Sahara Desert
- Created by: FairfieldSENCO
- Created on: 27-03-17 06:20
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- Sahara Desert
- North Africa
- Largest Hot Desert in World
- 3.5 Million Square Miles
- Largest Hot Desert in World
- Trade Wind Desert
- Sub-Tropical Areas with High Pressure towards Equator, where there is Low Pressure. Winds are dry, so no rain
- Use of Sahara
- Bedouin Tribe
- Nomadic People
- Camels, Sheep, Goats, Cattle
- Migrate to areas of fertile grazing
- Rural-Urban Migration for younger generations
- Cairo
- Nomadic People
- Tourism
- Desert Safaris
- Sand dune Surfing
- Oil/Gas
- Example - B.P. in Algerian Sahara
- 40,000 workers
- Landing ***** created
- All food flown in
- Underground water pumped for drilling
- Pipelines created to transport oil
- Example - B.P. in Algerian Sahara
- Solar Energy
- Sustainable energy
- Bedouin Tribe
- Climate
- Less than 250mm rain per year
- Diurnal range of 50 degrees C
- Sub-zero temperatures at night
- Impact of Climate Change
- Desertification
- Store Water
- Plant Trees
- Stop over grazing
- Desertification
- North Africa
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