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SST Desert Heat Region

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The hot desert region receives around _________ of rainfall in a year.

a)

35 cm

b)

15 cm

c)

25 cm

d)

5 cm

2.

The world's largest hot desert is __________________

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Atacama Desert

c)

Kalahari desert

d)

Gobi Desert

3.

The Atacama desert is situated in which continent ?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

South America

e)

Australia

4.

The Kalahari Desert is situated in which continent ?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

South America

e)

Australia

5.

The animals of the desert are also capable of adopting to the (a)   of the desert.

6.

All hot deserts are located north of the equator.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Atacama Desert has rich deposits of copper and other minerals.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Plants in the deserts have ________.

a)

Thin stems, Thorns

b)

Thick stem, no leaves

c)

Short tap roots, thick fleshy stems

d)

Long tap roots, waxy surface, thick fleshy stems

9.

Main activities of tribes in the desert include _________, _________ and _________________.

a)

Mining, Agriculture, Fishing

b)

Farming, Mining, Research

c)

Farming, Mining, Trading

d)

None of the following

e)

All of the following

10.

Deserts are found in the __________ region

a)

Temperate region

b)

Equator

c)

Tropical

d)

None of these

11.

Which of the following is found in a desert?

a)

Oasis

b)

Animal Husbandry

c)

Sandy soil

d)

All of these

e)

None of these

12.

Saudi Arabia is a large producer of

a)

Gold

b)

Coal

c)

Petroleum

d)

Iron

13.

The hot desert in the south – west of Asia is called

a)

Great Australian Desert

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Arabian Desert

d)

Sahara Desert

14.

Camels can live without water for many years.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Camels store water in their humps.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Hot deserts are also known as ___________________.

a)

Barren deserts

b)

Sunny deserts

c)

Tropical deserts

d)

Dry deserts

17.

Driest place on Earth is _______________

a)

Sahara desert

b)

Atacama desert

c)

Arabian desert

d)

Kalahari desert

18.

Leaves of cactus plant are reduced to _____________.

a)

Thorns

b)

Grass

c)

Thorns and Spines

d)

Thorns and grass

19.

Leaves with narrow surface area reduce the rate of __________________.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Condensation

d)

Transpiration

e)

None of these

20.

Baobab tree is known as the ‘tree of ____________.

a)

Water

b)

Life

c)

Happiness

d)

None of these