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Which one of the following deserts is famous for deposits of nitrates?
A
Atacama
B
Gobi
C
Sahara
D
Kalhari
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Which one of the following deserts is famous for deposits of nitrates?
Atacama
Gobi
Sahara
Kalhari
Which of the following would you least expect to find in a desert?
rounded, soil-covered hills
steep river valleys and gorges
dune fields
playa lakes
Which environment would have the most coniferous trees?
Grasslands
Wetland
Forest
Desert
Which adaptation would help a desert plant survive a hot summer?
lots of leaves in bunches
a dark green color
small, thick, waxy leaves
large, thin leaves
What minerals are responsible for the orange-brown colors of weathered surfaces in the desert?
alkali feldspar
iron oxides
all of these
quartz
What are the main types of deserts?
Hot deserts, cold deserts
Hot deserts only
Hot deserts, lukewarm deserts
Hot deserts, warm deserts
This area in Utah is probably which type?
Wetland
Mountain
Forest
Desert
The transformation of semi-arid regions into deserts is called
deflation
deforestation
detoxification
desertification
The main cause of Kalhari being a ddesert is
The cloud current near the coast
Its location in the tropics
Its people are primitive
Its location in the west coast in the tropics
The Great Basin and Mojave deserts of western North America exist primarily
because they lie near the equator
because they lie thousands of kilometers from the ocean
because they lie in the rainshadow of coastal mountains
all of these
Sonoram desert includes
Lower California and north-west coast of the Mexican mainland
New York State
Albama
Texas
Much of a deserts surface consists of sand, gravel, and rock rubble because
clay minerals form slowly in a desert environment
wind blows away clay and soil before it can accumulate to great thickness
vegetation is sparse and cannot prevent erosion of soil
all of these
Kalhari is situated in
South America
West Asia
South Africa
North Africa
Kalhari is a desert because
It lies in the tropics
It is on the leeward side of a mountain
It underlies a high pressure cell
It receives only land wind
In which country Takla Makan desert situated?
Kazakhastan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
China
In what country is the Chihuahuan desert located?
Mexico
North Africa
South Africa
South Arabian Peninsula
If most of the land in Utah was left in its natural state, which environment would it be?
Desert
Wetland
Ocean
Forest
How does desert pavement form?
by intense chemical weathering
by wind erosion
by stream erosion
by intense mechanical weathering
Deserts with a pebble surface are called
regs
draas
barchans
ergs
Atakama deserts covers
Central South America
Wester South America
Coastle regions of Peru and some parts of North Chile
none of the above