A) Great Sandy Desert B) Sahara Desert C) Kalahari Desert D) Gobi Desert
A) Russia and Kazakhstan B) India and Pakistan C) Iran and Iraq D) Mongolia and China
A) Incense Route B) Spice Route C) Amber Road D) Silk Road
A) Ability to fly B) Ability to tolerate extreme temperatures C) Ability to swim D) Ability to hibernate
A) Bactrian camel B) Dromedary camel C) Llama D) Kangaroo
A) The Greek Empire B) The Aztec Empire C) The Roman Empire D) The Mongol Empire
A) Tokyo B) Hanoi C) Ulaanbaatar D) Beijing
A) 300-400 mm B) Less than 200 mm C) 500-600 mm D) 700-800 mm
A) 1.3 million square kilometers B) 2 million square kilometers C) 500 thousand square kilometers D) 800 thousand square kilometers
A) 1200 km (750 mi) B) 1600 km (1000 mi) C) 800 km (500 mi) D) 2000 km (1250 mi)
A) Exposed bare rock B) Swamps C) Sand dunes D) Grasslands
A) 50 °C (90 °F) B) 20 °C (36 °F) C) 10 °C (18 °F) D) As much as 35 °C (63 °F)
A) -40 °C (-40 °F) B) -25 °C (-13 °F) C) -32.8 °C (-27.0 °F) D) -15 °C (5 °F)
A) 37 °C (99 °F) in July B) 30 °C (86 °F) C) 25 °C (77 °F) D) 45 °C (113 °F)
A) -10 °C (14 °F) B) -21 °C (-6 °F) C) -30 °C (-22 °F) D) 0 °C (32 °F)
A) Summer B) Spring C) Winter D) Autumn
A) Oceanic humidity B) River flooding C) Monsoon rains D) Snow blown by wind from the Siberian Steppes
A) Tropical cyclones B) Monsoon winds C) Siberian-Mongolian high pressure cells D) El Niño events
A) 1956 B) 1923 C) 1945 D) 1932
A) Karakoram Basin B) Yellow River Basin C) Huang He Basin D) Nemegt Basin
A) gray sagebrush B) gray sparrow's saltwort C) needle grass D) Tall pine trees
A) volcanic eruptions B) earthquakes C) livestock grazing D) forest fires
A) urbanization B) tunnel construction C) deforestation D) overfishing
A) industrial pollution B) deforestation C) depletion of water resources D) overgrazing
A) Eastern Tree Plantation Plan B) Southern Forest Initiative C) Three-North Shelter Forest Program D) Great Green Wall Project
A) kangaroos B) polar bears C) elephants D) lizards
A) tornadoes B) dust storms C) earthquakes D) floods
A) kangaroos B) elephants C) black-tailed gazelles D) polar bears
A) climate conditions before the growing season B) tectonic activity C) seasonal rainfall patterns D) annual snowfall
A) Alashan Plateau semi-desert B) Qilian Mountains C) Gobi Altai range D) Helan Mountains
A) Freshwater lakes B) Large rivers C) Small lakes with salty or brackish water D) Swamps
A) Taana wild onion (Allium polyrrhizum) B) Caragana C) Nitraria schoberi D) Saltwort
A) Clay and sand B) Loess C) Limestone D) Red deposits
A) Sweet B) Salty or brackish C) Alkaline D) Freshwater
A) Lakes B) Oceans C) Rivers D) Watercourses
A) Wild garlic, Kalidium gracile, wormwood, saxaul, Nitraria schoberi, Caragana, Ephedra, saltwort and grass Lasiagrostis splendens B) Pine trees, birch, oak, maple, and ferns C) Mangroves, coconut palms, and saltbush D) Cacti, agave, yucca, and mesquite
A) An area covered in thick snow and ice year-round. B) A dense forest with rich biodiversity. C) A region dominated by large freshwater lakes. D) A land of thin herbage, more suitable for camels than cows.
A) Yellow River. B) Tarim River. C) Ejin River. D) Haidag-gol.
A) Hare. B) Elephants. C) Antelope. D) Fox.
A) Kuruk-tagh. B) Sinir Mountains. C) Tuge-tau. D) Pe-shan (Boy-san) system.
A) It is covered in snow year-round. B) It is densely forested. C) It has a high population of wildlife. D) It is absolutely sterile.
A) 'Gobi'—a land of thin herbage, more suitable for camels than cows. B) A large freshwater lake. C) A region covered in snow year-round. D) A dense forest area.
A) Warm wet phase B) Stable arid phase C) Cold dry phase D) Ice age
A) Coniferous forest B) Desert shrubs C) Meadow steppe vegetation D) Tropical rainforest
A) Around 5000 cal BP B) Around 8000 cal BP C) Around 3000 cal BP D) Around 7500 cal BP
A) Volcanic eruptions B) Floods and waterlogging C) Overpopulation D) Increasing aridity
A) Ceramic pots B) Stone axes C) Iron swords D) Karasuk bronze knives |