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Life in the desert

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following countries does the Sahara desert touch?

a)

Chad

b)

Brazil

c)

Somalia

d)

None of the above

2.

There are 2 types of deserts ___________ and ____________.

a)

Hot deserts

b)

Rough deserts

c)

Smooth deserts

d)

Cold deserts

3.

What was the highest temperature recorded in Al Azizia?

a)

57.7°C

b)

56.7

c)

52.8

d)

59.6

4.

Which of the following countries does the Sahara desert touch?

a)

Chad

b)

Brazil

c)

Somalia

d)

Argentina

5.

Of which animal did scientists find skeletons in the Sahara desert?

a)

Fish

b)

Camels

c)

Sheep

d)

Goats

6.

The Sahara desert has an area of around ______ million sq. km.

a)

8.54

b)

3.89

c)

4.45

d)

None of the above

7.

THE TEMPERATURE IN DAY TIME IS NEAR ___________ DEGREES

a)

20

b)

-50

c)

50

d)

-10

8.

Which is the biggest country the Sahara desert touches?

a)

Algeria

b)

Egypt

c)

Chad

d)

Libya

9.

DESERT IS AN HUMID REGION CHARACTERIZED BY EXTREMELY HIGH OR LOW TEMPERATURES AND HAS SCARCE VEGETATION

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

In Nile valley, _____________ is a very important commercial crop grown.

a)

cotton

b)

mosses

c)

acacia

d)

cactus

11.

Deserts are always ______________.

a)

hot

b)

dry

c)

wet

12.

What is the height of the highest point in Karakoram?

a)

7000m

b)

8000m

c)

9000m

d)

2500m

13.

The Sahara desert is what type of desert?

a)

Cold

b)

Hot

c)

Medium

d)

None of these

14.

TUAREGS STARTED TO ACT AS AN

a)

GUIDE

b)

DANCER

c)

FISHERMAN

d)

CRAFTSMEN

15.

__________ river flows through Ladakh.

a)

Indus

b)

Ganga

c)

Yamuna

d)

Tapi

16.

WHAT IS EGYPT FAMOUS FOR

a)

COTTON

b)

WOOL

c)

SILK

d)

JUTE

17.

Which is the biggest country the Sahara desert touches?

a)

Algeria

b)

Egypt

c)

Chad

d)

Libya

18.

________________ are important nomadic tribe of Sahara desert.

a)

Bedouins

b)

Antelopes

c)

Gonds

d)

None of these

19.

NOMADIC TRIBES THAT LIVE IN SAHARA

a)

BEDOUINS

b)

TUAREGS

c)

BOTH OF THESE

d)

NONE OF THESE

20.

WHAT DID TUAREGS AND BEDOUINS WEAR

a)

NORMAL SUMMER CLOTHES

b)

NORMAL WINTER CLOTHES

c)

FUR

d)

HEAVY ROBES