The Sahara Desert - What Do You Know?

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Questions: 5 | Attempts: 518 | Updated: Mar 20, 2023

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The Sahara Desert is located in which part of which continent? ______ ______

Explanation
The Sahara Desert is located in North Africa.

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True or False? The Sahara Desert stretches from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
The Sahara Desert stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.

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The Sahara Desert receives less than _____ cms of rainfall every year.

Correct Answer
25
Twenty Five

Explanation
The correct answer is 25 or Twenty Five. The Sahara Desert is known for its extreme aridity, receiving very little rainfall each year. The measurement of rainfall is often expressed in centimeters (cms), and in the case of the Sahara Desert, it receives less than 25 cms of rainfall annually. This scarcity of rainfall contributes to the desert's harsh and dry conditions.

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The Sahara Desert is the ______ largest desert in the world.
- A.
  
  Second
- B.
  
  Third
- C.
  
  Fourth
Correct Answer
A. Second

Explanation
The Sahara Desert is referred to as the second largest desert in the world. This implies that there is one other desert that is larger than the Sahara.

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The average yearly temperature of the Sahara Desert is ______ degree Celsius (°C).

Correct Answer
30
Thirty

Explanation
The average yearly temperature of the Sahara Desert is 30 degrees Celsius.

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The Sahara Desert - What Do You Know?

The Sahara Desert is located in which part of which continent? ______ ______

True or False? The Sahara Desert stretches from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean.

The Sahara Desert receives less than _____ cms of rainfall every year.

The Sahara Desert is the ______ largest desert in the world.

The average yearly temperature of the Sahara Desert is ______ degree Celsius (°C).

The Sahara Desert is located in which part of which continent?