Losing to the desert: Drought and Desertification

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Losing to the desert: Drought and Desertification Chapter 17
Key words to understand:
Key words to LEARN:

Australia

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PART I 1-5

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CLIVAR/PAGES/IPCC Drought Implications Workshop November 2003

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SAHARA DESERT REGION

Sahara Desert covers most of No. Africa The largest desert in the world. North to South the Sahara is about 1000 miles & is about 3,000 miles (4,800 km) from east to west. Algeria, Libya, Sudan, Niger, Chad, Mauritania, Egypt, Mali, Morocco, Tunisia. SAHARA DESERT REGION.

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