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Geography and Deserts

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the physical feature (landform) pictured here.

a)

mountain

b)

archipelago

c)

equator

d)

valley

2.

To ___ means to use and supply water to help grow grass, food, and crops.

a)

desertify

b)

drought

c)

irrigate

d)

destroy

3.

When no rain or precipitation has fallen in a particular area or region:

a)

drought

b)

earthquake

c)

flooding

d)

deposition

4.

The process by which green and fertile land becomes more like a desert:

a)

certification

b)

osmosis

c)

desertification

d)

paralysis

5.

The surroundings or conditions in which people, animals, and plants live.

a)

subterranean

b)

drought

c)

mathematics

d)

environment

6.

Earth is _______________.

a)

flat

b)

round

7.

The shape of the earth is ____________.

a)

square

b)

sphere

8.

How many continents are found on Earth?

a)

3

b)

7

c)

9

d)

5

9.

Which continent is this?

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Europe

10.

Which continent is shown in blue?

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

South America

11.

What type of landform is pictured here?

a)

valley

b)

gulf

c)

peninsula

d)

mountain range

12.

What is this landform called?

a)

lagoon

b)

island

c)

archipelago

d)

isthmus

13.

What is the name of this body of water?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Gulf of Oman

14.

Which continent is pictured in green?

a)

Asia

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

15.

The imaginary horizontal line that divides the world between north and south:

a)

Line of Demarcation

b)

Equator

c)

International Date Line

d)

Quadratic formula

16.

The imaginary vertical line which divides the Earth between east and west:

a)

continent

b)

International Date Line

c)

X and Y Axis

d)

Prime Meridian

17.

A narrow strip of land which connects two larger landforms:

a)

river

b)

isthmus

c)

strait

d)

island

18.

The variety of lifeforms in a particular area is known as ___.

a)

religion

b)

maps

c)

biodiversity

d)

desertification

19.

Deserts are ___.

a)

very rainy

b)

very dry

20.

There is a lot of rain that falls in a desert.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Why is the desert hard to survive in?

a)

There is too much moisture

b)

It is very cold

c)

There is not enough water or moisture

d)

There are too many animals

22.

Name the desert highlighted in pink.

a)

Atacama

b)

Namib

c)

Syrian

d)

Arabian

23.

Name the desert highlighted in pink.

a)

Arabian

b)

Atacama

c)

Great Victoria

d)

Patagonian

24.

Name the desert highlighted in pink.

a)

Sahara

b)

Antarctic

c)

Chihuahuan

d)

Gobi

25.

Name the Asian desert highlighted in pink.

a)

Gobi

b)

Negev

c)

Sinai

d)

Taklamakan

26.

Name the African desert highlighted in pink.

a)

Karakum

b)

Patagonian

c)

Tabernas

d)

Kalahari

27.

Name the desert highlighted in pink.

a)

Mojave

b)

Negev

c)

Namib

d)

Sonoran

28.

Name the desert highlighted in pink.

a)

Patagonian

b)

Atacama

c)

Black Rock

d)

Sahara

29.

Name the desert highlighted in pink. It is the largest hot desert on Earth.

a)

Simpson

b)

Sinai

c)

Sonoran

d)

Sahara

30.

Where are the polar deserts? (Hint: there are two)

a)

Antarctica

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

The Arctic

31.

True or False? Desert temperatures can be extreme.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

True or False? All deserts are very hot.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

This continent is an example of a cold desert.

a)

Antartica

b)

Australia

c)

Europe

34.

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

(a)  

35.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
36.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
37.

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

(a)  

38.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
39.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
40.
Which city is closest to the Equator?
a)
Los Angeles
b)
Minneapolis
c)
Miami
d)
Unable to determine
41.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
42.

What are latitude and longitude lines?

a)

Imaginary lines that divide the earth

b)

Visible lines that divide the earth

c)

Long and short lines that divide the earth

43.

Which letter is located at 

(60°N, 60°E)?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

44.

Which letter is located at 

(0°, 150°W)?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

45.

Which letter is located at

(15°S, 75°E)?

a)

H

b)

I

c)

G

d)

D

46.

Name this map tool

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

compass rose

c)

world directory

d)

4 way pointer

47.

Which continent is this?

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Europe

48.

Which continent is shown in blue?

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

South America

49.

What type of landform is pictured here?

a)

valley

b)

gulf

c)

peninsula

d)

mountain range

50.

What is this landform called?

a)

lagoon

b)

island

c)

archipelago

d)

isthmus

51.

What is the name of this body of water?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Gulf of Oman

52.

Which continent is pictured in green?

a)

Asia

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

53.

In which part of the world would you find the coldest weather?

a)

the South Pole

b)

the Equator

c)

the Tropic of Cancer

d)

the Tropic of Capricorn

54.

In which part of the world would you find the hottest weather?

a)

the Southern Hemisphere

b)

the Equator

c)

the Tropic of Capricorn

d)

the Prime Meridian

55.

One continent which is completely north of the equator is ________.

a)

Africa

b)

Australia

c)

North America

d)

South America

56.

Antarctica and ________ are completely south of the equator.

a)

South America

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

57.

The State of Florida is located on a(n) ________.

a)

island

b)

strait

c)

isthmus

d)

peninsula

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