Comparing The Deserts, Oasis, And Sahel's Environment

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The Desert's, Oasis', and Sahel's environment of Sahara determine how people in that area survive. The Sahara desert has one of the harshest environments in the world. The Oasis has so many living things that could not survive without it, including humans. And finally, the Sahel which may not be as bad as the Sahara but still shapes the way some humans live. In order for humans like us to survive, they have to adapt, to survive on any resource they can get and use.

The Desert of the Sahara is home to one of the harshest environments. It was given this name because of its weather, droughts, and natural forces like sandstorms which occur often. This is shown in the text when the author states “Rain is too unpredictable in deserts”. Rain leads

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