Deserts

Which best describes a desert?

• cold dry biome with moderate rainfall

• warm dry biome with heavy rainfall

• sandy rocky biome with very little rainfall

• none of the above

Deserts are typically found in areas of:

• High pressure

• Low pressure

• the ITCZ

• at high latitude

Deserts are located.....

• on all the continents.

• only in Africa and South America.

• only in Asia, North America, and Australia.

• only in areas south of the equator.

At what latitude are deserts found?

• 5-10 degrees N and S

• 15-20 degrees N and S

• 20-35 degrees N and S

• 35-45 degrees N and S

In the daytime, temperatures can reach _____ degrees C. At night, the air cools to around _______ degrees C.

• 25, 1

• 100, -10

• 40, 10

• 38,-3

Which factor does not contribute to the formation of deserts

• the presence of high pressure, creating cloud-free conditions

• cold ocean currents

• mountains causing a rain shadow

• convection currents

Deserts may have a diurnal temperature range of

• 10-20 degrees celcius

• 20-30 degrees celcius

• 30-40 degrees celcius

• 40+ degrees celcius

____________ rates are faster than rainfall rates.

• nocturnal
• evaporation
• winds
• reptiles

Which is the driest place in the world

• Sahara

• Western Desert, USA

• Namib Desert

• Atacama Desert

Which of the following would classify as a desert?

• warm temperatures with few animals

• warm temperatures with many animals

• less than 25 centimetres of rain per year

• more than 25 centimetres of rain per year