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