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