A) Gobi Desert B) Arabian Desert C) Kalahari Desert D) Sahara Desert
A) Asia B) Africa C) North America D) Australia
A) 1 million square miles B) 2.5 million square miles C) 3.6 million square miles D) 4.5 million square miles
A) Sahara B) Maraksh C) Jazeera D) Qahira
A) Amazon River B) Mississippi River C) Nile River D) Yangtze River
A) Atlas Mountains B) Andes Mountains C) Himalayas D) Rocky Mountains
A) Sossusvlei B) Erg Chebbi C) Erg Admer D) Erg Chigaga
A) Mediterranean Sea B) Arabian Sea C) Red Sea D) Caspian Sea
A) Mesa B) Reg C) Steppe D) Plateau
A) Oregon Trail B) Silk Road C) Trans-Saharan Trade Route D) Panama Canal
A) Buddhism B) Christianity C) Islam D) Hinduism
A) Arctic Fox B) Camel C) Polar Bear D) Penguin
A) Volcanoes B) Rainforests C) Icebergs D) Sand Dunes
A) Copper oxide B) Titanium oxide C) Iron oxide D) Zinc oxide
A) South Africa B) Kenya C) Nigeria D) Algeria
A) Bananas B) Dates C) Apples D) Pineapples
A) Inuit B) Tuareg C) Bedouin D) Maasai
A) French B) English C) Arabic D) Spanish
A) Sombrero B) Turban C) Beanie D) Tagelmust
A) Gobi Desert B) Arabian Desert C) Antarctica D) Kalahari Desert
A) The Atlas Mountains B) The Mediterranean Sea C) The Nile Valley D) The Sahel
A) Rocky hamada B) Sand seas C) Coastal plains D) Gravel plains
A) Emi Koussi B) Toubkal C) Mount Kenya D) Kilimanjaro
A) The southern limit of the Mediterranean forest B) The southern limit of the Sahel C) The northern limit of date palm cultivation D) The northern limit of the Nubian Desert
A) The 150 mm isohyet of annual precipitation B) The 100 mm isohyet of annual precipitation C) The 200 mm isohyet of annual precipitation D) The 250 mm isohyet of annual precipitation
A) Nouakchott B) Tripoli C) Algiers D) Timbuktu
A) The precession of Earth's axis B) Volcanic activity C) Human activity D) Tectonic shifts
A) Grasslands B) Cacti C) Dense forests D) Sparse vegetation
A) The northern limit of esparto B) The northern limit of the Nubian Desert C) The southern limit of Cornulaca monacantha D) The southern limit of the Sahel
A) Agadez B) Algiers C) Nouakchott D) Tripoli
A) Hyperarid conditions B) Dense vegetation C) Frequent rainfall D) High humidity
A) BWh B) Dfb C) Cfa D) Am
A) Intertropical Convergence Zone B) Mediterranean Sea C) Atlantic Ocean D) Indian Ocean
A) Maritime tropical (mT) B) Continental polar (cP) C) Continental tropical (cT) D) Maritime polar (mP)
A) Monsoons B) Trade winds C) Subsiding air from the subtropical ridge D) Tropical cyclones
A) Increase humidity B) Create a rain shadow effect C) Increase rainfall D) Decrease temperatures
A) Subtropical high pressure B) Proximity to oceans C) High altitude D) High precipitation
A) Extremely low and erratic rainfall B) High annual snowfall C) High humidity D) Frequent thunderstorms
A) Reaches the ground B) Disappears completely C) Causes heavy rainfall D) Confinement to the upper troposphere
A) Monsoon winds B) Subtropical ridge C) Equatorial low D) Polar front
A) Northeast African cheetah B) African wild dog C) Saharan cheetah D) Dama gazelle
A) Peripheral settlement B) Primary regional center C) Trade outpost D) Secondary regional center
A) The Saharan halophytics B) The South Saharan steppe and woodlands C) The Sahara desert ecoregion D) The North Saharan steppe and woodlands
A) The West Saharan montane xeric woodlands B) The Tibesti-Jebel Uweinat montane xeric woodlands C) The Sahara desert ecoregion D) The South Saharan steppe and woodlands
A) A Heinrich event B) A Younger Dryas event C) A Dansgaard-Oeschger (DO) event D) A Milankovitch cycle
A) La Niña B) Indian Ocean Dipole C) North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) D) El Niño
A) Standing B) Lying flat C) Fetal position D) Seated
A) 100 millimetres (4 in) to 250 millimetres (10 in) B) 10 millimetres (0.4 in) or less C) Less than 1 millimetre (0.04 in) D) 5 millimetres (0.2 in) or less
A) Wooden architecture B) Rammed earth architecture C) Stone architecture D) Brick architecture
A) The eastern Sahara B) The northern fringe C) The southern fringe D) The vast central hyper-arid core
A) Extremely high levels B) Moderate levels C) Variable levels D) Low levels
A) The fennec fox B) The Saharan cheetah C) The addax D) The dorcas gazelle
A) Songhai Empire B) Oyo Empire C) Mali Empire D) Ghana Empire
A) Charles Darwin. B) Rudolf Spitaler. C) John Kutzbach. D) Albert Einstein.
A) Songhai civilization B) Tichitt civilization C) Mali civilization D) Ghana civilization
A) Dhar Néma B) Dia Shoma C) Dhar Tagant D) Bou Khzama
A) Timbuktu B) Ain Sefra C) Biskra D) Agadez
A) Evisceration B) Drying in the sun C) Preservation in honey D) Freezing
A) 2,800 kWh/(m2 year) B) 4,300 kWh/(m2 year) C) 1,240 kWh/(m2 year) D) 3,600 kWh/(m2 year)
A) Horses B) Goats C) Sheep D) Dromedary camels
A) Ouarzazate B) Asyut C) Biskra D) Timbuktu
A) Nomadic lifestyle B) Simple social structures C) Complex social hierarchies D) Isolationist policies
A) 17% B) 31% C) 75% D) 50%
A) About 1500 species B) Over 4000 species C) Approximately 500 species D) Around 2800 species
A) The Tanezrouft B) The South Saharan steppe and woodlands C) The Sahara desert ecoregion D) The Atlantic coastal desert
A) Every 10,000 years B) Every 100,000 years C) Every 50,000 years D) Every 21,000 years
A) Significant variation B) Constant high temperatures C) No variation D) Minimal variation
A) Seated position B) Crouched position C) Standing position D) Lying flat position
A) 4,300 hours B) 1,240 hours C) 3,600 hours D) 2,800 hours
A) Monitor lizards B) Hyrax C) Elephants D) Sand vipers
A) Haplogroup E B) Haplogroup P2 C) Haplogroup R D) Haplogroup M35
A) About half B) Less than 10% C) Nearly all D) Approximately a quarter
A) Zahi Hawass B) Howard Carter C) Antonio Ascenzi D) Paul Sereno
A) Acacia trees B) Palms C) Grasses D) Succulents
A) Barley B) Rice C) Sorghum D) Pearl millet
A) Dark skin complexion B) Light skin complexion C) Red hair D) Blue eyes
A) Antelope skin B) Cowhide C) Goat skin D) Papyrus
A) Monarchical system B) Egalitarian society C) Four-tiered hierarchy D) Two-tiered hierarchy
A) Sunny, dry, and stable B) Cold and snowy C) Humid and rainy D) Wet and cloudy
A) The Younger Dryas period B) The Last Glacial Maximum C) The Bølling/Allerød phase D) The Holocene thermal maximum climatic phase at 4000 BCE
A) Wheat B) Rice C) Cereals 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) R haplogroup B) E haplogroup C) P2 haplogroup D) M35 haplogroup
A) 25 °C (77 °F) B) 13–20 °C (23–36 °F) C) 40 °C (104 °F) D) 10 °C (18 °F)
A) Hugging each other B) Lying side by side C) Seated D) Standing upright
A) A copper ring B) A silver bracelet C) An ostrich eggshell necklace D) A gold necklace
A) The South Saharan steppe and woodlands B) The Tibesti-Jebel Uweinat montane xeric woodlands C) The Sahara desert ecoregion D) The West Saharan montane xeric woodlands
A) Clay B) Copper C) Stone D) Tamed pearl millet
A) Dhar Walata B) Dhar Néma C) Dhar Tagant D) Dhar Tichitt
A) Increases humidity B) Makes it drier C) Increases rainfall D) Reduces temperature
A) Timbuktu B) Agadez C) Aswan D) Biskra
A) 41.9 °C (107.4 °F) B) 46.4 °C (115.5 °F) C) 43.8 °C (110.8 °F) D) 45.5 °C (113.9 °F)
A) They are active outside their nest for only about ten minutes per day B) They are active all day C) They are active only during the rainy season D) They are active only at night
A) The Ferrel Cell B) The Walker Cell C) The Hadley Cell D) The Polar Cell
A) Clay B) Water C) An organic preservative D) Salt
A) Charles Darwin B) Paul Sereno C) Antonio Ascenzi D) Howard Carter
A) 80 °C (176 °F) B) 75 °C (167 °F) C) 72 °C (161.6 °F) D) 83.5 °C (182.3 °F)
A) Ouarzazate B) Timbuktu C) Kufra D) Biskra
A) 500 B) 300 C) 200 D) 100
A) Decreases temperature B) Promotes cloud formation C) Increases rainfall D) Blocks air ascent |