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WorksheetsDESERTS, WATER,
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 53mins
The people who move from one place to another in search of food and water are called:
tourists
nomads
habitants
People of deserts like to settle around:
sand dunes
reservoirs
oasis
Which two countries contains the Thar desert?
Pakistan
India
Nepal
Iran
What is the best way to define the characteristics of desert soils?
nutrient rich, large leaf litter, impermeable
sandy, lots of organic matter, impermeable
infertile, little organic matter, drains quickly
impermeable, nutrient rich, sandy
The cold deserts exist in the extremely ______ regions
cold
hot
wet
The ___________ Desert is the hottest desert in the world
Sahara
Patagonian
Arabian
Some plants in the deserts have thorns instead of leaves that prevent loss of _________ through evaporation.
colour
texture
water
The frigid zones experience a cold climate because of their distance from the _______
Sea
land
Equator
Some desert plants have (a) to reach the water underground.
Cactus store water in its (a) .
This is a (a) camel.
Few animals live in the desert. They sleep during the (a) .
This is a (a) .
The humps are not used to store water, as people often think. They are the animal’s __________________.
muscles
blood
water
fat reserve
Bactrian camels have ______ bumps
2
1
Dromedaries are mostly found in
Canada
Africa
Water under the ground is known as (a) .
This is an (a) .
Tick the correct answers.
The people around desert oasis
built towns and villages
grow crops and rear animals
in Sahara Desert, people grow vegetables, dates, figs, olives and apricots
keep camels, sheep and goats for their meat and milk.
Tick the correct answers.
The people around desert oasis
built towns and villages
grow crops and rear animals
in Sahara Desert, people grow vegetables, dates, figs, olives and apricots
keep camels, sheep and goats for their meat and milk.
The Bedouins are from
Sahara Desert
Gobi Desert
Arabian Desert
Kalahari Desert
Nomad is a person who does not stay long in the same place. True or False?
(a)
Some of the wettest places on Earth are tropical rainforest. True or False.
(a)
Tropical rainforests are found in the tropical regions between the Tropic of (a) and the Tropic of Capricorn.
Tick the correct answers.
The tropical rainforests are important because
Rubber
Bananas
Coffee
Cacao
Hardwood
This is a (a) wood.
Take a close look at the map. The green shades are tropical rainforests. Name the biggest shaded rainforest on the map.
(a)
Where do cacti store water?
large leaves and thorns
long, thick roots
succulent stems with waxy coating
shallow, wide roots
In summer, the daytime temperatures in hot deserts can reach up to _____˚C. At night, they may drop below _____˚C.
0, 55
-55, 0
0, -55
55, 0
This continent is an example of a cold desert.
Europe
Australia
Antarctica
Iceland
What is it called when a plant or an animal has a feature or behaviour that helps it survive in its environment?
Habitat
Adaptation
Climate
Environment
Where is the hottest desert in the world?
America
Asia
Africa
Australia
Complete the statement. Deserts are ___ during the day.
Cold
Hot
Mild
What is an oasis
A way of watering crops
A type of fruit
A name
A collection of water in a desert
Who are nomads
People who travel from place to place
People who only have a temporary house
People who move from oasis to oasis
All
What are the two types of deserts
Arctic deserts
Water deserts
Dry deserts
None of the above
How long can you live without water?
A month or more
One to two days
Two to three days
One year
When water is used to feed animals and crops it is called
Watering
Washing
Irritating
None of the above
water is used to make which one of these products
Cars
Paper
houses
All
what is the largest ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Irish Ocean
What is a reservoir
A compartment used to store water
A type of tank
A fish that lives only in fresh water, water sources
What is a drought
A long period without sun
A long period with sun
A long period with rain
What diseases can be caused by drinking unsafe water
Typhoid
Cholera
Dysentery
Diarrhea
What are the names for the main two types of deserts?
Summer Deserts
Autumn Deserts
Hot & Cold desers
What does the red line represent?
The width of the world
The equator
It shows half of the world
The tropic of cancer
Temperatures in the POLAR ZONES are..
cold all year
always warm
warm in summer and cold in winter
What climate zone is the green area in the picture?
Polar zone
Temperate zone
Tropical zone
Desert zone
The largest ocean in the world is ........................
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic
Nearly three-quarters of the Earth is covered by water, but most of it is ..............seawater,
Dirty
Fresh
Polluted
Salty
About ------% of our body weight is water.
50
35
70
100
We live on which continent?
North America
Africa
Europe
Australia
Which of these are industrial uses of water?
Scuba diving
Hydro-electric power
Cooling machinery
Cooking
In the poorer countries of the world, a long drought often leads to ....................
Thirst
Famine
Over population
Malaria
During a long drought, animals die due to ...................................
Fatigue
Lack of water
Starvation
Starvation and lack of water
Some of the wettest places on Earth are called tropical rainforests. They receive about ……………..mm of rainfall per year.
250
2500
115
1500
People who live in this area move from place in search of food and pasture. What do we call them? ----------------------------------------------
Wanderers
Nomads
Refugees
Tourists
What biome is this?
Deciduous forest
Tropical rain forest
Taiga
Tundra
What kind of trees are these?
deciduous trees
evergreen trees
tropical plants
