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WorksheetsWorld Deserts Quiz
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is a desert?
a place that is very hot
a place that is very sandy
a place that is very dry
a place that is very empty
What is one thing that both "hot" and "cold" deserts have in common?
All the land is made of sand.
Underground water filters impurities from the sand.
There is a dramatic change between day and night temperatures.
Both get regular, predictable periods of rainfall.
Which kind of planet is well adapted to living in the desrt?
cactus
moss
elm tree
prairie grasses
An example of a nocturnal desert animal is a _____________.
lizard
kangaroo
llama
camel
When an animal or plant changes its behavior in reaction to its environment, it __________________.
dies
adapts
grows
regulates
A desert location with plentiful drinking water is called ________________.
an oasis
a caravan
an avalanche
a dune
Which river runs through the Sahara?
the Amazon
Rio Colorado
the Nile
Rio Grande
The Sahara is known for __________________.
the large dinosaur fossils that have been discovered there.
being the only place in the world that the Joshua tree is found.
having no permanent water sources.
its extensive salt mines and camel caravans.
The Kalahari Desert
has almost no plant or animal life.
is a game reserve with a verity of plants and wild animals.
is located in Asia.
is where Aborigines have lived for thousands of years.
In what bird's eggshells do the San store water?
owl
ostrich
chicken
penguin
The Aborigines have survived in Australia because they
adapted to their environment closely over thousands of years.
got help from the Europeans who arrived on their land.
abandoned their traditional ways for more modern ones.
hunted roadrunners and guanaco.
What is the interior, mostly desert, part of Australia called?
the Empty Quarter
a tableland
a billabong
the Outback
An animal with a pouch, such as a kangaroo, is called a
mammal
marsupial
rodent
carnivore
What are songlines
the words to the Australian national anthem
the sounds that ostriches make to warn of danger
Aborigines' maps of their world that they pass on by word of mouth
roads through the desert that wind whistles through
According to Aborigine myth, what was "dreamtime"
a time to sleep
a time after time
a time to dream
a time before time
On what continent is the Gobi Desert?
Europe
Africa
South America
Asia
The Gobi is famous for
being so sandy
being at a low elevation
having so many fossils
having so many different animals
The Gobi covers
all of Mongolia
most of Mongolia and part of northern China
all of Southern China
Saudia Arabia
The Gobi is surrounded by
mountains
oases
rivers
cliffs
The northernmost end of the Arabian Peninsula connects
North and South Africa
Africa and Asia
Asia and Europe
Africa and Europe
Climatologists consider this desert the driest place on Earth
Atacama
Patagonia
Sonoran
Gobi
What important resource lies beneath the desert of Saudi Arabia?
gold
diamonds
oil
silver
Where is the Mojave Desert?
Argentina
Australia
Mexico
United States
Death Valley is in which desert?
Gobi
Sonoran
Chihuahuan
Mojave
Which is not true of Death Valley
It was formed between two fault lines.
It has the lowest elevation in the Western Hemisphere.
It boasts the highest recorded temperature in the United States.
It has never been a busy area.
Which desert extends from Mexico into Texas and New Mexico?
Patagonia
Chihuahuan
Gobi
Kalahari
Where is the Devil's Highway located?
the Atacama Desert
the Mojave Desert
the Chihuahuan Desert
the Sonoran Desert
