World Book Trivia Challenge Advanced--3/19-Deserts

2.

What is the most common type of mirage?
- Wavy mirage
- Oasis mirage
- Lake mirage
Correct Answer

A. Oasis mirage

Explanation

The most common type of mirage is the oasis mirage. Desert travelers sometimes experience it when they see a distant pool of water that appears to be an oasis. But when they reach the spot, they find only dry sand.

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3.

What is another name for plants that thrive in the desert?
- Xerophytes
- Neophytes
- Bryophytes
Correct Answer

A. Xerophytes

Explanation

But in spite of these harsh conditions, many plants live in desert regions. These plants—sometimes called xerophytes—include acacias, cactuses, creosote bushes, Joshua trees, sagebrush, and yuccas. Wildflowers are also found in the desert.

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4.

How much of Earth's surface is covered by deserts?
- 1/3
- 1/4
- 1/5
Correct Answer

A. 1/5

Explanation

Deserts cover one-fifth of Earth’s land. The most extensive deserts lie in the subtropical regions along the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

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5.

In which place have wild camels threatened local plants and wildlife?
- Arabian Peninsula
- Mongolia
- Australia
Correct Answer

A. Australia

Explanation

Beginning about 1840, people in Australia used camels to help them explore and settle that continent. Today, about 1 million camels roam wild in Australia. They have become a major threat to many native plants and animals.

People have domesticated camels for thousands of years. Arabian camels may once have roamed the Arabian Peninsula, but no wild camels remain there. Desert-dwelling peoples of Africa and Asia keep several million domesticated Arabian camels. The first Bactrian camels probably inhabited Mongolia and Afghan Turkestan, an area associated with the ancient region of Bactria. Perhaps a few hundred wild Bactrian camels still survive in Mongolia, and over a million domesticated ones live in Asia.

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6.

Who was the Eygptian god of desert land?
- Horus
- Geb
- Seth
Correct Answer

A. Horus

Explanation

Seth, also called Set, was an ancient Egyptian god of chaos, storms, violence, darkness, and desert land. He was also a god of desert animals, serpents, pigs, hippopotamuses, and crocodiles.

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7.

Which desert features some of the highest sand dunes in the world?
- Namib Desert
- Sonora Desert
- Kalahari Desert
Correct Answer

A. Namib Desert

Explanation

The desert has some of the highest sand dunes in the world. Some of them rise to more than 1,300 feet (400 meters). The Skeleton Coast, which forms part of the northern region, received its name because of the large number of shipwrecks that occurred there.

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8.

What is the driest desert in the world?
- Atacama Desert
- Sahara Desert
- Arabian Desert
Correct Answer

A. Atacama Desert

Explanation

Scientists consider the Atacama Desert in northern Chile the world's driest desert. The Atacama Desert averages less than 0.5 inch (1.3 centimeters) of rain yearly.

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9.

Which desert is home to the gila monster?
- Mojave Desert
- Great Basin Desert
- Sonora Desert
Correct Answer

A. Sonora Desert

Explanation

Gila, «HEE luh», monster is a large lizard with a poisonous bite. It lives primarily in the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The Gila monster is unusual among lizards for producing venom

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10.

What percentage of a desert is sand covered?
- 10-20%
- 20-30%
- 50%
Correct Answer

A. 10-20%

Explanation

Sand covers 10 to 20 percent of most deserts. The rest of the land consists of gravel-covered plains, rocky hills and mountains, dry lake beds, salt flats, and dry stream channels.

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World Book Trivia Challenge Advanced--3/19-deserts

When deserts are amplified by human activities, this is called?

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What is the most common type of mirage?

What is another name for plants that thrive in the desert?

How much of Earth's surface is covered by deserts?

In which place have wild camels threatened local plants and wildlife?

Who was the Eygptian god of desert land?

Which desert features some of the highest sand dunes in the world?

What is the driest desert in the world?

Which desert is home to the gila monster?

What percentage of a desert is sand covered?