A) Sahara Desert B) Kalahari Desert C) Arabian Desert D) Gobi Desert
A) Asia B) Australia C) Africa D) North America
A) 2.5 million square miles B) 3.6 million square miles C) 1 million square miles D) 4.5 million square miles
A) Jazeera B) Qahira C) Maraksh D) Sahara
A) Yangtze River B) Amazon River C) Mississippi River D) Nile River
A) Rocky Mountains B) Andes Mountains C) Himalayas D) Atlas Mountains
A) Erg Chigaga B) Erg Chebbi C) Sossusvlei D) Erg Admer
A) Red Sea B) Caspian Sea C) Mediterranean Sea D) Arabian Sea
A) Steppe B) Plateau C) Mesa D) Reg
A) Silk Road B) Panama Canal C) Trans-Saharan Trade Route D) Oregon Trail
A) Christianity B) Hinduism C) Buddhism D) Islam
A) Penguin B) Camel C) Polar Bear D) Arctic Fox
A) Rainforests B) Volcanoes C) Icebergs D) Sand Dunes
A) Zinc oxide B) Copper oxide C) Iron oxide D) Titanium oxide
A) South Africa B) Nigeria C) Algeria D) Kenya
A) Apples B) Dates C) Pineapples D) Bananas
A) Bedouin B) Maasai C) Inuit D) Tuareg
A) Spanish B) Arabic C) English D) French
A) Sombrero B) Beanie C) Tagelmust D) Turban
A) Antarctica B) Arabian Desert C) Gobi Desert D) Kalahari Desert
A) The Nile Valley B) The Atlas Mountains C) The Mediterranean Sea D) The Sahel
A) Coastal plains B) Gravel plains C) Sand seas D) Rocky hamada
A) Kilimanjaro B) Toubkal C) Mount Kenya D) Emi Koussi
A) The northern limit of date palm cultivation B) The southern limit of the Mediterranean forest C) The northern limit of the Nubian Desert D) The southern limit of the Sahel
A) The 250 mm isohyet of annual precipitation B) The 100 mm isohyet of annual precipitation C) The 200 mm isohyet of annual precipitation D) The 150 mm isohyet of annual precipitation
A) Algiers B) Nouakchott C) Tripoli D) Timbuktu
A) Volcanic activity B) Tectonic shifts C) Human activity D) The precession of Earth's axis
A) Sparse vegetation B) Grasslands C) Dense forests D) Cacti
A) The northern limit of esparto B) The southern limit of the Sahel C) The northern limit of the Nubian Desert D) The southern limit of Cornulaca monacantha
A) Nouakchott B) Algiers C) Agadez D) Tripoli
A) Frequent rainfall B) High humidity C) Dense vegetation D) Hyperarid conditions
A) Dfb B) Am C) Cfa D) BWh
A) Atlantic Ocean B) Intertropical Convergence Zone C) Indian Ocean D) Mediterranean Sea
A) Continental polar (cP) B) Maritime tropical (mT) C) Maritime polar (mP) D) Continental tropical (cT)
A) Tropical cyclones B) Monsoons C) Trade winds D) Subsiding air from the subtropical ridge
A) Decrease temperatures B) Create a rain shadow effect C) Increase humidity D) Increase rainfall
A) High precipitation B) Subtropical high pressure C) Proximity to oceans D) High altitude
A) High humidity B) Extremely low and erratic rainfall C) High annual snowfall D) Frequent thunderstorms
A) Confinement to the upper troposphere B) Reaches the ground C) Causes heavy rainfall D) Disappears completely
A) Subtropical ridge B) Monsoon winds C) Equatorial low D) Polar front
A) Northeast African cheetah B) Saharan cheetah C) Dama gazelle D) African wild dog
A) Secondary regional center B) Peripheral settlement C) Primary regional center D) Trade outpost
A) The Saharan halophytics B) The Sahara desert ecoregion C) The South Saharan steppe and woodlands D) The North Saharan steppe and woodlands
A) The Sahara desert ecoregion B) The South Saharan steppe and woodlands C) The Tibesti-Jebel Uweinat montane xeric woodlands D) The West Saharan montane xeric woodlands
A) A Dansgaard-Oeschger (DO) event B) A Heinrich event C) A Milankovitch cycle D) A Younger Dryas event
A) Indian Ocean Dipole B) North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) C) La Niña D) El Niño
A) Standing B) Fetal position C) Seated D) Lying flat
A) 10 millimetres (0.4 in) or less B) 5 millimetres (0.2 in) or less C) 100 millimetres (4 in) to 250 millimetres (10 in) D) Less than 1 millimetre (0.04 in)
A) Rammed earth architecture B) Stone architecture C) Brick architecture D) Wooden architecture
A) The southern fringe B) The northern fringe C) The vast central hyper-arid core D) The eastern Sahara
A) Variable levels B) Low levels C) Extremely high levels D) Moderate levels
A) The fennec fox B) The Saharan cheetah C) The addax D) The dorcas gazelle
A) Songhai Empire B) Mali Empire C) Ghana Empire D) Oyo Empire
A) John Kutzbach. B) Charles Darwin. C) Rudolf Spitaler. D) Albert Einstein.
A) Songhai civilization B) Ghana civilization C) Mali civilization D) Tichitt civilization
A) Dia Shoma B) Bou Khzama C) Dhar Néma D) Dhar Tagant
A) Agadez B) Biskra C) Ain Sefra D) Timbuktu
A) Preservation in honey B) Drying in the sun C) Freezing D) Evisceration
A) 4,300 kWh/(m2 year) B) 1,240 kWh/(m2 year) C) 3,600 kWh/(m2 year) D) 2,800 kWh/(m2 year)
A) Horses B) Sheep C) Goats D) Dromedary camels
A) Biskra B) Timbuktu C) Asyut D) Ouarzazate
A) Isolationist policies B) Complex social hierarchies C) Simple social structures D) Nomadic lifestyle
A) 75% B) 50% C) 31% D) 17%
A) Around 2800 species B) About 1500 species C) Over 4000 species D) Approximately 500 species
A) The Tanezrouft B) The Atlantic coastal desert C) The South Saharan steppe and woodlands D) The Sahara desert ecoregion
A) Every 100,000 years B) Every 10,000 years C) Every 21,000 years D) Every 50,000 years
A) Minimal variation B) No variation C) Significant variation D) Constant high temperatures
A) Seated position B) Crouched position C) Lying flat position D) Standing position
A) 3,600 hours B) 4,300 hours C) 2,800 hours D) 1,240 hours
A) Hyrax B) Sand vipers C) Elephants D) Monitor lizards
A) Haplogroup E B) Haplogroup M35 C) Haplogroup P2 D) Haplogroup R
A) Nearly all B) Less than 10% C) About half D) Approximately a quarter
A) Howard Carter B) Zahi Hawass C) Antonio Ascenzi D) Paul Sereno
A) Palms B) Succulents C) Acacia trees D) Grasses
A) Rice B) Sorghum C) Pearl millet D) Barley
A) Blue eyes B) Red hair C) Light skin complexion D) Dark skin complexion
A) Antelope skin B) Cowhide C) Papyrus D) Goat skin
A) Egalitarian society B) Four-tiered hierarchy C) Two-tiered hierarchy D) Monarchical system
A) Wet and cloudy B) Sunny, dry, and stable C) Cold and snowy D) Humid and rainy
A) The Last Glacial Maximum B) The Holocene thermal maximum climatic phase at 4000 BCE C) The Bølling/Allerød phase D) The Younger Dryas period
A) Rice B) Wheat C) Cereals D) Barley
A) A rise in sea levels. B) Pastoralists overgrazing available grassland. C) A sudden increase in rainfall. D) A decrease in solar radiation.
A) M35 haplogroup B) R haplogroup C) P2 haplogroup D) E haplogroup
A) 40 °C (104 °F) B) 25 °C (77 °F) C) 13–20 °C (23–36 °F) D) 10 °C (18 °F)
A) Hugging each other B) Standing upright C) Lying side by side D) Seated
A) A copper ring B) A gold necklace C) A silver bracelet D) An ostrich eggshell necklace
A) The Sahara desert ecoregion B) The South Saharan steppe and woodlands C) The West Saharan montane xeric woodlands D) The Tibesti-Jebel Uweinat montane xeric woodlands
A) Stone B) Clay C) Copper D) Tamed pearl millet
A) Dhar Tagant B) Dhar Tichitt C) Dhar Néma D) Dhar Walata
A) Increases humidity B) Makes it drier C) Increases rainfall D) Reduces temperature
A) Timbuktu B) Aswan C) Agadez D) Biskra
A) 46.4 °C (115.5 °F) B) 43.8 °C (110.8 °F) C) 41.9 °C (107.4 °F) D) 45.5 °C (113.9 °F)
A) They are active outside their nest for only about ten minutes per day B) They are active only during the rainy season C) They are active all day D) They are active only at night
A) The Polar Cell B) The Ferrel Cell C) The Walker Cell D) The Hadley Cell
A) Clay B) Water C) An organic preservative D) Salt
A) Howard Carter B) Paul Sereno C) Antonio Ascenzi D) Charles Darwin
A) 72 °C (161.6 °F) B) 83.5 °C (182.3 °F) C) 80 °C (176 °F) D) 75 °C (167 °F)
A) Biskra B) Timbuktu C) Ouarzazate D) Kufra
A) 500 B) 100 C) 300 D) 200
A) Blocks air ascent B) Promotes cloud formation C) Increases rainfall D) Decreases temperature |