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WorksheetsLife in the Deserts
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which of the following country does the Sahara desert not lie in?
Algeria
Nigeria
Mali
Morocco
The north-west of the Sahara lies in the_______ plain.
Hoggar mountains
Tibesti mountains
Atlas mountains
Savanna grassland
The highest point in the Sahara desert is the_________.
Mt Emi Koussi
Al Azizia
El Djouf
Boyoma Falls
The Sahara desert is also called the_________.
El Mela
El Khela
El Thela
El Shela
The highest temperature recorded in the Sahara desert is_________.
54.5° Celsius
59°Celsius
52.7°Celsius
57.7°Celsius
What is the Ladakh desert known as?
Khapachan
Shakachan
Thapachan
Lakhachan
The total area of Ladakh desert is________.
40,220 sq km
48,150 sq km
51,010 sq km
45,110 sq km
The climatic condition of the Ladakh desert is_________ and _______.
Cold and wet
Hot and wet
Hot and dry
Cold and dry
________ is the main crop in the Ladakh desert.
Rice
Barley
Wheat
Oats
What is the main source of income in Ladakh?
Pashmina from goats
Pashmina from horses
Pashmina from sheep
Pashmina from camels
There are a large number of Buddhist monasteries with traditional_________.
Pompas
Gompas
Tompas
Sompas
What is the capital of Ladakh?
Kargil
Karakoram
Zoji La
Leh
Who are the main nomadic tribes living in the Sahara?
Berbers and Khazaks
Bedouins and Khazaks
Berbers and Tuaregs
Bedouins and Tuaregs
Which monastery is this in Ladakh?
Hemis monastery
Thiksey monastery
Shey monastery
Lamayuru monastery
Which is the only freshwater lake in Sahara?
Lake Chad
Lake Baikal
Chilika Lake
Dal Lake
The hot deserts lie between _______ and __________ latitudes.
30°and 40°
0° and 10°
40° and 60°
20° and 30°
The Sahara desert covers an area of ________ sq km.
8.5 million
5 million
3 million
6.5 million
The east west extent of Sahara desert is about _________ km.
4,500
6,000
5,500
3,000
The north south extent of the Sahara desert is about __________ km.
2,400
3,600
2,000
1,900
El Khela means _________.
Barren
Desert
Emptiness
Dusty area
The vast expanse of Sahara has only
Wadis
Plateaus
Rocks
Oases
Ladakh was a single desert in
1979
1981
1982
1975
Ladakh is surrounded by the________ range in the north.
Zaskar
Gangri
Western Ghats
Karakoram
________ river flows through the Ladakh desert.
Indus
Godavari
Krishna
Tapi
The _______________ range acts as a barrier for moisture laden in the Ladakh desert.
Western Ghats
Great Himalayan
Hazar Mountains
Zaskar
The temperature in winter in Ladakh is about __________.
-50°C
-30°C
-60°C
-40°C
The rainfall is as low as_________ every year in the Ladakh desert.
10 cms
20 cms
30 cms
15 cms
The ___________________________ has developed new technology to produce more fruits in Ladakh.
Research Organization
Science and Research Organization
Defence Research and Development Organization
Trans-Kargal organization
