1. By Andy Bryan

2.  Northern portion of Africa  It is bounded in the east by the Red Sea and it stretches west to the Atlantic Ocean.  To the North is the Mediterranean sea  Very Dry area  Average about under 25 mm of rain a year  One of the hottest regions in the world  during the hottest months temperatures can exceed to 122°F  The hottest it has ever been was 136°F

3.  African Welwitchsia  African Peyote Cactus  Eragrostis  Common Fig  Date Palm  Doum Palm  Thyme  Magaria  Olive Trees Species known as Xerophytes Xerophytes are plants that are adapted to a limited supply of water Plants in the desert adapt to survive by storing water inside of them so that they can use it when it has not rained for weeks at a time.

5.  Addax Antelope  Camel  Dorcas gazelle  Dung Beetle  Horned Vipers  Deathstalker Scorpion How they Adapt: Most animals try to stay out of the heat by simply not going in it and staying in the shade Most animals get their water from there food Animals like Camels store water in their body to last for long and hot days.

8.  covers around 9,000,000 square kilometers, as large as the US

9.  http://www.buzzle.com/articles/sahara-desert-facts.html http://www.buzzle.com/articles/sahara-desert-facts.html  http://geography.about.com/od/locateplacesworldwide/a/saharadesert.htm http://geography.about.com/od/locateplacesworldwide/a/saharadesert.htm  http://www.deyabowersbiomes.zoomshare.com/ http://www.deyabowersbiomes.zoomshare.com/  http://www.buzzle.com/articles/sahara-desert-animals.html http://www.buzzle.com/articles/sahara-desert-animals.html