. Europe and other continents . ich the winds of northern Africamust come. On the mountain slopes near the Mediter-ranean there is moderate rainfall ; and likewise on thesoutheastern slopes of South Africa where the winds blowfrom the sea. The Sahara, which in places extends to the very shores ofthe Mediterranean, forms a part of the most extensive desertbelt of the world. Trace this belt into Asia. It is character-ized by cloudless skies and almost complete absence of rain ;but here and there, on the mountain slopes, there is moderaterainfall. It is this which supplies the widely scattered sp
. Europe and other continents . ich the winds of northern Africamust come. On the mountain slopes near the Mediter-ranean there is moderate rainfall ; and likewise on thesoutheastern slopes of South Africa where the winds blowfrom the sea. The Sahara, which in places extends to the very shores ofthe Mediterranean, forms a part of the most extensive desertbelt of the world. Trace this belt into Asia. It is character-ized by cloudless skies and almost complete absence of rain ;but here and there, on the mountain slopes, there is moderaterainfall. It is this which supplies the widely scattered springsand the short mountain streams. In the dry, clear desert airthe nights are cool, even in summer, although the midday tem-perature may reach 100° or even 125° in the shade. Plants and Animals. — Northern Africa is so close tosouthern Europe that there is a marked resemblancebetween the animals and plants on the two sides of theMediterranean. The desert, however, serves as an effec-tive barrier to their spread ELEPHANT The Co., Buffalo. Fig. of the African animals. LION PLANTS AND ANIMALS 421
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