Baca Juga : The Sahara Desert in North Africa is big, very big. It covers a third of the whole continent, measuring 3.3 million square miles - it is almost the same size as the USA. It is the largest hot desert in the world. The highest temperature ever recorded there was 57.8°c. In a single day, the temperature can range from below freezing to 50°c. These extreme of hot and cold, combined with the dry, dusty wind, make the Sahara a place where only few plants and animals can survive. It is stated in the text that few plants and animals can survive because ....