Deserts
What desert spans both China and Mongolia?
What is the deepest freshwater lake in the world, located in Asia?
Lake Baikal
What river is the longest in China?
Yangtze River.
What is the largest desert in Asia?
Gobi Desert
What is a large, flat area of land, often found in deserts?
Plateau
What is the average annual rainfall in the Gobi Desert?
Less than eight inches
What is the largest inland body of water in Asia?
Caspian Sea
What river is considered sacred in India?
Ganges River
What major dam was built on the Yangtze River to control flooding?
Three Gorges Dam.
What word describes the process of watering crops using rivers or wells?
Irrigation
What desert is expanding rapidly due to desertification?
Taklamakan Desert
What percentage of the world’s unfrozen freshwater does Lake Baikal contain?
Twenty percent
What river flows through multiple Southeast Asian countries, including Laos and Vietnam?
Mekong River
What is the significance of the Silk Road in relation to the Aral Sea?
It supported trade routes between Europe and China.
What term describes soil or rock carried by a river?
Sediment
What desert in Asia is also called the "Great Indian Desert"?
Thar Desert
What happened to the Aral Sea over the past few decades?
Its volume has decreased by ninety percent.
What major river flows through Pakistan and supports its agriculture?
Indus River
Name the vast sand desert located in the Arabian Peninsula.
Empty Quarter
What term describes a fertile area in a desert with water and vegetation?
Oasis
What are the extreme temperatures in the Gobi Desert during winter and summer?
As cold as -40°F in winter and over 100°F in summer.
How do saltwater lakes like the Caspian Sea form?
When water evaporates more quickly than rivers or rain can bring in new water.
What river delta is located in Vietnam and known for its rich biodiversity?
Mekong Delta
What is the major difference between the Gobi Desert and the Arabian Peninsula's deserts?
The Gobi is rocky and dry, while the Arabian Peninsula has vast sand dunes.
What term refers to the starting point of a river?
Source