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