Q. Which of the following statements with regard to the Sahara Desert is/are correct?
1.The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, spanning North Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
2.Sub-regions and prominent massifs within the Sahara include the Ahaggar Mountains, Tibesti Mountains, and the Aïr Mountains.
3.The Sahara Desert is the largest desert on Earth, exceeding the total surface areas of the Antarctic and Arctic deserts combined.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: The Sahara covers approximately across 11 North African nations, stretching from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
- Statement 2 is correct: Prominent volcanic and crystalline mountain massifs rise within the Sahara, including the Ahaggar (Algeria), Tibesti (Chad/Libya), and Air Mountains (Niger).
- Statement 3 is incorrect: The Sahara is the largest hot desert, but the third-largest desert overall on Earth, smaller than both the Antarctic Desert () and the Arctic Desert ().
