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Multiple choice the hot desert - sahara life in the deserts inter relationship of man and environment geography the cold desert - ladakh

Africa is a hot continent, because ______.

  1. There are many volcanoes

  2. There is a great Sahara desert

  3. The greater part of the continent lies

    within the equatorial type of climate

  4. This is a big producer of spices
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Only the northernmost and the southernmost fringes of the continent have a Mediterranean climate because they aren't located under the tropics. Because of this geographical situation, Africa is a hot continent as the solar radiation intensity is always high as it's most part is located under the equatorial type of climate.

Multiple choice the hot desert - sahara life in the deserts inter relationship of man and environment geography the cold desert - ladakh

In the Sahara desert,long-staple cotton is grown in __________.

  1. Egypt

  2. Libya

  3. Sudan

  4. Chad
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The term 'extra-long-staple' (ELS) cotton typically denotes a cotton fibre of extraordinary fibre length. It is grown in Egypt.

The name Egyptian cotton is also broadly recognized as being associated with quality products. However, only a smaller percentage of Egyptian cotton produced each year is actually ELS cotton. The majority of Egyptian production is a long-staple cotton variety called Giza 86.