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