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Life in Desert Region

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

............................... are commonly found in oases

a)

acacia

b)

date palm

c)

baobab

d)

All of these

2.

There are 2 types of deserts ......................... and ............................

a)

Hot deserts

b)

Rough deserts

c)

Smooth deserts

d)

Cold deserts

3.

............................. is the only fresh water lake in Sahara Desert

a)

Lake Kufra

b)

Lake Bilma

c)

Lake Chad

4.

Sahara desert lies on

a)

Africa

b)

Australia

c)

mexico

d)

India

5.

In Nile valley ..................... is a very important comercial crop

a)

Cotton

b)

Jute

c)

Dates

d)

Cactus

6.

A Desert generally receives ............................... rainfall

a)

less than 25 cm

b)

NO rainfall

c)

Good rainfall

d)

none of this

7.

The biggest tropical desert in the entire world is

a)

Ladakh

b)

Antartica

c)

Kalahari

d)

Sahara

8.

Tuaregs and Bedouins are important normadic tribe of

a)

Kalahari Desert

b)

Sahara desert

c)

Gulf

d)

None of these

9.

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

a)

Well

b)

Groundwater

c)

Melted snow

d)

Rain

10.

Ladakh is situated in the state of

a)

Jammu and Kashmir

b)

Himachal pradesh

c)

Arunachal Pradesh

d)

Himalyas

11.

Annual rainfall in the ladakh is

a)

below 10 cm

b)

below 25 cm

c)

no rainfall

d)

heavy rainfall

12.

.................... is the important animal in ladakh as it gives milk, wool .. etc

a)

YAK

b)

WILD GOAT

c)

ANTELOPES

d)

TIBETAN

13.

Sahara is a ................. desert

a)

Hot desert

b)

Cold desert

14.

Ladakh is a ....................... desert

a)

Hot desert

b)

Cold desert

15.

...................... river flows through Ladakh

a)

River Indus

b)

River Ganga

c)

River Yamuna

d)

None of these

16.

........................... is called as beast of burden

a)

Wild goat

b)

Yak

c)

Antelopes

d)

Cow

17.

THE PEOPLE IN THE DESERT INHABIT THE LAND WHEREVER

a)

no water is available

b)

any amount of water is available

c)

Both of the options

d)

None of the options

18.

SAHARA DESERT COVERS LARGE PART OF

a)

EAST AFRICA

b)

WEST AFRICA

c)

NORTH AFRICA

d)

SOUTH AFRICA

19.

WHERE IS NILE VALLEY LOCATED

a)

IRAN

b)

IRAQ

c)

EGYPT

d)

GHANA

20.

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

a)

Fish

b)

Camels

c)

Sheep

d)

Goats

21.

Which of the following trees would grow in the desert

a)

Mango

b)

Orange

c)

Cocoa

d)

Date palms

22.

Life in a desert is very __________________.

a)

easy

b)

harsh

23.

The animals found in a desert are:

a)

camel, sheep and goat

b)

camel, cow and dog

c)

camel, donkey and bear

d)

camel, rhinoceros and dinosaur

24.

Groups of people travelling across desert are called _______________.

a)

caravans

b)

banjaras

c)

oases

d)

sand dunes

25.

Which of the following animals are found in the Sahara?

a)

Lions

b)

Scorpions

c)

Tigers

d)

None of the above