World Deserts Quiz
Instructions: Major deserts, sand dunes, and arid ecosystems
- 1.
What is the largest desert in the world by area?
ASaharaBAntarcticCGobiDArabian - 2.
The Sahara Desert covers approximately what percentage of the African continent?
A50%B10%C25%D75% - 3.
In which country would you find the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth?
APeruBChileCArgentinaDBolivia - 4.
The Gobi Desert stretches across Mongolia and which other country?
ARussiaBChinaCKazakhstanDIndia - 5.
Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world?
ASaharaBGreat VictoriaCKalahariDArabian - 6.
The Mojave Desert is located in which U.S. state?
ATexasBNew MexicoCArizonaDCalifornia - 7.
What is the name of the vast desert that covers much of southern Africa, including parts of Botswana and Namibia?
AKarooBNamibCKalahariDSahel - 8.
The Sonoran Desert is known for which iconic type of cactus?
APrickly pearBOrgan pipeCBarrel cactusDSaguaro - 9.
Which Middle Eastern desert is the largest sand desert in the world, known as the 'Empty Quarter'?
ASyrian DesertBRub' al KhaliCDasht-e KavirDNegev - 10.
Death Valley, one of the hottest places on Earth, is part of which desert?
AGreat BasinBMojaveCSonoranDChihuahuan - 11.
The Namib Desert is famous for its towering red sand dunes and is located in which country?
ASouth AfricaBMozambiqueCNamibiaDAngola - 12.
What type of desert is the Antarctic Desert classified as?
ACold desertBCoastal desertCRain shadow desertDHot desert - 13.
The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, borders which two countries?
AIndia and PakistanBIndia and NepalCIndia and ChinaDIndia and Bangladesh - 14.
Which Australian desert is the country's largest?
ATanamiBGreat VictoriaCGibsonDSimpson - 15.
An oasis in a desert is typically formed by water from which source?
AMelting glaciersBCondensationCUnderground aquifersDRainfall collection