covers miles and covers 25% of Africa. 25% of Africa. The Sahara alone The Sahara alone is almost bigger is almost bigger than the United than the United States of States of America.America.

What tribes live in the What tribes live in the Sahara Desert?Sahara Desert?

The taureg The taureg tribe lives in tribe lives in the Sahara the Sahara and trade and trade caravans, caravans, gold, ivory, gold, ivory, and salt.and salt.

What do they eat?What do they eat?

In the Sahara a In the Sahara a typical meal typical meal is camel milk is camel milk with dried with dried dates or dates or porridge with porridge with butter sauce.butter sauce.

What animals live in the What animals live in the Sahara?Sahara?

ScorpionsScorpions SnakesSnakes ElephantsElephants Giraffes Giraffes CamelsCamels

Why is an oasis Why is an oasis important?important?

An oasis is An oasis is important important because it because it helps give helps give water to water to communities.communities.

List and describe three topographical features List and describe three topographical features found in the Sahara.found in the Sahara.

*Wadis*Wadis

A wadis is a temporary water source found A wadis is a temporary water source found mainly in the mountains.mainly in the mountains.

*Reg*Reg

Regs take up about 70% of the Sahara with Regs take up about 70% of the Sahara with black, red or white sandblack, red or white sand

*Erg*Erg

Ergs take up about 20% of the Sahara and Ergs take up about 20% of the Sahara and are full of sand dunes.are full of sand dunes.

The sahara’s temperatureThe sahara’s temperature

The average temperature in The average temperature in the sahara is about 109°f. the sahara is about 109°f. The sahara holds september The sahara holds september 1313thth, 1922., 1922.

the world record for the the world record for the highest temperature highest temperature recorded in libya. On this recorded in libya. On this day, the temperature was day, the temperature was 136°F on136°F on

RainfallRainfall

the sahara gets 0-the sahara gets 0-1.5 inches of rainfall 1.5 inches of rainfall a year.a year.

The Sahara is inThe Sahara is in 11 different countries they 11 different countries they areare

AlgeriaAlgeria ChadChad EgyptEgypt LibyaLibya MaliMali MauritaniaMauritania Morocco Morocco NigerNiger SudanSudan TunisiaTunisia Western AfricaWestern Africa

The Sahara’s ClimateThe Sahara’s Climate

The Sahara Desert gets very little rainfall and The Sahara Desert gets very little rainfall and is very hot. It has little vegetation. This is is very hot. It has little vegetation. This is where animals such as lions, snakes, where animals such as lions, snakes, elephants and scorpions dwell. This is the elephants and scorpions dwell. This is the Sahara’s climate.Sahara’s climate.