The Sahara
Published on Nov 24, 2015
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The Sahara is located in the northern part of Africa. The Sahara's climate is the worlds harshest, strong winds blow constantly from the northeast. The Sahara receives less then 10in of rain per year. Sometimes the Sahara goes without rain for long periods of time sometimes even years.
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The temperatures in the Sahara average 86F, but it is often over 122F. The hottest it ever got was 136F.
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During the winter nights of the Sahara, the temperatures drop below freezing, some areas even frost.
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The Sahelo-Saharan Antelope are the keystone species in the Sahara desert.
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Without it predators, like the spotted hyena, would shrink in population.
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Apex Predators: There are a varied amount of predators in the Sahara.
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One of the apex predators of the Sahara is the spotted hyena.
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The Spotted Hyena are scavengers and hunters, they eat antelope, wildebeest, and even insects like termites.
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some major resources that are in the Sahara are the Nile and Niger river. Both rivers are fed by rains that are outside of the Sahara, it is then spread though out the the desert.
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Oil, natural gas, and minerals have been found in the Sahara. In Algeria and Libya they have massive oil and natural gas deposits.
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There are no Invasive plant Species in the Sahara.
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To the Sonoran desert and the Mojave in North America, and is damaging the ecosystem.
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How would other populations be affected if your ecosystem were to be destroyed?
(desertification)
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