The Sahara The Sahara is a desert in Northern Africa By: Courtney Redmond

How big is the Sahara? What percent of Africa does it cover? * It is 3.3 million square miles. * It covers 25% of Africa

What is the name of the tribe that lives in the Sahara? Describe some of their customs. * The tuareg tribe lives in the Sahara. * They traded caravans that brought gold, ivory, and salt

List and describe a meal they eat A meal they eat is a typical dish that contains camel’s milk with dried dates or a millet porridge with butter sauce A meal they eat is a typical dish that contains camel’s milk with dried dates or a millet porridge with butter sauce

Animals * Rodents * Snakes * Scorpions These animals thrive in the Sahara

Why is an oasis important? It helps by giving water to communities It helps by giving water to communities

Topographical features * Wadis-temporary water sources located primarily in the mountains and fed by rainfall * Regs-these plains of sand and black, red or white gravel make up 70% of the Sahara * Ergs-Otherwise known as sand seas, ergs are the Saharan dunes of popular imagination

Average Temperature The average temp. is 87°F °F

Where and when was the highest temperature recorded? What was it? * The Sahara holds the world record for heat * It is 136°in El Aziza, Libya on September 13,1922

Rainfall More than 75% of the Sahara receives less than 4 inches of rain per year

The Sahara engulfs or touches 11 countries. * Algeria * Chad * Egypt * Libya * Mali * Mauritania * Morocco * Niger * Sudan * Tunisia * Western Sahara

Climate Their climate is always very warm except at night