Hot Dry Deserts: Mid-topic knowledge review

A desert climate is defined as an area that receives less than how much rainfall per year?

• 100mm

• 150mm

• 250mm

• 450mm

Which TWO of these places describe where most deserts are located on Earth?

• Along the Tropic of Cancer

• Along the Tropic of Capricorn

• Along the Equator

• At the poles

Which ONE of these deserts is shown by the number 1 on this map?

• Sahara Desert

• Arabian Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Great Basin Desert

Which ONE of these deserts is shown by the number 4 on this map?

• Australian Desert

• Namib Desert

• Patagonian Desert

• Atacama Desert

Which ONE of these climate graphs shows a desert climate?

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The movement of air currents from the equator to the tropics which causes some deserts to form is known as:

• The Handy Cells

• The Hardy Cells

• The Hadley Cells

• The Hardly Cells

Rain shadow deserts form on what side of a mountain range?

• The leeward side.

• The windward side.

• The eastern side

• The inside.

Which ONE of these reasons why deserts form explains the location of the Gobi Desert in China?

• Cold Ocean Currents

• Trade Winds

• Rain Shadows

• Continentality

Which ONE of these causes of deserts results in fog forming but not rain?

• Continentality

• Cold ocean currents

• Air currents moving from the Equator

• Rain shadows

What is the diurnal temperature range of a desert?

• Hot days but a large drop in temperature at night.

• Hot days and hot nights.

• Hot days and a small drop in temperature at night.

• Cold days and hot nights.