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World Geography covers continents, oceans, major rivers, lakes, mountains, deserts, islands, straits and canals, along with countries, capitals, borders and time zones. It also includes climate regions, natural resources, population distribution and important physical features, distinguishing physical geography from political geography.
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- A. Balochistan
- B. Punjab
- C. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- D. Sindh
Explanation: Tharparkar, part of the Thar region, lies in Sindh province.
Correct answer: Sindh- A. The Cholistan Desert
- B. The Thal Desert
- C. The Nara Desert
- D. The Kharan Desert
Explanation: The Cholistan Desert of Punjab is locally known as Rohi.
Correct answer: The Cholistan Desert- A. Sindh
- B. Punjab
- C. Gilgit-Baltistan
- D. Balochistan
Explanation: Cholistan (Rohi) lies in the Punjab province.
Correct answer: Punjab- A. Ranikot Fort
- B. Bala Hisar Fort
- C. Derawar Fort
- D. Rohtas Fort
Explanation: The imposing Derawar Fort stands amid the Cholistan Desert.
Correct answer: Derawar Fort- A. The Nara Desert
- B. The Kharan Desert
- C. The Cholistan Desert
- D. The Thal Desert
Explanation: The Thal Desert sits between the Indus and Jhelum rivers in Punjab.
Correct answer: The Thal Desert- A. Balochistan
- B. Punjab
- C. Sindh
- D. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Explanation: The Kharan Desert lies in Balochistan province.
Correct answer: Balochistan- A. Balochistan
- B. Sindh
- C. Punjab
- D. Gilgit-Baltistan
Explanation: The Nara Desert is situated in Sindh province.
Correct answer: Sindh- A. The Thal Desert
- B. The Nara Desert
- C. The Katpana Desert
- D. The Kharan Desert
Explanation: The Katpana Desert near Skardu is a cold desert whose dunes can be snow-covered in winter.
Correct answer: The Katpana Desert- A. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- B. Punjab
- C. Azad Kashmir
- D. Gilgit-Baltistan
Explanation: Katpana lies in Gilgit-Baltistan, near Skardu.
Correct answer: Gilgit-Baltistan- A. The Atacama Desert
- B. The Sechura Desert
- C. The Monte Desert
- D. The Patagonian Desert
Explanation: The Atacama in northern Chile is regarded as the driest nonpolar desert on Earth.
Correct answer: The Atacama Desert- A. The Southern Ocean
- B. The Pacific Ocean
- C. The Indian Ocean
- D. The Atlantic Ocean
Explanation: The Atacama runs along the Pacific coast of northern Chile.
Correct answer: The Pacific Ocean- A. The California Current
- B. The Benguela Current
- C. The Humboldt (Peru) Current
- D. The West Australian Current
Explanation: The cold Humboldt (Peru) Current offshore chills the air and suppresses rainfall over the Atacama.
Correct answer: The Humboldt (Peru) Current- 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