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The Atacama is what sort of desert?

Cold Click to see the answer

Parts of Texas lie in which desert?

The Chihuahuan Desert

The Death Stalker is a desert what?

Scorpion

T E Lawrence is better known as what?

Lawrence of Arabia

Kuwait can be found in which desert?

Arabian

The Sahara desert is what?

Both hot and cold

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How many deserts are there in the USA?

4 Click to see the answer

A dust devil is a what?

Sand storm

What do camels store in their humps?

Fat

Bactrian camels have how many humps?

2

In a desert an erg is a what?

Expanse of sand

How many deserts are there in Brazil?

1

The novel Dune is set where?

On another planet

A dromedary (in a desert) is a what?

Camel

The city of Riyadh is in which desert?

Arabian

Questions: 12
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The Arabian is what sort of desert?

Hot Click to see the answer

Parts of Iraq lie in which desert?

Syrian

The Silk Road is in which desert?

Gobi

In the desert, a haboob is a what?

Dust storm

The Sahara is in which part of Africa?

North

What desert occupies much of Botswana?

Kalahari

Dromedary camels have how many humps?

1

Iraq extends into which desert?

Arabian

Libya can be found in which desert?

Sahara

Which desert has some elephants?

Namib

In the desert a mirage is a what?

Reflection of the sky on the sand

The Gobi desert is in which country?

China

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Which sea separates the Sahara from the Arabian deserts?

Red Click to see the answer

Yardangs refer to desert what?

Sculpted landforms

The prickly Pear is a form of what?

Cactus

What is the main source of income for people living in the Thar desert?

Agriculture

The Grizzlybear Prickly Pear is a form of what?

Cactus

What famous road used to run through the Mojave desert?

Route 66

A Dromedary in a desert is a what?

Camel

the fat-tailed marsupial mouse can be found in deserts in which continent?

Australia

The Stuart Highway runs through which desert?

Simpson

What is a good method to stay warm at night in the desert?

All of these

The Great Roadrunner can be found in which desert?

Sonoran

The Great Western Desert in Australia is better known as what?

The Outback

The empire of which people was based in the Gobi desert?

The Mongols

The McMurdo Dry Valleys can be found in which desert?

Antarctica

The Wolfe Creek Meteor impact can be found in which desert?

The Great Sandy

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The Sonoran desert is in which continent?

North America Click to see the answer

The original meaning of the word desert means what?

Abandoned

The Gobi desert can reach temperatures as low as how many degrees?

-30

What percentage of the African continent does the Sahara make up?

10

The Kangaroo can be found in the deserts of which continent?

Australia

Which mountain range is responsible for the rain shadow that forms the Gobi desert?

Himalayas

Uzbekistan is partially situated in which desert?

Kyzyl Kum

What color are the dunes in the Namib desert?

White

The Battle of 73 Easting was part of what military campaign?

Desert Storm

Qatar lies in which desert?

Arabian

Approximately what portion of Australia is covered in desert?

one third

Most desert animals hunt for food when?

At night

The world's coldest desert is what?

Antarctica

What type of clothing do the people from the Sahara wear?

white or lightly colored

Areas of water in the desert are called what?

Oasis

What animal is mostly found in the Sahara Desert?

Camels

The city of Dubai can be found at the edge of which desert?

Arabian

Which continent does not have a desert?

Europe

Where is the best place to find water in a dry stream bed?

Look for shaded pockets where the sun has not evaporated the moisture

The Mongolian Death Worm can be found in which desert?

Gobi

The Mongolian Wild Ass can be found in which desert?

Gobi

The UAE is located in which desert?

Arabian

The Monitor is a desert creature, what is it?

Lizard

the Tibesti Mountains are in which desert?

Sahara

Tuscon is in which desert?

Sonora

The Dingo can be found in the deserts of which continent?

Australia

What is the dominant language of the Thar desert?

Hindi

Eolian processes in the desert refers to the activity of what?

Wind

In which continent is the Namib desert?

Africa

The Punjab region lies partially in which desert?

Thar

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Which is the world's largest, coldest desert?

Antarctica Click to see the answer

The word 'desertification' describes what?

Expanding deserts

What cactus can be found in the Sonoran desert?

Barrel

How much of the world is covered with deserts?

one fifth

When were camels introduced to the Sahara?

200AD

The Addax lives in the desert, what is it?

Antelope

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The Falkland Current affects which desert?

Patagonian Click to see the answer

What is the world´s largest subtropical desert?

Sahara

What mountain range borders the Atacama?

Andes

Which is the only desert made entirely of water?

Antarctica

The city of Khara-hot is in which desert?

Gobi

The Death Valley Mine is in which desert?

Mojave

Which river runs through the Sahara Desert?

Nile

The cactus is native to which continent?

North America

What plants are mostly found in the Sahara?

Cactus

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What plant is the symbol for the desert?

Cactus Click to see the answer

Which continent is the Mohave desert in?

North America

The Kogara people live in which desert?

Great Victoria Desert

The Chihuahuan desert is in which continent?

North America

In a desert water is usually found where?

Underground

The Simpson desert is also known as what desert?

Red

The Patagonian desert is in which continent?

South America

How many countries does the Sahara span?

12

The Patagonian desert ins in which country?

Argentina

The city of Windhoek is located in which desert?

Kalahari

How many million years old approximately is the Namib desert?

55

What best locates the Sahara desert?

Tropic of Cancer

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Approximately how many species of plants grow in the Sahara?

1,200 Click to see the answer

Which wind is often thought to be responsible for the formation of the world's deserts?

Trade winds

What is the best way to drink your urine for a water source?

Purify it in a solar still

Approximately what is the maximom temperature of the Patagonian desert in degrees?

12

The Gobi desert is doing what?

Expanding

The Joshua Tree can be found in which desert?

Mojave

Who was the first explorer to have crossed the Great Sandy desert?

Peter Warburton

What percentage of the Great Basin Desert is made of sand?

1

What feature defines a desert?

Lack of rain

The Great Victorian desert is in which continent?

Australia

The Hispid Cotton Rat lives in the deserts in which continent?

North America

What is mined in the Thar desert?

Coal

The Chinkara lives in which desert?

Thar

Parts of which desert have never received rain?

Atacama

The Desert Kit Fox can be found in which desert?

Mojave

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Why is it recommended to not eat too much when in the desert?

The more you eat, the thirstier you become. Click to see the answer

The Battle of El Alamein took place in which desert?

Sahara

What sea can be found in the Karakum desert?

Aral

The Tinajas Atlas Mountains can be found in which desert?

Sonoran

Which desert contains the longest sand dunes?

Simpson

The Sevier Desert is in which US State?

Utah

The Death Stalker lives in what desert?

Sahara

The Skeleton coast can be found at the edge of which desert?

Namib

Which country is not in the Sahara?

Nigeria

The Kyzyl Kum desert is in which continent?

Asia

What is the only country named after the Sahara desert?

Western Sahara

What country's national flag features a cactus?

Mexico

Which desert contains a petrified forest?

Patagonian

Approximately how many years of drought have there been in the Atacama desert?

400

A Deathstalker, common to the Sahara, is what?

Scorpion

The Takla Makan Desert can be found in which country?

China

Cairo is in which desert?

Sahara

The word Kalahari means what?

Waterless Place

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Approximately how many people live in the Sahara desert?

4 million Click to see the answer

The desert Rock Squirrel can be found on which continent?

North America

Which statement about the Sahara is true?

Getting bigger

The average trainfall in the Sarah is how much?

8 inches

The Great Sandy desert borders which ocean?

Indian

The Gobi is what sort of desert?

Cold

Which ocean borders the Sahara desert?

Atlantic

The Nubian desert is part of which larger desert?

Sahara

One of the topographical causes of deserts is called what?

Rainshadow

Which country is home to half the world's camel population?

Somalia

Which company has mines in the Kalhari?

De Beers

The San People live where?

Kalahari

Approximately how many Addax are left in the Sahara?

500

The Taklimakan Desert literally means what?

Abandoned Place

The Kogara people live in which desert?

Great Victoria Desert

Portions of Jordan are in which desert?

Syrian

Death Valley is in which desert?

Mojave

The Tuco-Tuco rodent lives in which desert?

Patagonian

It's hot! The best thing to do with your clothes is what?

Roll down your shirt sleeves and pant legs to stay covered

The Sandalwood Tree can be found in the deserts of which continent?

Australia

What is the primary need in a desert survival situation?

Water

The Blue-Tongued Lizard can be found in the deserts of which continent?

Australia

The Burrowing Owl can be found in which desert?

Patagonian

The Dung Beetle lives in which desert?

Sahra

The Tarim Basin is in which desert?

Taklimakan Desert

The name Sahara means what?

Desert

The Horned Viper is a desert creature, what is it?

Snake

To qualify as a desert how less than how many inches of rain have to fall in a year?

10

The desert battle of Abu Kleatook place in which country?

Sudan

The Gilded Flicker can be found in the Sonoran desert. What is it?

A bird

Where is the Rub al-Khali desert located?

Arabian

The Bilby can be found in the deserts of which continent?

Australia

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Which novel by Michael Ondaatje features a desert?

The English Patient Click to see the answer

Which desert beetle is considered sacred in Egypt?

Scarab

The Atlas mountains can be found in which desert?

Sahara

The smartest time of day to travel in the desert is

Morning and evening

What is the dominant language of the Arabian desert?

Arabic

What language is mostly spoken around the Sahara?

Arabic

Questions: 9
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The Campaign Desert Storm was fought in which Desert?

Arabian Click to see the answer

The Libyan desert is part of which larger desert?

Sahara

The desert town of Alice Springs is in which country?

Australia

Which metal can be found in the Great Sandy Desert?

Gold

What War was fought in the Arabian desert in the 1990s?

Gulf War

The Ghost Town Bodie is in which desert?

Mojave

The great Indian bustard can be found in which desert?

Thar

The town of Tshane can be found in which desert?

Kalahari

Which minimalist composer wrote The Desert Music?

Steve Reich

Questions: 12
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The Great Basin is what type of desert?

Semiarid Click to see the answer

Edwards Airforce Base is in which desert?

Sonora

NASA used the Atacam to do what ?

To test a lunar rover design.

Which country in the Sahara has the largest sand dune?

Lybya

In what country is the Chihuahuan desert located?

Mexico

The secretary bird is native to which desert?

Kalahari

Over how many days is the Marathon des Sables run?

7

The Kavir desert is in which continent?

Asia

The Fennec lives in which desert?

Sahara

The Spiny Mouse is a desert creature from which continent?

Africa

How many native plant species can be found in the Sonoran desert?

2,000

Approximately what percentage of Turkmenistand does the Karakum desert occupy?

70

Questions: 15
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How high can a sandstorm reach?

1 mile Click to see the answer

The Gibson desert is in which Australian state?

Western Australia

The Shepherd's tree can be found in which desert?

Kalahari

It is recommended that if someone has run out of water, what should they look for?

All of the above

The Karakum Desert is where?

Turkmenistan

An opuntia is a form of what?

Cactus

How Big is the Sahara Desert? (square kilometers)

10,000,000 square kilometers

How many reptile species live in the Sonoran desert?

100

The Great Basin Desert can be found in which continent?

North America

Black Backed Jackals can be found in which desert?

Namib

The Pedirka Desert can be found in which continent?

Australia

What precious stone can be found in the deserts of Australia?

Opel

The Jerboa lives in which desert?

Sahara

The Tadpole Shrimp lives in the deserts of which country?

Australia

The Dorcas lives in the Sahara what type of animal is it?

Gazelle

Questions: 21
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The Chihuahuan Desert is how many square miles?

200,000 Click to see the answer

The town of Orapa can be found in which desert?

Kalahari

The Eagle Cliff Mine is in which desert?

Mojave

The Bactrian camel can be found in which desert?

Gobi

The Red Desert is in which US State?

Wyoming

What do people from the Sahara eat there?

Snakes

Uranium can be found in which desert?

Kalahari

A cactoid is a form of what?

Cactus

Takir can be found in deserts. What is it?

Clay

The Ghost Town Darwin is in which desert?

Mojave

The Oryx lives in which desert?

Sahara

The Simpson desert reaches how many degrees?

50

Approximately how many days of fog per year does the Namib desert experience?

180

The town of Birdsville can be found in which desert?

Simpson

In degrees, how cold does the Gibson desert get?

6

The Gila monster lives in the Deserts of which continent?

North America

The film Walkabout set in the Australian desert was directed by whom?

Nicholas Roeg

The earliest inhabitants of the Patagonian desert where called what?

Tehuelche

The Danakil desert is in which continent?

Africa

The Monte desert can be found in which continent?

South America

The Bandicoot can be found in the deserts of which continent?

Australia

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