Why specifically does the Northern part of Africa have desert land? I’m assuming it’s on the same geographical level as other countries that have no desert at all?

Question

Why specifically does the Northern part of Africa have desert land? I’m assuming it’s on the same geographical level as other countries that have no desert at all?

In: Physics

Answer 1

The Atlas Mountains block a lot of the wet wind coming in from the Northeast end of the continent. This leads to the Sahara as we know it