What Are the Names of the African Deserts Found at Roughly

question 179

Multiple Choice

What are the names of the African deserts found at roughly 30°Nand 30°S, respectively?

• A) the Sahara and the Namib and Kalahari
• B) the Sahara and the Gobi
• C) the Arabian and the Namib
• D) the Arabian and the Gobi

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