Author Question: The driest desert on Earth is the: A) Sahara B) Patagonian drylands C) Atacama D) region of ... (Read 61 times)

berenicecastro · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

The driest desert on Earth is the:

A) Sahara
B) Patagonian drylands
C) Atacama
D) region of northern Mexico

Question 2

More than any other region, Sub-Saharan Africa is noted for its wildlife, especially large mammals. What environmental and historical processes explain the existence of so much fauna?

What will be an ideal response?

fwbard · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 14, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

Why are there relatively fewer large mammals in other world regions? The survival of wildlife reflects, in part, the historically low human population density and the fact that sleeping sickness and other diseases have kept people and their livestock out of many of the areas inhabited by large mammals. In addition, many African peoples have developed various means to successfully
coexist with wildlife. In other regions, human encroachment on habitat of large mammals, coupled with unsustainable hunting (e.g., the hunting of bison in North America), has resulted in a tremendous reduction of large mammals.