SST Desert Heat Region

The hot desert region receives around _________ of rainfall in a year.

• 35 cm

• 15 cm

• 25 cm

• 5 cm

The world's largest hot desert is __________________

• Sahara Desert

• Atacama Desert

• Kalahari desert

• Gobi Desert

The Atacama desert is situated in which continent ?

• Asia

• Africa

• North America

• South America

• Australia

The Kalahari Desert is situated in which continent ?

• Asia

• Africa

• North America

• South America

• Australia

The animals of the desert are also capable of adopting to the (a)   of the desert.

All hot deserts are located north of the equator.

• True

• False

Atacama Desert has rich deposits of copper and other minerals.

• True

• False

Plants in the deserts have ________.

• Thin stems, Thorns

• Thick stem, no leaves

• Short tap roots, thick fleshy stems

• Long tap roots, waxy surface, thick fleshy stems

Main activities of tribes in the desert include _________, _________ and _________________.

• Mining, Agriculture, Fishing

• Farming, Mining, Research

• Farming, Mining, Trading

• None of the following

• All of the following

Deserts are found in the __________ region

• Temperate region

• Equator

• Tropical

• None of these