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WorksheetsDeserts - EXAM
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 35mins
Deserts are entirely made up of sand
True
False
Deserts do not grow larger
True
False
How much of the Earth's surface is desert?
1/2
1/3
4/5
2/3
A desert is a hot or cold region that receives little or no rainfall.
True
False
Most of the world's hot deserts are located in
The Northern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere
Between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer
the Equator
Identify the world's largest desert
Mojave
Antarctic
Sahara
Simpson
Erosion is
the breaking down of rocks through the action of wind and water and the effects of climate
the wearing away and removal of soil and rock by wind, waves, rivers or ice, and human activity.
the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice.
the movement of goods or people from one location to another location.
Which type of place is arid and has a scarce vegetation along with extreme temperatures
Island
Plains
Desert
Forest
How many countries touch the Sahara Desert
Thirteen
Eleven
Twelve
Fourteen
How would you describe a Hot Desert Environment?
Low rainfall/ low temps
High rainfall/ low temps
Low rainfall/High temps
High rainfall/high temps
A plant that grows in the desert.
cactus
flower
cotton
hay
Where does a cactus store its water?
It stores it in its spines.
It stores it in its leaves.
It stores it in its stem.
It stores it in its roots.
These deserts are located along the coasts of continents and have long, warm summers and very cool winters.
Cold winter deserts
Subtropical deserts
Polar deserts
Coastal deserts
Summers moderately long and dry, hot like deserts. Winters normally bring low concentrations of rainfall. Average rainfall is 2-4 cm annually
Semiarid deserts
Arid deserts
Polar deserts
Tropical deserts
A desert at the poles with ice but little precipitation
Tropical deserts
Arid deserts
Polar deserts
Coastal deserts
The amount of precipitation in a desert
100 inches per year
50 inches per year
less than 10 inches per year
28 inches per year
How many continents of the world have deserts
3
5
6
All 7
What is an ecosystem?
A collection of climate conditions
A system of collecting eco friendly products
Physical and Human Factors
Natural system of plants and animals and their environment
What is a desert?
a place that is very hot
a place that is very sandy
a place that is very dry
a place that is very empty
An example of a nocturnal desert animal is a
lizard
kangaroo
llama
camel
