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Deserts (location (extends eastward from the Atlantic Ocean some 3,000…
Deserts
location
extends eastward from the Atlantic Ocean some 3,000 miles to the Nile River and the Red Sea, and southward from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and the Mediterranean
plant adaptations
To survive they have made modification leaves into spines to prevent excessive loss of water from the plant body and deep roots to get to water source. Plants are more concentrated in oases and along river beds.
Animal adaptations
These camels have also adapted to the heat by having fur that lessens the heat coming off of the scorching sand of the desert. Their mouths have also adapted to the tough, dry plant of the desert. It's leathery lining protects them from the toughness of desert plants
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limited water supply
The Sahara has only two permanent rivers and a handful of lakes, but it has substantial underground reservoirs, or aquifers. Its permanent rivers are the Nile and the Niger
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