Wednesday, 17 February 2016

Deserts of the World



1.            The world’s deserts are divided into ____ categories.
(a)   3                                    (b) 4                                    (c)  7                                    (d) 6
2.            Subtropical deserts are _____ with parched terrain and rapid evaporation.
(a)   Hottest                         (b) Coldest                         (c)  Normal                         (d) None of these
3.            The largest desert of the world is:
(a)   Kalahari                       (b) Gibson                          (c)  Mojave                        (d) Sahara
4.            The size of Sahara desert is:
(a)   3.5 million sq miles    (b) 4.1 million sq miles    (c)  3.1 million sq miles    (d) 2.1 million sq miles

5.            Sahara desert is located in:
(a)   Asia                              (b) Africa                           (c)  North America            (d) Australia
6.            The second largest desert of the world is:
(a)   Thar                              (b) Sonoran                       (c)  Arabian                        (d) Namib

7.            Chihuahuan desert is:
(a)   Polar                             (b) Cool coastal                (c)  Cold winter                  (d) Subtropical
8.            Sturt Stony desert is located in:
(a)   Mexico                         (b) United States              (c)  Australia                      (d) Chile
9.            The size of the Karakum desert is:
(a)   115,000 sq miles        (b) 135,000 sq miles        (c)  260,000 sq miles        (d) 156,000 sq miles
10.         Karakum desert is located in:
(a)   Mongolia                     (b) Botswana                    (c)  Turkmenistan             (d) Kazakhstan
11.         The size of the Taklimakan desert is:
(a)   105,550 sq  miles       (b) 110,000 sq  miles       (c)  500,000 sq miles        (d) 260,000 sq  miles
12.         Gobi is the desert of:
(a)   Cold coastal                (b) Cold winter                  (c)  Subtropical                  (d) Polar
13.         The size of the Thar desert is:
(a)   70,000 sq miles          (b) 71,000 sq miles          (c)  77,000 sq miles           (d) 78,000 sq miles
14.         Thar is the desert of:
(a)   Subtropical                  (b) Cold winter                  (c)  Polar                             (d) Cool coastal
15.         Kyzyl Kum desert size is:
(a)   140,000 sq miles        (b) 145,000 sq miles        (c)  115,000 sq miles        (d) 100,000 sq miles
16.         Kalahari desert is located in:
(a)   Southern Africa          (b) Australia                      (c)  Pakistan                       (d) Libya
17.         Gibson desert is located in:
(a)   Australia                      (b) Kuwait                         (c)  Yemen                          (d) Somalia
18.         Great Sandy desert is located in:
(a)   South America           (b) North America            (c)  Australia                      (d) South American
19.         Great Victoria desert is located in:
(a)   Iran                               (b) Egypt                            (c)  Brazil                            (d) Australia
20.         Mojave desert is located in:
(a)   Australia                      (b) United States              (c)  South Africa                (d) Angola
21.         Sonoran desert is located in:
(a)   Brazil                            (b) Namibia                       (c)  China                            (d) North America
22.         Chihuahuan desert is located in:
(a)   North America            (b) Angola                         (c)  South Africa                (d) China
23.         Namib desert is located in:
(a)   Chad                            (b) Niger                             (c)  Libya                            (d) Namibia
24.         Atacama desert is located in:
(a)   China                           (b) Bolivia                         (c)  Chile                             (d) Brazil
25.         Patagonian desert is located in:
(a)   Norway                        (b) South American         (c)  United States               (d) Chad
ANSWERS
1.
b
2.
a
3.
d
4.
a
5.
b
6.
c
7.
d
8.
c
9.
b
10.
c
11.
a
12.
b
13.
c
14.
a
15.
c
16.
a
17.
a
18.
c
19.
d
20.
b
21.
d
22.
a
23.
d
24.
c
25.
b







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