2. What is a desert A place that is very hot A place that is very sandy A place that is very dry All of the above

3. What is one thing that both “hot” and “cold” deserts have in common? All the land is made of sand Underground filters impurities from the sand There is a dramatic change between day and night temperatures Both get regular, predictable periods of rainfall.

4. Which kind of plan is well adapted to living in the desert? Cactus Moss Elm Prairie Grasses

5. An example of a nocturnal desert animal is a Lizard Kangaroo Llama Camel

6. When an animal or plant changes its ehavior in reaction to its environment, it Dies Adapts Grows Regulates

7. A desert location with plentiful drinkable water is called An oasis A caravan An avalanche A dune

8. Which river runs through the Sahara? Amazon Hudson Nile Yellow

9. The Sahara stretches from the Mediterranean Sea to the North Sea Indian Ocean to the Red Sea Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea

10. The Kalahari is in which direction from the Sahara? North South East West

11. In what bird’s eggshells do the San people store water? Owl Ostrich Chicken Penguin

12. The Aborigines have survided in Australia because they Adapted to their environment closely over thousand of years Got help from the Europeans who arrived on their land Abandoned their traditional ways for more modern ones Hunted roadrunners and guanacos

13. What is the interior, mostly desert part of Australia called? Plateau Savannah Billabong The Outback

14. An animal with a pouch, such as a kangaroo, is called a Mammal Marsupial Rodent Carnivore

15. What are songlines The words to the Australian national anthem The sounds that ostriches make to warn of danger Aborigines’ maps of their world that they passed on by word of mouth Roads through the desert that wind whistles through

16. According to Aborigine myth, what was “dreamtime”? A time to sleep A time after time A time to dream A time before time

17. On what continent is the Gobi desert” Europe Africa South America Asia

18. Which is not one of the ancient creatures that roamed the area that is the Gobi today? Velociraptor Dinosaur Ostrich Protoceratops

19. The Gobi covers All of mongolia Most of Mongolia and part of northern China All of southern china Saudi Arabia

20. The Gobi is surrounded by Mountains Oases Ice Mongols

21. The northernmost end of the Arabian peninsula connects North and South America Africa and Asia Asia and Europe Africa and Europe

22. How many permanent rivers run through the Arabian Peninsula 0 10 3 Too many to count

23. What important resource lies beneath the desert of Saudi Arabia? Gold Diamonds Oil Silver

24. Where is the Mojave Desert Argentina Africa Canada Southwest United States

25. Death Valley is in which desert? Gobi Sonoran Chihuahuan Mojave

26. Which is not true of Death Valley? It was formed between two fault lines It has the lowest elevation in the Western Hemisphere It boasts the highest recorded temperature in the United States It has never been a busy area

27. Which desert extends from Mexico into Texas and New Mexico? Patagonia Chihuahuan Gobi Kalahari

28. Devil’s Highway crosses the Sonoran Desert in Mexico Argentina China Arizona

29. Patagonia is in which country? Brazil Argentina Mexico Cuba

30. Why is winter in Patagonia from June through September Patagonia is on the equator Patagonia is in the Southern Hemisphere Patagonia is east of the international date line The Indians name the seasons this way.

31. As European settlers arrived in Patagonai, they Pushed into the interior to establish sheep and cattle ranches Contracted many of the diseases of the Theuelche Indians Were overwhelmed by the abundance of guanaco and rhea Honored their agreements with the inhabitants not to take their lands