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WorksheetsHot Dry Deserts: Mid-topic knowledge review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A desert climate is defined as an area that receives less than how much rainfall per year?
100mm
150mm
250mm
450mm
Which TWO of these places describe where most deserts are located on Earth?
Along the Tropic of Cancer
Along the Tropic of Capricorn
Along the Equator
At the poles
Which ONE of these deserts is shown by the number 1 on this map?
Sahara Desert
Arabian Desert
Gobi Desert
Great Basin Desert
Which ONE of these deserts is shown by the number 4 on this map?
Australian Desert
Namib Desert
Patagonian Desert
Atacama Desert
Which ONE of these climate graphs shows a desert climate?
The movement of air currents from the equator to the tropics which causes some deserts to form is known as:
The Handy Cells
The Hardy Cells
The Hadley Cells
The Hardly Cells
Rain shadow deserts form on what side of a mountain range?
The leeward side.
The windward side.
The eastern side
The inside.
Which ONE of these reasons why deserts form explains the location of the Gobi Desert in China?
Cold Ocean Currents
Trade Winds
Rain Shadows
Continentality
Which ONE of these causes of deserts results in fog forming but not rain?
Continentality
Cold ocean currents
Air currents moving from the Equator
Rain shadows
What is the diurnal temperature range of a desert?
Hot days but a large drop in temperature at night.
Hot days and hot nights.
Hot days and a small drop in temperature at night.
Cold days and hot nights.
