Desert Landscapes
Instructions: Famous deserts, arid regions, and desert ecosystems
- 1.
What is the largest hot desert in the world?
AArabian DesertBKalahari DesertCGobi DesertDSahara Desert - 2.
Which desert is the driest place on Earth?
AAtacama DesertBNamib DesertCMojave DesertDThar Desert - 3.
The Gobi Desert is located primarily in which two countries?
AIran and IraqBChina and MongoliaCIndia and PakistanDEgypt and Libya - 4.
What is the largest desert in the world by total area?
AArctic DesertBSahara DesertCArabian DesertDAntarctic Desert - 5.
Which American desert is home to the famous Joshua trees?
ASonoran DesertBMojave DesertCGreat Basin DesertDChihuahuan Desert - 6.
What is the name of the vast sand sea found in the Sahara Desert?
AHamadaBErgCRegDWadi - 7.
The Namib Desert, one of the oldest deserts in the world, is located on which continent?
AAfricaBSouth AmericaCAustraliaDAsia - 8.
Which desert is known for its White Sands, a field of white gypsum sand dunes in New Mexico?
ASonoran DesertBGreat Basin DesertCChihuahuan DesertDMojave Desert - 9.
What unique geological formation in the Sahara is known as the 'Eye of Africa'?
ATassili n'AjjerBTénéré TreeCAcacus MountainsDRichat Structure - 10.
Which desert animal is famous for storing fat in its hump rather than water?
ASidewinder rattlesnakeBDesert tortoiseCCamelDFennec fox - 11.
The Kalahari Desert spans across Botswana, Namibia, and which other country?
AMozambiqueBAngolaCSouth AfricaDZimbabwe - 12.
What is a fertile area in a desert where water is found, often supporting vegetation?
AMesaBButteCOasisDDune - 13.
Which Australian desert is the largest on that continent?
ATanami DesertBGibson DesertCGreat Victoria DesertDSimpson Desert - 14.
The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, borders which country besides India?
APakistanBBangladeshCNepalDSri Lanka - 15.
Death Valley, the hottest place in North America, is located in which U.S. state?
ACaliforniaBArizonaCNevadaDUtah