Aral Sea drainage basin

What are the names of the two rivers that run into the Aral Sea?

• Amu Darya and Syr Darya.

• Amu Darya and Aral Darya

• Aral Darya and Syr Darya

• Caspian Sea and Aral Sea

The Aral Sea drainage basin (the area where the water drains into) is made up of which two type of areas?

• Deserts and Sea

• Mountains and rivers

• Mountains and deserts

• Mountains and sea

In desert countries most farming is arable. What do they farm?

• Animals e.g. goats

• Crops e.g. cotton

• Animals e.g cows

• Crops e.g. carrots

Why do desert countries farm crops?

• Land is mountainous

• Land has marshland

• Land has valleys

• Land is flat

What is the problem with growing crops in desert countries?

• Too much rainfall

• Rainfall less than 200 mm a year

• Not enough rainfall

• Rainfall more than 500 mm a year

Where do the desert countries have to get their water from?

• Two rivers that flow into the Caspian Sea

• Other countries

• Two rivers that flow into the Aral Sea

• Cities

How has taking water from the rivers for farming changed the Aral Sea?

• It has shrunk

• It has increased in size

• It has turned into smaller lakes

• It has disappeared

In mountainous countries most farming is pastoral. What do they farm?

• Fish

• Crops

• Crops and fish

• Animals

Why do mountainous countries farm animals?

• It is steep

• It is flat

• It is near the sea

• It has marshland

Mountainous countries receive more rain than the desert areas. How much do they receive?

• 2000 mm a year

• Less than 200 mm a year

• 500 mm a year

• 1000 mm a year