State three climatic conditions experienced in the Sahara desert

KCSE Geography Paper 1 2001 Section  A Question 4.

(a) State three climatic conditions experienced in the Sahara desert

• Rainfall is low/ below 250mm per year / dry  climate
• Rainfall  is erratic/ flash floods  and sporadic rain/ unreliable
• Temperature are high  throughout the year/ over 300C/ hot climate
• Intense solar radiation
• The diurnal range of temperature is  very large/ very hot  days  and cool and nights
• High rate  of evaporation
• Skies are always cloudless/ clear  sunny days/ high terrestrial/ radiation

​(b)State three ways in which plants adapt to hot desert conditions

• Some have long roots to tap underground water
• Some have small waxy  leaves to reduce  transpiration
• Some trees shed their leaves  during dry seasons
• Some plants have thick barks stems/ leaves to sore water
• Some plants produce seeds that lie dormant awaiting rains
• Some trees are umbrella- shaped to produce shade to the stem roots
• Some plants have quick recovery ability after wilting
• Some are halophytic/ salt tolerant to survive in areas of poor drainage

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