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What are two reasons for North Africa’s dry climate?

The Atlas Mountains create a rain shadow effect.


The oceans are too far away to provide moisture.


High pressure air systems send hot, dry air.

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The dry subtropical climate of the northern Sahara is caused by stable high-pressure cells centred over the Tropic of Cancer. The annual range of average daily temperatures is about 36 °F (20 °C). Winters are relatively cold in the northern regions and cool in the central Sahara.

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