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