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Deserts Misc.
100

Death Valley, the hottest and lowest point in the western hemisphere, is found in which desert?

Mojave

100

What is the longest river in the world?

The Nile

100

What 2 countries does the Gobi desert cover?

Mongolia and China

100

The Australian Desert is also known as what?

The Outback

100

What is one thing ALL deserts have in common?

They are dry

200

The Devil's Highway goes through which 2 states?

California and Arizona

200

The Saharan desert is North of what other desert in Africa?

The Kalahari

200

How many permanent rivers run through the Arabian Peninsula?

0

200

Animals with pouches, such as kangaroos, koalas, and the platypus, are examples of what type of animal?

Marsupials

200

What plant is well adapted to the desert?

Cactus/Cacti

300

What desert is in Mexico, Texas, and New Mexico?

The Chihuahuan Desert

300

What do the San people use to store and transport water?

Ostrich Eggs

300

What land feature is the Gobi Desert surrounded by?

mountains

300

What is an Aborigine?

native people of Australia

300

What is a place in the desert with drinkable water called?

An oasis

400

What season is it in the Patagonian desert in Argentina, when Utah is in winter?

summer

400

What percent of the Saharan Desert is covered in sand?

10%

400

1/3 of the world's ____________is found under the Arabian Peninsula?

oil

400

Aboriginal maps passed by oral tradition are called__________

Songlines

400

Both hot and cold deserts can have a drastic change in...

day and night temperatures.
500

What did the Europeans do when they settled in the Patagonian desert?

Pushed inland to establish sheep and cattle ranches.
500

The Sahara Desert is bordered by what 2 bodies of water on the West and East sides

Atlantic Ocean on the west and Red Sea on the east.

500

The Arabian Peninsula connects which 2 continents?

Africa and Asia

500

What is "Dreamtime" from Aboriginal myth?

"time before time"

500

Changing to deal with the environment is...

adapting.

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