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LIFE IN THE DESERT

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

SAHARA DESERT COVERS LARGE PART OF

a)

EAST AFRICA

b)

WEST AFRICA

c)

NORTH AFRICA

d)

SOUTH AFRICA

2.

WORLDS LARGEST DESERT

a)

SAHARA DESERT

b)

GOBI DESERT

c)

THAR DESERT

d)

ARABIAN DESERT

3.

AREA OF SAHARA DESERT

a)

8.54 SQ KM

b)

8.74 MILLION SQ KM

c)

8.54 MILLION SQ KM

d)

8.74 SQ KM

4.

DESERT IS AN HUMID REGION CHARACTERIZED BY EXTREMELY HIGH OR LOW TEMPERATURES AND HAS SCARCE VEGETATION

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

GREEN ISLANDS WITH DATE PALMS SURROUNDING THEM ARE CALLED

a)

KHAPA-CHAN

b)

DESERT

c)

OASIS

d)

GANGRI

6.

NOMADIC TRIBES THAT LIVE IN SAHARA

a)

BEDOUINS

b)

TUAREGS

c)

BOTH OF THESE

d)

NONE OF THESE

7.

HIGHEST TEMPERATURE RECORDED BY AL AZIZIA IN SAHARA DESERT IN 1922

a)

56.7 DEGREES

b)

57.6 DEGREES

c)

57.7 DEGREES

d)

58.6 DEGREES

8.

WHAT DID TUAREGS AND BEDOUINS WEAR

a)

NORMAL SUMMER CLOTHES

b)

NORMAL WINTER CLOTHES

c)

FUR

d)

HEAVY ROBES

9.

WHAT IS EGYPT FAMOUS FOR

a)

COTTON

b)

WOOL

c)

SILK

d)

JUTE

10.

Source of water in Ladakh is ........................

a)

Well

b)

Groundwater

c)

Melted snow

d)

Rain

11.

Annual rainfall in the ladakh is

a)

below 10 cm

b)

below 25 cm

c)

no rainfall

d)

heavy rainfall

12.

Which is the biggest country the Sahara desert touches?

a)

Algeria

b)

Egypt

c)

Chad

d)

Libya

13.

Of which animal did scientists find bones of in the Sahara desert?

a)

Fish

b)

Camels

c)

Sheep

d)

Goats

14.

What is the height of the highest point in Karakoram?

a)

7000m

b)

8000m

c)

9000m

d)

2500m

15.

Which of the following trees would grow in the desert

a)

Mango

b)

Orange

c)

Cocoa

d)

Date palms