Deserts

Q. Which is the largest hot desert in the world?

1. Thar desert
2. Sahara desert
3. Namib desert
4. Gobi desert

Q. Who are the Bedouin tribes?

1. They are nomadic herdsmen who ride on animals in the deserts.
2. They are nomadic herdsmen who ride on animals in the Tundra region.
3. They are primitive hunter-gatherers living in deserts.
4. They are settled tribes living arouns oases and cultivate crops.

Q. Which one of the following is the largest hot desert in the world?

1. Thar desert in India
2. Sahara desert in Africa
3. Gobi desert in Asia
4. Atacama desert in South America

Q. Which of the following are the characteristics of a cactus?

1. Thin stems
2. Fleshy and thick stems
3. Presence of leaves
4. Presence of thorns

Q.

Sahara desert is located in which part of Africa?

Q. Which one of the following animals can be found very commonly in a desert?

1. Lions
2. Giraffes
3. Monkeys
4. Camels

Q. Who are the Bedouin tribes?

1. They are primitive hunter-gatherers living in deserts.
2. They are settled tribes living arouns oases and cultivate crops.
3. They are nomadic herdsmen who ride on animals in the deserts.
4. They are nomadic herdsmen who ride on animals in the Tundra region.

Q. Which of the following primitive tribe is found in the tropical hot deserts?

1. The Sakai
2. The Semang
3. The Pygmies
4. The Bushmen

Q. Ram says that primitive hunter gatherers in deserts are not nomadic. Uma says primitive hunters in deserts use traps to catch their food.

Who do you think is right?

1. Both are right.
2. Ram is right.
3. Uma is right.
4. Both are wrong.

Q. Arid areas of Rann of Kachch and Thar Desert is a natural habitat for _______.

1. Elephants.
2. Wild ass and camels.
3. One horned rhino eros.
4. Lions .

Q. Find the correctly matched pair from the following:

1. Nomadic herdsmen - Prefers walking
2. Bedoiun tribes of Arab - Ride on animals
3. The settled communities - lives around Oases
4. The settled communities - Temporary settlements

Q. Mahogony is to Evergreen vegetation, whereas date and palm is to ______.

1. Tropical deciduous vegetation
2. Mangrove vegetation
3. Himalayan vegetation
4. Desert vegetation

Q. The intense heat in the earth's interior does not travel to surface because rocks are ____________________.

1. good conductor of heat.
2. bad conductor of heat.
3. both a and b
4. none of these