Question

Distinguish between Sahel and Sahara

Answer 1

1. Sahel:

• Sahel is a semi-arid tropical Savanna region.
• It covers an area of 3.0 million sq km.
• It is largely a semi-arid belt of barren, sandy and rocky land.

2. Sahara: 

• The world-famous Sahara desert is located in the northern part of Africa.
• It has an area of .9.2 million sq kms.
• It consists of many topographical features such as Mountain, plateaus, ergs, oases, sand and gravel covered plains, salt flats, basins and depressions.