The 'Kalahari Desert', known for its semi-arid sandy savanna and unique red dunes, covers a large part of which southern African country?

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Kalahari Desert is a large semi-arid sandy basin that covers most of Botswana, as well as parts of Namibia and South Africa. Unlike true hyper-arid deserts, the Kalahari receives sufficient annual rainfall to support extensive vegetation cover, including grasses, acacia trees, and shrubs. The Okavango Delta, an inland delta system, is located in the northern part of this basin. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is dominated by dense equatorial rainforests rather than arid sandy plains.