Our Planet Earth: Deserts

The total area of the earth occupied by the deserts is about _________

•  $\frac{2}{3}$  

•  $\frac{1}{5}$  

•  $\frac{1}{2}$  

•  $\frac{3}{4}$  

We find scanty vegetation in deserts due to the shortage of ______.

• living things

• area

• water

• mountains

The process of desertification is caused majorly due to

• raining

• plantation

• excess of water

• over grazing of cattle

Lifestyle of the people living in the desert is ______.

• comfortable

• tribal

• nomadic

• religious

Thar desert is the 17th largest desert on earth and 3rd largest in

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa

• India

Thal desert is covered with large amount of drought-resistant trees, shrubs and grasses as it is located in between _______.

• hill stations

• oceans

• mountains

• rivers

A large area of Northwest China and Southern Mangolia is covered with _______

• Arabian desert.

• Gobi desert.

• Arctic desert.

• Sahara desert.

Sahara desert due to its emptiness, sandy, flat and waterless wasteland has been given another name, _______ .

• "Al-Azizia."

• "Emi Koussi."

• "El-Khela."

• "Great Indian Desert."

Desert animals have also adapted to the harsh climatic conditions such as _______

• lion, deer and crocodile

• lizard, camel and fox

• elephant, giraffe and donkey

• snake, cat and dog

One of the best example of reclaimed region with giant buildings and biggest shopping malls of the world is _____.

• California

• Switzerland

• Turkey

• Dubai