Desert Landscapes Review Test

A typical hot desert is located north of the Tropic of Cancer and south of the Tropic of Capricorn.

• True

• False

A typical hot desert has constantly high temperatures day and night.

• True

• False

A typical hot desert experiences rainfall only occasionally and often has short, intense storms.

• True

• False

A typical hot desert has very low humidity.

• True

• False

Deserts are not located along the Equator because equatorial regions generally receive high rainfall.

• True

• False

What are natural processes that are responsible for creating desert landforms?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

• All of the above

The driest season in Alice Springs is...

• spring

• summer

• autumn

• winter

Identify one of the reasons why Antarctica is classified as a cold desert.

• It is at the bottom of the world.

• The distance from Antarctica to the sun is much less than the distance from the Equator to the sun.

• Much of the sun's energy that reaches Antarctica is reflected back into the atmosphere from the white surface of the continent.

• Most of the precipitation is in the form of snow.

What is the difference in elevation between the height of the land mass and the height of the ice sheet at the Polar plateau?

• 500 m

• 1000 m

• 1500 m

• 2000 m

Deserts can form along coastal regions. This is because:

• Cold ocean currents cool the air that passes over. This results in less moisture being evaporated and reduces cloud formation and rain.

• There are no mountain ranges to create rainfall.

• Deserts form inland and spread out towards the coast.

• Warm ocean currents heat and dry out air that passes over land.