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- 1 What is the name given to half of the Earth that includes Asia?
- 2 What is the name given to the half of the Earth that includes Asia Australia most of Africa Europe and Antartica?
- 3 What are the two major deserts located in southern Africa?
- 4 What major desert is found in the southern portion of Africa?
- 5 What deserts are in South Africa?
What is the name given to half of the Earth that includes Asia?
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the name given to the half of the Earth that includes Asia, Australia,most of Africa, Europe,Antarctica and their waters? | The Eastern Hemisphere. |
| What distance is shorter, Africa to South America or Africa to Australia? | Africa to South America |
What is the name given to the half of the Earth that includes Asia Australia most of Africa Europe and Antartica?
Eastern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere. The Eastern Hemisphere refers to the area of the Earth east of the prime meridian and west of the International Date Line. This includes much of Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the islands of Oceania. A map centered on the Eastern Hemisphere will have the Indian Ocean basin at the center.
What is the name of the largest desert that runs along Africa’s southwest coast?
Lying between a high inland plateau and the Atlantic Ocean, the Namib Desert extends along the coast of Namibia, merging with the Kaokoveld Desert into Angola in the north and south with the Karoo Desert in South Africa.
What are the two major deserts located in southern Africa?
Africa Kalahari Desert – a desert covering much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa Karoo Desert – a desert covering parts of southern South Africa Namib Desert – a desert in present-day Namibia
What major desert is found in the southern portion of Africa?
Kalahari Clay Pan near Onderombapa. The Kalahari Desert is a large semi-arid sandy savanna in Southern Africa extending for 900,000 square kilometres (350,000 sq mi), covering much of Botswana , parts of Namibia and regions of South Africa.
What is the largest desert region in South Africa?
Largest Deserts Kalahari Desert, Southern Africa . The Kalahari Desert is a large arid to semi-arid sandy area in Southern Africa extending 900,000 square kilometers (350,000 sq), covering much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa, as semi-desert, with huge tracts of excellent grazing after good rains.
What deserts are in South Africa?
Kalahari Desert – a desert covering much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa. Karoo Desert – a desert covering parts of southern South Africa.