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A) Sahara Desert B) Arabian Desert C) Kalahari Desert D) Gobi Desert
A) Australia B) Asia C) Africa D) North America
A) 3.6 million square miles B) 1 million square miles C) 2.5 million square miles D) 4.5 million square miles
A) Qahira B) Jazeera C) Sahara D) Maraksh
A) Amazon River B) Mississippi River C) Nile River D) Yangtze River
A) Atlas Mountains B) Himalayas C) Rocky Mountains D) Andes Mountains
A) Erg Admer B) Sossusvlei C) Erg Chebbi D) Erg Chigaga
A) Red Sea B) Caspian Sea C) Mediterranean Sea D) Arabian Sea
A) Reg B) Steppe C) Mesa D) Plateau
A) Silk Road B) Panama Canal C) Trans-Saharan Trade Route D) Oregon Trail
A) Buddhism B) Christianity C) Hinduism D) Islam
A) Camel B) Penguin C) Arctic Fox D) Polar Bear
A) Rainforests B) Sand Dunes C) Volcanoes D) Icebergs
A) Iron oxide B) Zinc oxide C) Titanium oxide D) Copper oxide
A) Algeria B) Nigeria C) Kenya D) South Africa
A) Bananas B) Dates C) Apples D) Pineapples
A) Tuareg B) Maasai C) Bedouin D) Inuit
A) French B) English C) Arabic D) Spanish
A) Beanie B) Turban C) Sombrero D) Tagelmust
A) Kalahari Desert B) Gobi Desert C) Antarctica D) Arabian Desert
A) The Mediterranean Sea B) The Sahel C) The Nile Valley D) The Atlas Mountains
A) Gravel plains B) Sand seas C) Coastal plains D) Rocky hamada
A) Mount Kenya B) Emi Koussi C) Toubkal D) Kilimanjaro
A) The northern limit of date palm cultivation B) The southern limit of the Mediterranean forest C) The southern limit of the Sahel D) The northern limit of the Nubian Desert
A) The 250 mm isohyet of annual precipitation B) The 200 mm isohyet of annual precipitation C) The 100 mm isohyet of annual precipitation D) The 150 mm isohyet of annual precipitation
A) Tripoli B) Timbuktu C) Nouakchott D) Algiers
A) Human activity B) Tectonic shifts C) The precession of Earth's axis D) Volcanic activity
A) Dense forests B) Cacti C) Sparse vegetation D) Grasslands
A) The northern limit of the Nubian Desert B) The southern limit of the Sahel C) The southern limit of Cornulaca monacantha D) The northern limit of esparto
A) Algiers B) Tripoli C) Agadez D) Nouakchott
A) High humidity B) Hyperarid conditions C) Dense vegetation D) Frequent rainfall
A) Am B) BWh C) Dfb D) Cfa
A) Mediterranean Sea B) Atlantic Ocean C) Indian Ocean D) Intertropical Convergence Zone
A) Maritime polar (mP) B) Maritime tropical (mT) C) Continental polar (cP) D) Continental tropical (cT)
A) Subsiding air from the subtropical ridge B) Tropical cyclones C) Trade winds D) Monsoons
A) Decrease temperatures B) Increase humidity C) Increase rainfall D) Create a rain shadow effect
A) Proximity to oceans B) Subtropical high pressure C) High precipitation D) High altitude
A) High humidity B) High annual snowfall C) Extremely low and erratic rainfall D) Frequent thunderstorms
A) Reaches the ground B) Confinement to the upper troposphere C) Disappears completely D) Causes heavy rainfall
A) Monsoon winds B) Polar front C) Subtropical ridge D) Equatorial low
A) Saharan cheetah B) Northeast African cheetah C) Dama gazelle D) African wild dog
A) Peripheral settlement B) Primary regional center C) Trade outpost D) Secondary regional center
A) The Saharan halophytics B) The Sahara desert ecoregion C) The North Saharan steppe and woodlands D) The South Saharan steppe and woodlands
A) The Tibesti-Jebel Uweinat montane xeric woodlands B) The West Saharan montane xeric woodlands C) The South Saharan steppe and woodlands D) The Sahara desert ecoregion
A) A Dansgaard-Oeschger (DO) event B) A Heinrich event C) A Milankovitch cycle D) A Younger Dryas event
A) North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) B) Indian Ocean Dipole C) El Niño D) La Niña
A) Standing B) Seated C) Fetal position D) Lying flat
A) Less than 1 millimetre (0.04 in) B) 10 millimetres (0.4 in) or less C) 100 millimetres (4 in) to 250 millimetres (10 in) D) 5 millimetres (0.2 in) or less
A) Brick architecture B) Stone architecture C) Rammed earth architecture D) Wooden architecture
A) The eastern Sahara B) The southern fringe C) The vast central hyper-arid core D) The northern fringe
A) Extremely high levels B) Moderate levels C) Low levels D) Variable levels
A) The Saharan cheetah B) The fennec fox C) The dorcas gazelle D) The addax
A) Ghana Empire B) Mali Empire C) Songhai Empire D) Oyo Empire
A) Charles Darwin. B) Albert Einstein. C) John Kutzbach. D) Rudolf Spitaler.
A) Mali civilization B) Ghana civilization C) Songhai civilization D) Tichitt civilization
A) Dia Shoma B) Dhar Tagant C) Dhar Néma D) Bou Khzama
A) Agadez B) Timbuktu C) Biskra D) Ain Sefra
A) Evisceration B) Drying in the sun C) Preservation in honey D) Freezing
A) 1,240 kWh/(m2 year) B) 2,800 kWh/(m2 year) C) 4,300 kWh/(m2 year) D) 3,600 kWh/(m2 year)
A) Dromedary camels B) Sheep C) Horses D) Goats
A) Asyut B) Biskra C) Timbuktu D) Ouarzazate
A) Isolationist policies B) Nomadic lifestyle C) Simple social structures D) Complex social hierarchies
A) 17% B) 31% C) 75% D) 50%
A) Approximately 500 species B) Over 4000 species C) About 1500 species D) Around 2800 species
A) The Atlantic coastal desert B) The Sahara desert ecoregion C) The South Saharan steppe and woodlands D) The Tanezrouft
A) Every 21,000 years B) Every 50,000 years C) Every 10,000 years D) Every 100,000 years
A) Significant variation B) Minimal variation C) Constant high temperatures D) No variation
A) Crouched position B) Lying flat position C) Seated position D) Standing position
A) 4,300 hours B) 2,800 hours C) 1,240 hours D) 3,600 hours
A) Monitor lizards B) Elephants C) Sand vipers D) Hyrax
A) Haplogroup E B) Haplogroup R C) Haplogroup P2 D) Haplogroup M35
A) Nearly all B) Less than 10% C) About half D) Approximately a quarter
A) Zahi Hawass B) Howard Carter C) Antonio Ascenzi D) Paul Sereno
A) Grasses B) Palms C) Acacia trees D) Succulents
A) Barley B) Sorghum C) Rice D) Pearl millet
A) Dark skin complexion B) Light skin complexion C) Blue eyes D) Red hair
A) Antelope skin B) Papyrus C) Goat skin D) Cowhide
A) Egalitarian society B) Monarchical system C) Four-tiered hierarchy D) Two-tiered hierarchy
A) Wet and cloudy B) Cold and snowy C) Humid and rainy D) Sunny, dry, and stable
A) The Last Glacial Maximum B) The Younger Dryas period C) The Holocene thermal maximum climatic phase at 4000 BCE D) The Bølling/Allerød phase
A) Rice B) Barley C) Wheat D) Cereals
A) A sudden increase in rainfall. B) A rise in sea levels. C) A decrease in solar radiation. D) Pastoralists overgrazing available grassland.
A) R haplogroup B) P2 haplogroup C) M35 haplogroup D) E haplogroup
A) 13–20 °C (23–36 °F) B) 25 °C (77 °F) C) 40 °C (104 °F) D) 10 °C (18 °F)
A) Seated B) Hugging each other C) Lying side by side D) Standing upright
A) An ostrich eggshell necklace B) A silver bracelet C) A copper ring D) A gold necklace
A) The Tibesti-Jebel Uweinat montane xeric woodlands B) The South Saharan steppe and woodlands C) The Sahara desert ecoregion D) The West Saharan montane xeric woodlands
A) Stone B) Clay C) Copper D) Tamed pearl millet
A) Dhar Walata B) Dhar Néma C) Dhar Tagant D) Dhar Tichitt
A) Reduces temperature B) Increases rainfall C) Makes it drier D) Increases humidity
A) Biskra B) Timbuktu C) Aswan D) Agadez
A) 43.8 °C (110.8 °F) B) 46.4 °C (115.5 °F) C) 45.5 °C (113.9 °F) D) 41.9 °C (107.4 °F)
A) They are active outside their nest for only about ten minutes per day B) They are active only during the rainy season C) They are active all day D) They are active only at night
A) The Hadley Cell B) The Polar Cell C) The Walker Cell D) The Ferrel Cell
A) Water B) Salt C) An organic preservative D) Clay
A) Antonio Ascenzi B) Charles Darwin C) Paul Sereno D) Howard Carter
A) 80 °C (176 °F) B) 83.5 °C (182.3 °F) C) 75 °C (167 °F) D) 72 °C (161.6 °F)
A) Biskra B) Kufra C) Timbuktu D) Ouarzazate
A) 200 B) 100 C) 500 D) 300
A) Decreases temperature B) Increases rainfall C) Promotes cloud formation D) Blocks air ascent |