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- A. The Atlas Mountains
- B. The Rockies
- C. The Great Dividing Range
- D. The Andes
Explanation: The Andes rise immediately east of the Atacama, blocking moist air.
Correct answer: The Andes- A. The Sechura Desert
- B. The Patagonian Desert
- C. The Atacama Desert
- D. The Monte Desert
Explanation: The Patagonian Desert covers much of Argentine Patagonia east of the Andes.
Correct answer: The Patagonian Desert- A. A cold offshore current
- B. Its distance from the sea
- C. The rain-shadow effect of the Andes
- D. High latitude glaciation
Explanation: The Andes strip moisture from westerly winds, leaving Patagonia in a rain shadow.
Correct answer: The rain-shadow effect of the Andes- A. Sahara, Kalahari, Namib and Danakil
- B. Gobi, Taklamakan, Thar and Karakum
- C. Atacama, Patagonian, Monte and Sechura
- D. Great Basin, Mojave, Sonoran and Chihuahuan
Explanation: North America's four major deserts are the Great Basin, Mojave, Sonoran and Chihuahuan.
Correct answer: Great Basin, Mojave, Sonoran and Chihuahuan- A. The Great Basin Desert
- B. The Chihuahuan Desert
- C. The Mojave Desert
- D. The Sonoran Desert
Explanation: The Great Basin is the cold desert of the four, with freezing winters.
Correct answer: The Great Basin Desert- A. The Sonoran Desert
- B. The Great Basin Desert
- C. The Mojave Desert
- D. The Chihuahuan Desert
Explanation: Death Valley is located in the Mojave Desert of California.
Correct answer: The Mojave Desert- A. The Chihuahuan Desert
- B. The Great Basin Desert
- C. The Sonoran Desert
- D. The Mojave Desert
Explanation: The Joshua tree is the signature plant of the Mojave Desert.
Correct answer: The Mojave Desert- A. The Sonoran Desert
- B. The Great Basin Desert
- C. The Mojave Desert
- D. The Chihuahuan Desert
Explanation: The giant saguaro cactus grows natively in the Sonoran Desert.
Correct answer: The Sonoran Desert- A. The Sonoran Desert
- B. The Chihuahuan Desert
- C. The Mojave Desert
- D. The Great Basin Desert
Explanation: The Chihuahuan Desert spans northern Mexico and extends into Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
Correct answer: The Chihuahuan Desert- A. The Simpson Desert
- B. The Gibson Desert
- C. The Great Victoria Desert
- D. The Great Sandy Desert
Explanation: The Great Victoria Desert is Australia's largest desert.
Correct answer: The Great Victoria Desert- A. Tasmania and Victoria
- B. New South Wales and Victoria
- C. Queensland and the Northern Territory
- D. Western Australia and South Australia
Explanation: The Great Victoria Desert stretches across Western Australia and South Australia.
Correct answer: Western Australia and South Australia- A. The Tanami Desert
- B. The Simpson Desert
- C. The Gibson Desert
- D. The Great Sandy Desert
Explanation: The Great Sandy Desert ranks as Australia's second-largest desert.
Correct answer: The Great Sandy Desert5973. Which Australian desert extends across the Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland?
- A. The Great Sandy Desert
- B. The Simpson Desert
- C. The Gibson Desert
- D. The Great Victoria Desert
Explanation: The Simpson Desert spans the Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland.
Correct answer: The Simpson Desert- A. It has no permanent ice
- B. It has no liquid water
- C. It receives very little annual precipitation
- D. It is too cold for snow
Explanation: Deserts are defined by low precipitation, and Antarctica's interior gets very little snowfall each year.
Correct answer: It receives very little annual precipitation- A. The Wright Valleys
- B. The Taylor Glaciers
- C. The Ellsworth Valleys
- D. The McMurdo Dry Valleys
Explanation: The McMurdo Dry Valleys are ice-free areas of Antarctica noted for their extreme aridity.
Correct answer: The McMurdo Dry Valleys- A. Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California
- B. Al Aziziyah, Libya
- C. Turbat, Pakistan
- D. Dallol, Ethiopia
Explanation: Furnace Creek recorded 56.7 C on 10 July 1913, the WMO-accepted world heat record.
Correct answer: Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California- A. No, weather stations are obsolete
- B. No, they measure different things, so "hottest place" claims must specify the measurement
- C. Yes, they measure the same thing
- D. Yes, satellites are more accurate
Explanation: Satellites sense ground (surface) temperature while stations measure air temperature, so the two cannot be directly compared.
Correct answer: No, they measure different things, so "hottest place" claims must specify the measurement- A. Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Winnipeg
- B. Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario and Great Bear
- C. Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario
- D. Superior, Huron, Erie, Ontario and Titicaca
Explanation: The five Great Lakes of North America are Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario.
Correct answer: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario- A. WATER – Winnipeg, Athabasca, Titicaca, Erie and Reindeer
- B. RIVER – Reindeer, Ili, Victoria, Eyre and Rudolf
- C. LAKES – Ladoga, Athabasca, Kivu, Eyre and Superior
- D. HOMES – Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior
Explanation: The word HOMES encodes the first letters of Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior.
Correct answer: HOMES – Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior- A. Lake Erie
- B. Lake Michigan
- C. Lake Superior
- D. Lake Huron
Explanation: Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake wholly inside the USA; the others are shared with Canada.
Correct answer: Lake Michigan