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    The document provides information about the Sahara Desert through 5 sections: 1) Vegetation - describes the sparse but adaptive plants found in the Sahara like grasses, shrubs, and trees in oases as well as halophytes in saline areas. 2) Wildlife - discusses animals still found in the Sahara like gazelles, foxes, jackals, and over 300 bird species along with formerly present species like elephants. 3) Transportation - outlines limited transport by sea, road, and air with camels as primary means and a long phosphate mine conveyor belt and train crossing part of Western Sahara. 4) Cities and Developments - lists cities in the Sahara like Nouakch

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    The document provides information about the Sahara Desert through 5 sections: 1) Vegetation - describes the sparse but adaptive plants found in the Sahara like grasses, shrubs, and trees in oases as well as halophytes in saline areas. 2) Wildlife - discusses animals still found in the Sahara like gazelles, foxes, jackals, and over 300 bird species along with formerly present species like elephants. 3) Transportation - outlines limited transport by sea, road, and air with camels as primary means and a long phosphate mine conveyor belt and train crossing part of Western Sahara. 4) Cities and Developments - lists cities in the Sahara like Nouakch

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    Sahara

    By 26-30
    INTRODUCTION
    WHERE IS THE SAHARA?
    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!

    WHAT COUNTRIES INCLUDE SAHARA?


    Egypt, Chad, Mauritania, Libya, Sudan, Western Sahara, Mali and Niger
    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    VEGETATION CITIES AND
    01 By Thanyashri 04 DEVELOPMENT
    S
    By Bala
    WILDLIFE 05 AMAZING
    02 By Riya FACTS
    By Rigved

    TRANSPORTATI
    03 ON
    By Sai
    01

    VEGETATION
    By Thanyashri
    VEGETATION
    Saharan vegetation is generally sparse, with scattered concentrations of grasses, shrubs,
    and trees in the highlands, in oasis depressions, and along the wadis. Various 
    halophytes (salt-tolerant plants) are found in saline depressions. Some heat- and
    drought-tolerant grasses, herbs, small shrubs, and trees are found on the less well-
    watered plains and plateaus of the Sahara.
    The vegetation of the Sahara is particularly noteworthy for its many unusual adaptations
     to unreliable precipitation. These are variously seen in morphology—including root
    structure, a broad range of physiological adaptations, site preferences, dependency
    and affinity relationships, and reproductive strategies. Many of the herbaceous
    plants are ephemerals that may germinate within three days of adequate rainfall and
    sow their seeds within 10 or 15 days of germination. Sheltered in the Saharan
    massifs are occasional stands of relict vegetation, often with Mediterranean affinities
    .
    Mescal button FaNcY LeTtUcE
    Echeveria sahara
    02

    Wildlife
    By Raven
    Relict tropical fauna of the northern Sahara include tropical catfish and chromides found at Biskra, Algeria,
    and in isolated oases of the Sahara; cobras and pygmy crocodiles may still exist in remote drainage basins of
    the Tibesti Mountains. More subtle has been the progressive loss of well-adapted, more mobile species to
    the advanced firearms and habitat destruction of humans. The North African elephant became extinct
    during the Roman period, but the lion, ostrich, and other species were established in the desert’s northern
    margins as late as 1830. The last addax in the northern Sahara was killed in the early 1920s; serious
    depletion of this antelope has also occurred on the southern margins and in the central massifs.
    Among the mammal species still found in the Sahara are the gerbil, jerboa, Cape hare, and desert hedgehog; 
    Barbary sheep and scimitar-horned oryx; dorcas gazelle, dama deer, and Nubian wild ass; anubis baboon;
    spotted hyena, common jackal, and sand fox; and Libyan striped weasel and slender mongoose. Including
    resident and migratory populations, the birdlife of the Sahara exceeds 300 species. The coastal zones and
    interior waterways attract many species of water and shore birds. Among the species encountered in the
    interior regions are ostriches; various raptors; secretary birds, guinea fowl, and Nubian bustards; desert 
    eagle owls and barn owls; sand larks and pale crag martins; and brown-necked and fan-tailed ravens.
    “deathstalker”
    FaNcY sNaKe FENNEC FOX
    Horned
    desert
    03

    TRANSPORTATION
    By DAIOSAMA SAI
    TRANSPORTATIO
    N
    Transport in Western Sahara is very limited by sea, road and air with camels being the primary means of
    transportation in the desert area. [1] Road transport by buses remain the major mode of transportation. The
    longest conveyor belt in the world is 100 kilometres (62 mi) long, from the phosphate mines of Bu Craa to
    the coast south of Laayoune. The belt moves about 2,000 metric tons of rock containing phosphate every
    hour from the mines to El-Aaiun, where it is loaded and shipped.
    Portions of Western Sahara were a Spanish Colony till 1975 as the last colonial province in Africa. A war
    erupted between those countries and the Sahrawi national liberation movement, the Polisario Front, which
    proclaimed the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) with a government in exile in Tindouf, Algeria. 
    Mauritania withdrew in 1979, and Morocco eventually secured control of most of the territory, including all
    the major cities and natural resources. A UN brokered ceasefire was implemented from 1997 between
    Polisario and Moroccan forces.
    The world's longest cargo train, the Mauritania Railway cargo train, crosses the southeastern corner of
    Western Sahara for a short distance. Transit through Western Sahara was disrupted during the war
    between Polisaro and Moroccan forces before the ceasefire was implemented in 1997.
    MY CAR YOUR CAR

    Camel
    Train
    04
    CITIES AND
    DEVELOPMENTS
    By Bala
    CITIES AND
    DEVELOPMENTS
    The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world, covering nearly all of northern
    Africa. Some of the important cities located in the Sahara Desert include
    Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania; Tamanrasset, Ouargla, Béchar, Hassi
    Messaoud, Ghardaïa, and El Oued in Algeria; Faya-Largeau in Chad; Ghat in Libya;
    and Timbuktu in Mali. These cities offer a unique blend of desert life and modern
    amenities, attracting tourists and locals alike. Despite the harsh desert conditions,
    the Sahara is a hub of activity, commerce, and culture, with a rich history and
    diverse population.
    05
    NOT SO FUN FACTS AND
    QUESTIONS
    By Rigved
    NOT SO FUN
    FACTS
    Many dinosaur fossils have been found in the Sahara.

    Emi Koussi Volcano is the highest point in the Sahara at 3,415 metres.

    The Sahara is the largest desert on Earth. It covers about 3,320,000 square miles
    (8,600,000 square kilometers) in northern Africa.
    1)
    QUESTIONS
    What countries are in sahara?
    2) How big is the sahara?
    3) Name some plants found in the sahara
    4) Name some animals found in the sahara
    5) Name some vehicles found in the sahara
    “I’m bored of being bored because
    being bored is very boring”

    —Houtarou Oreki
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