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A) Sahara Desert B) Gobi Desert C) Kalahari Desert D) Great Sandy Desert
A) Iran and Iraq B) India and Pakistan C) Russia and Kazakhstan D) Mongolia and China
A) Amber Road B) Spice Route C) Incense Route D) Silk Road
A) Ability to fly B) Ability to swim C) Ability to hibernate D) Ability to tolerate extreme temperatures
A) Llama B) Kangaroo C) Bactrian camel D) Dromedary camel
A) The Greek Empire B) The Aztec Empire C) The Roman Empire D) The Mongol Empire
A) Beijing B) Hanoi C) Ulaanbaatar D) Tokyo
A) Less than 200 mm B) 300-400 mm C) 500-600 mm D) 700-800 mm
A) 800 thousand square kilometers B) 2 million square kilometers C) 1.3 million square kilometers D) 500 thousand square kilometers
A) 800 km (500 mi) B) 2000 km (1250 mi) C) 1200 km (750 mi) D) 1600 km (1000 mi)
A) Sand dunes B) Swamps C) Grasslands D) Exposed bare rock
A) 20 °C (36 °F) B) 10 °C (18 °F) C) As much as 35 °C (63 °F) D) 50 °C (90 °F)
A) -15 °C (5 °F) B) -32.8 °C (-27.0 °F) C) -40 °C (-40 °F) D) -25 °C (-13 °F)
A) 25 °C (77 °F) B) 45 °C (113 °F) C) 30 °C (86 °F) D) 37 °C (99 °F) in July
A) -10 °C (14 °F) B) 0 °C (32 °F) C) -30 °C (-22 °F) D) -21 °C (-6 °F)
A) Summer B) Winter C) Spring D) Autumn
A) Monsoon rains B) Snow blown by wind from the Siberian Steppes C) River flooding D) Oceanic humidity
A) Monsoon winds B) Siberian-Mongolian high pressure cells C) Tropical cyclones D) El Niño events
A) 1923 B) 1932 C) 1945 D) 1956
A) Yellow River Basin B) Huang He Basin C) Nemegt Basin D) Karakoram Basin
A) gray sparrow's saltwort B) gray sagebrush C) Tall pine trees D) needle grass
A) earthquakes B) volcanic eruptions C) forest fires D) livestock grazing
A) tunnel construction B) overfishing C) deforestation D) urbanization
A) industrial pollution B) depletion of water resources C) deforestation D) overgrazing
A) Three-North Shelter Forest Program B) Great Green Wall Project C) Southern Forest Initiative D) Eastern Tree Plantation Plan
A) lizards B) elephants C) kangaroos D) polar bears
A) dust storms B) earthquakes C) floods D) tornadoes
A) polar bears B) black-tailed gazelles C) kangaroos D) elephants
A) climate conditions before the growing season B) seasonal rainfall patterns C) tectonic activity D) annual snowfall
A) Alashan Plateau semi-desert B) Gobi Altai range C) Helan Mountains D) Qilian Mountains
A) Small lakes with salty or brackish water B) Large rivers C) Freshwater lakes D) Swamps
A) Taana wild onion (Allium polyrrhizum) B) Nitraria schoberi C) Caragana D) Saltwort
A) Red deposits B) Clay and sand C) Limestone D) Loess
A) Alkaline B) Freshwater C) Salty or brackish D) Sweet
A) Lakes B) Oceans C) Rivers D) Watercourses
A) Wild garlic, Kalidium gracile, wormwood, saxaul, Nitraria schoberi, Caragana, Ephedra, saltwort and grass Lasiagrostis splendens B) Pine trees, birch, oak, maple, and ferns C) Cacti, agave, yucca, and mesquite D) Mangroves, coconut palms, and saltbush
A) A region dominated by large freshwater lakes. B) A dense forest with rich biodiversity. C) A land of thin herbage, more suitable for camels than cows. D) An area covered in thick snow and ice year-round.
A) Tarim River. B) Haidag-gol. C) Ejin River. D) Yellow River.
A) Antelope. B) Fox. C) Hare. D) Elephants.
A) Pe-shan (Boy-san) system. B) Tuge-tau. C) Sinir Mountains. D) Kuruk-tagh.
A) It is densely forested. B) It is absolutely sterile. C) It is covered in snow year-round. D) It has a high population of wildlife.
A) A region covered in snow year-round. B) A dense forest area. C) 'Gobi'—a land of thin herbage, more suitable for camels than cows. D) A large freshwater lake.
A) Stable arid phase B) Ice age C) Warm wet phase D) Cold dry phase
A) Meadow steppe vegetation B) Desert shrubs C) Tropical rainforest D) Coniferous forest
A) Around 3000 cal BP B) Around 5000 cal BP C) Around 8000 cal BP D) Around 7500 cal BP
A) Increasing aridity B) Volcanic eruptions C) Floods and waterlogging D) Overpopulation
A) Stone axes B) Ceramic pots C) Karasuk bronze knives D) Iron swords |