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Hot Dry Deserts: Mid-topic knowledge review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A desert climate is defined as an area that receives less than how much rainfall per year?

a)

100mm

b)

150mm

c)

250mm

d)

450mm

2.

Which TWO of these places describe where most deserts are located on Earth?

a)

Along the Tropic of Cancer

b)

Along the Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Along the Equator

d)

At the poles

3.

Which ONE of these deserts is shown by the number 1 on this map?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Arabian Desert

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Great Basin Desert

4.

Which ONE of these deserts is shown by the number 4 on this map?

a)

Australian Desert

b)

Namib Desert

c)

Patagonian Desert

d)

Atacama Desert

5.

Which ONE of these climate graphs shows a desert climate?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

The movement of air currents from the equator to the tropics which causes some deserts to form is known as:

a)

The Handy Cells

b)

The Hardy Cells

c)

The Hadley Cells

d)

The Hardly Cells

7.

Rain shadow deserts form on what side of a mountain range?

a)

The leeward side.

b)

The windward side.

c)

The eastern side

d)

The inside.

8.

Which ONE of these reasons why deserts form explains the location of the Gobi Desert in China?

a)

Cold Ocean Currents

b)

Trade Winds

c)

Rain Shadows

d)

Continentality

9.

Which ONE of these causes of deserts results in fog forming but not rain?

a)

Continentality

b)

Cold ocean currents

c)

Air currents moving from the Equator

d)

Rain shadows

10.

What is the diurnal temperature range of a desert?

a)

Hot days but a large drop in temperature at night.

b)

Hot days and hot nights.

c)

Hot days and a small drop in temperature at night.

d)

Cold days and hot nights.