| Sahara Desert is known as the largest deserts on the | | | | degree Celsius making it almost impossible for most of |
| planet. This is the hottest and most popular of all the | | | | the living organisms to survive. The temperature during |
| deserts of the world. This covers around 800 to 1,200 | | | | the cooler months is well below 0 degree |
| miles of land from the north to south and from west to | | | | temperatures. This area shows a great variation in the |
| east it covers around 4,800 kilometers. The most | | | | temperature in a single day. |
| beautiful land of Africa is divided without any doubt into | | | | The desert also exhibits some area which is still |
| two regions due to this great desert. The western side | | | | considered as lush and green. For the residents, the |
| of the desert is bordered by Atlantic Ocean while the | | | | natural plants of the desert grown in the area are |
| eastern side is bounded by the Red Sea,the | | | | either for business or for feeding their families. |
| Mediterranean Sea and the Atlas Mountains from the | | | | The land of the dessert is considered as salty and |
| northern side of the desert. | | | | organically inactive and is the major reason for very |
| The entire Sahara Desert is full of desert vegetation. It | | | | rare vegetation. The area around the Nile River is full |
| is a common belief that the deserted area is a bleak | | | | of flora,trees and plants, but this region is an exception |
| and barren plain and does not allow any vegetation to | | | | as it is nourished by Nile River. One can also find some |
| grow or flourish. | | | | vegetation around the northern end along the |
| There are two types of deserts found around the | | | | Mediterranean. Olive trees are found in large quantity in |
| globe; one is cold type whereas the other is hot one. | | | | the region. Some of the high land areas of Sahara |
| The cold type desert is found around the Arctic | | | | exhibit some species of trees such as doum |
| regions where the rainfall is minimal. The cold type | | | | palm,oleander along with some herbs known as thyme. |
| deserts are often covered with snow and the | | | | The most common plants that are found in the dessert |
| temperature of the area is nerve chilling for most of | | | | are African Peyote Cactus, Eragrotis, Date Palm, |
| the months of the year. The environment makes it | | | | Magaria etc. |
| difficult for most of the living things to survive. | | | | These plants adapted to the harsh and killing |
| Second type of desert is hot desert. This type of | | | | atmosphere of the desert with less or no rain and |
| desert is very warm and dry. The temperature of the | | | | excessive heat of the desert. These plants play a |
| area reaches to an extent making it difficult to survive. | | | | very vital role in the diets of the people and their |
| These types of deserts receive very little to no water | | | | animals to survive. The animals which are mostly found |
| from rain. | | | | in area are foxes, baboon, cape hare, hyena etc. |
| Sahara is the largest hot desert with an average | | | | These animals along with a range of birds around 300 |
| temperature of more than 30 degree Celsius. During | | | | species of birds adjusted themselves with the non |
| summers,the temperature of the area rises to 50 | | | | conducive weather of the Sahara. |