https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag For My Project en-us 2018-03-20 01:47:53 UTC 2025-12-12 01:32:27 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/274376594/06e44900d44e7c2a4ec800d6773c087a/1200px_Coat_of_Arms_of_Australia_svg.png emmarose3012 https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag/wish/248036102 The desert biome is one that is very hot and dry. They are found at the lower latitudes, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. Light winds occur often which evaporates any type of moisture that is typically going to develop in them. The heat is very dry and that makes it hard for too many types of plants or animals to be able to survive in such biomes. Approximately 20% of the Earth falls into this category.

]]> 2018-04-03 09:23:18 UTC https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag/wish/248036102 emmarose3012 https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag/wish/248037126 The Sahara Desert (Which is Arabic for 'The Great Desert') Is at 3.6 million square miles (9.4 million square kilometers), the Sahara, which is Arabic for "The Great Desert," engulfs most of North Africa. The desert covers large sections of Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Western Sahara, Sudan and Tunisia.]]> 2018-04-03 09:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag/wish/248037126 emmarose3012 https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag/wish/248038065 The Sahara is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the western edge, the Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Red Sea on the east, and the Sudan and the valley of the Niger River on the south. The Sahara is divided into western Sahara, the central Hoggar (Ahaggar) Mountains, the Tibesti Mountains, the Air Mountains, an area of desert mountains and high plateaus, Ténéré desert and the Libyan desert, which is the most arid region.]]> 2018-04-03 09:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag/wish/248038065 emmarose3012 https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag/wish/248038135 In the north, the Sahara reaches to the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt and portions of Libya. In Cyrenaica and the Maghreb, the Sahara experiences a more Mediterranean climate with a winter rainy season.]]> 2018-04-03 09:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag/wish/248038135 emmarose3012 https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag/wish/248038212 The Sahara’s northeasterly winds can reach hurricane level and often give rise to sand storms and dust devils. Half of the Sahara receives less than an inch of rain per year, and the rest receives up to 4 inches (10 centimeters) per year. The infrequent rain is usually torrential.]]> 2018-04-03 09:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag/wish/248038212 emmarose3012 https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag/wish/248038409 The highest peak in the Sahara is the volcano Emi Koussi (11,204 feet or 3,415 meters) in the Tibesti Mountains in northern Chad. The desert’s other mountains and mountain ranges include the Aïr Mountains, Hoggar (Ahaggar) Mountains, Saharan Atlas, Tibesti Mountains, Adrar des Iforas and the Red Sea hills.

]]> 2018-04-03 09:33:15 UTC https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag/wish/248038409 emmarose3012 https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag/wish/248039128 Many people imagine the Sahara as dotted with sand dunes, and the desert does have its share of ergs, which are large areas of shifting sand dunes, with some of some of them reaching 590 feet (180 meters). However, most of the Sahara is characterized as rocky hamada, a type of desert landscape that has very little sand and is made up of primarily barren, hard, rocky plateaus.]]> 2018-04-03 09:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag/wish/248039128 emmarose3012 https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag/wish/248039391 With the exception of the Nile River, the Sahara’s rivers and streams are irregular or seasonal. The Nile crosses the desert from its origins in central Africa to empty into the Mediterranean.
The central part of the Sahara has extremely limited vegetation. The northern and southern reaches of the desert, along with the highlands, have areas of sparse grassland and desert shrub, with trees and taller shrubs.]]> 2018-04-03 09:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag/wish/248039391 emmarose3012 https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag/wish/248039680 Jackals and several types of hyenas are among the carnivores that roam the Sahara. Weighing less than 3 pounds (1.4 kg), the Mall Fennec Fox is another carnivore that makes its home in tunnels in the sand dunes during the day and comes out at night to prey on the rodents]]> 2018-04-03 09:39:38 UTC https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag/wish/248039680 emmarose3012 https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag/wish/248040641 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIAkJg8knTI
Video of wildlife in the Sahara Desert.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCrVXKEwey4]]> 2018-04-03 09:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/emmarose3012/t0e0uud0jfag/wish/248040641