This is a real bird's view of the Sahara.
Sahara desert and Victoria falls
The Sahara desert
The Sahara is a very large desert. In fact it is the largest desert in the world. It is more than 3 million miles. It runs though twelve states in Africa starting at the Atlantic ocean and ending at the Red sea. So, what does the Sahara desert look like? Well, it has rocky plateaus, and areas of shifting Dunes. It's pretty plain, what I mean by that is that it looks boring. (Watch video for view) The Sahara desert's water is drying up. Soon it won't have any water left and the people who live there will not have any water in a short amount of years. They will have to work for there water which is sad. They will have to dig very deep for the water and make more wells that will connect with each other. The Sahara was a large chunk of water a million years ago, and then it turned very hot, to hot, and it turned into a desert. Even though there is some water in the Sahara now it will dry up. Though you won't be able to see the water there will be water under the hot, small world of the Sahara desert.
Did you know?
The word "Sahara" is the Arabic word for desert, so when we say Sahara desert we are really saying desert desert.
If you look at this picture you can see how large the Sahara desert is.
Quiz
What is the size of the Sahara desert?
- 3 million square miles
- The size of Morocco
- The size of Conneticut
Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls is a very pretty place, but you would not want to swim in it. It has a very strong flow. Although it is very pretty it is also very dangerous. It usually floods because it is so strong and has so much water. It is the largest waterfall in the world! The water is 355 feet deep. It is 1,708 miles wide, which is very wide. It also reaches the height of 1,650 feet in the air. People come from all over the world to see Victoria Falls.