Life in the Deserts

What is a Desert ?

• the sandy part of the earth

• the rocky paths

• An arid region

• low temperatures and scarce vegetations.

Draw Africa labelling the Sahara Desert .

The world's largest desert has an area of about (in a million sq. km):

• 12.7

• 8.54

• 8.34

• 2.678

-------- in the Sahara desert recorded the highest temperature of 57.7C in 1922.

Describe the climate of the Sahara Desert in one sentence .