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Red Sea coastal desert

Red Sea coastal desert is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Red Sea coastal desert rather than just read about it. In short: The Red Sea coastal desert is deserts and xeric shrublands ecoregion of Egypt and Sudan. Geography The Red Sea coastal desert extends north and south along the Red Sea and Gulf of Suez, which bound it on the east.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

The Red Sea coastal desert is deserts and xeric shrublands ecoregion of Egypt and Sudan.

Geography The Red Sea coastal desert extends north and south along the Red Sea and Gulf of Suez, which bound it on the east. It includes both a narrow coastal strip and the Red Sea Hills, a range of coastal mountains that runs parallel to the coast. The Egyptian portion is bounded on the west by the Eastern Desert, part of the hyper-arid Sahara Desert ecoregion. The Sudanese portion is bounded by the South Saharan steppe on the west, and by the Sahelian Acacia savanna to the south.

Climate Most precipitation comes in the winter months. Rainfall is as little as 3 mm along the coast. Rainfall is higher on the eastern slopes of the mountains, which intercept periodic moisture-bearing winds which create fog precipitation and occasional heavy rainstorms.

Flora Vegetation includes mangrove swamps and salt marshes along the shore, sparse shrublands along the coast, and dry woodlands in stream valleys. Lusher woodlands and shrublands occur in areas with higher rainfall and mountain mists, and along mountain streams. Jebel Elba, a mountain lying near the coast in the border region contested between Egypt and Sudan, supports the most diverse plant life in the ecoregion.

Fauna The mountains are home to the aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) endangered Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana), and Barbary sheep (Ammonotragus lervia). Other mammals include the Dorcas gazelle (Gaella dorcas), pale fox (Vulpes pallida), and rock hyrax (Procavia capensis).

Protected areas Protected areas in the ecoregion include Wadi El Gamal National Park in Egypt, and Gabal Elba National Park in the disputed Egypt–Sudan border region currently administered by Egypt.

References

External links Media related to Red Sea Coastal Desert Ecoregion at Wikimedia Commons

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Red Sea coastal desert

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Red Sea coastal desert claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Red Sea coastal desert before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Red Sea coastal desert ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Red Sea coastal desert

In research: Red Sea coastal desert appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Red Sea coastal desert in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Red Sea coastal desert is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Deserts and xeric shrublands, Ecoregions of Egypt, Ecoregions of Sudan, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Red Sea coastal desert outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Red Sea coastal desert in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Red Sea coastal desert in simple terms?

The Red Sea coastal desert is deserts and xeric shrublands ecoregion of Egypt and Sudan. Geography The Red Sea coastal desert extends north and south along the Red Sea and Gulf of Suez, which bound it on the east.

Why does Red Sea coastal desert matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Red Sea coastal desert?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Red Sea coastal desert.