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WorksheetsDesert Landscapes Review Test
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
A typical hot desert is located north of the Tropic of Cancer and south of the Tropic of Capricorn.
True
False
A typical hot desert has constantly high temperatures day and night.
True
False
A typical hot desert experiences rainfall only occasionally and often has short, intense storms.
True
False
A typical hot desert has very low humidity.
True
False
Deserts are not located along the Equator because equatorial regions generally receive high rainfall.
True
False
What are natural processes that are responsible for creating desert landforms?
Erosion
Deposition
Weathering
All of the above
The driest season in Alice Springs is...
spring
summer
autumn
winter
Identify one of the reasons why Antarctica is classified as a cold desert.
It is at the bottom of the world.
The distance from Antarctica to the sun is much less than the distance from the Equator to the sun.
Much of the sun's energy that reaches Antarctica is reflected back into the atmosphere from the white surface of the continent.
Most of the precipitation is in the form of snow.
What is the difference in elevation between the height of the land mass and the height of the ice sheet at the Polar plateau?
500 m
1000 m
1500 m
2000 m
Deserts can form along coastal regions. This is because:
Cold ocean currents cool the air that passes over. This results in less moisture being evaporated and reduces cloud formation and rain.
There are no mountain ranges to create rainfall.
Deserts form inland and spread out towards the coast.
Warm ocean currents heat and dry out air that passes over land.
Using the information in the map, and what you have learned in this topic, describe two similarities and two differences between hot and cold deserts.
Explain how a desert can form on the leeward side of a mountain range.
A sand dune is formed by (a) processes.
A mesa is formed by (a) process.
An inselberg is formed by (a) process.
The temperature and moisture levels of the atmosphere are influenced by the surface over which the air moves. Choose warm/cool/moist/dry to complete this sentence: Over warm land, the air temperature is ____ and the moisture level is _____.
(a)
The temperature and moisture levels of the atmosphere are influenced by the surface over which the air moves. Choose warm/cool/moist/dry to complete this sentence: Over warm water, the air temperature is ____ and the moisture level is _____.
(a)
The temperature and moisture levels of the atmosphere are influenced by the surface over which the air moves. Choose warm/cool/moist/dry to complete this sentence: Over cold land, the air temperature is ____ and the moisture level is ____.
(a)
The temperature and moisture levels of the atmosphere are influenced by the surface over which the air moves. Choose warm/cool/moist/dry to complete this sentence: Over cold water, the air temperature is ____ and the moisture level is ____.
(a)
