Author Question: The Sahara in northern Africa is an example of a A) rain shadow desert on the downslope of a ... (Read 81 times)

brutforce · **on:** Jul 29, 2018

The Sahara in northern Africa is an example of a

A) rain shadow desert on the downslope of a large mountain range.
B) cold ocean current desert formed by local winds coming off cool ocean areas.
C) horse latitude desert formed by Earth's tradewinds.
D) subtropical desert formed when tropical areas are overwhelmed by sand.

Question 2

Although desert environments can occur for many reasons, a factor that has little to do with their occurrence is

A) rising warm air.
B) the rain shadow effect.
C) when they are great distances from the ocean.
D) descending air.
E) the proximity of deserts to cold ocean currents.