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