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Kids Corner: The desert quiz
What do you think of when you hear the word desert? Vast stretches of sand? Camels? Giant cacti? Here are 10 questions to test your knowledge about this unique biome.
True or false
1. There are hot and cold (polar) deserts.
2. The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world.
3. An oasis is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert.
4. You can see fennec foxes in the deserts of Saudi Arabia.
5. Patagonia is a hot desert in Argentina.
Multiple choice
6. Which of these deserts is not found in Australia?
A. Simpson Desert
B. Great Sandy Desert
C. Thar Desert
7. How tall are some of the sand dunes in the Alaskan desert?
A. 98 feet
B. 148 feet
C. 197 feet
8. In Morocco, as well as other places, you can walk through desert grass. What’s the name of this plant?
A. Alpha
B. Tamaris
C. Acacia Raddiana
9. On which continent is the Gobi Desert located?
A. Asia
B. Europe
C. Oceania
10. How many countries does the Sahara Desert span?
A. 7
B. 11
C. 14
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Answers
1. True
2. False (in Antarctica)
3. True
4. True
5. False (it’s a cold desert)
6. C (the Thar Desert is in India and Pakistan)
7. B
8. A
9. A
10. B (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Western Sahara)
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