Characteristics of deserts

• Geography
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Characteristics of deserts

00:22

How many degrees north and south of the Equator is the Arabian desert found?

1. 12 - 34 degrees
2. 13 - 30 - degrees
3. 0 - 10 degrees
4. 40 - 50 degrees

00:40

How much of the worlds land area do hot deserts cover?

1. 1/4
2. 1/2
3. 1/3
4. 1/5

00:43

How many people live in of deserts?

1. 8 billion
2. 2.1 billion
3. 1.2 billion
4. 66 million

01:03

Hot deserts are charcterised by their.................... climate

1. Hot Humid
2. Cold Dry
3. Miled Wet
4. Hot Arid (dry)

01:23

Hot deserts recieve less than...

1. 250mm of rain
2. 25mm of rain
3. 2500mm of rain
4. 2.50mm of rain

01:24

Average temperatures are ........ during the day

1. 20 degrees
2. 40 degrees
3. 0 degrees
4. 100 degrees

02:11

Pools of water found in deserts are called...

1. Tango's
2. Desert Ponds
3. Oasis
4. Blur

02:49

What organisms would you expect to find in a desert?

04:38

Animals in deserts have had to adapt to the hot arid climate. Give examples of how animals have adapted.