Emma's History Test Desert Lands

Children of the Australian Desert go to school by radio.

• True

• False

The cactus stores water in its trunk like a sponge.

• True

• False

A desert usually receives_______  or less inches of rain in a year.

• forty

•  ten

•  eighty

A desert is often very hot in the day and cold at night.

• True

• False

Desert plants die when it rains.

• True

• False

It has always been easy for people to live in the desert.

• True

• False

Desert lakes are often salty because the water evaporates and leaves salt behind.

• True

• False

Places on Earth are colder as you get nearer the equator.

• True

• False

The half of the Earth north of the equator is called the ______  Hemisphere.

•  Eastern 

• Superior 

• Northern

•  Top

What is the largest desert in the world?

• American Southwest Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Arabian Desert