WorksheetsP1C 02 Distribution of hot arid regions
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Where will you find the subtropics?
Between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
Just south of the Tropic of Cancer
Roughly north of the Tropic of Cancer and south of the Tropic of Capricorn
Near the subway at Waterfront Station
Is this statement True or False? "Evaporation exceeds precipitation in the semi-arid deserts."
True
False
How much is the average annual rainfall in arid dry deserts?
Less than 10 mm/year
Less than 500 mm/year
More than 500 mm/year
Less than 250 mm/year
An example of a hot desert that is caused by a cold ocean current along the coast.
Sahara
Gobi
Atacama
Antarctica
What happens when humid air is forced to move up a mountain side?
The air is compressed and it rains
Winds cannot be forced to flow upwards
The air cools down and forms rain
The friction between the wind and the mountain results in heating of the air.
The name of a desert that is formed by a mountain range parallel to a coastline.
Simpsons desert in Australia
Woomegeranga desert in Austalia
Mojave in southwestern USA
Namib in southwest Africa
The mane of the ocean current that is the cause of the Atacama desert
Namib
Amazon
Gulf Stream
Peruvian current
What mountain range prevents humid air from reaching deserts in Central Asia, such as the Gobi?
Aral
Taklamakan
Zagreb
Himalayas
Is the following statement True or False? "When air descends down a mountain side it will become a warm dry wind."
True
False
Is the following statement True or False? "Human activities are always impossible in hot arid deserts."
True
False
