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What is the approximate area covered by the Sahara Desert?

a) 1 million square miles

c) 3.6 million square miles

b) 2 million square miles

d) 5 million square miles

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Which continent is the Sahara Desert located in?

c) Asia

a) South America

b) Africa

d) Europe

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What are the temperatures like in the Sahara Desert during the day?

c) Up to 130°F

a) Around 70°F

b) Around 90°F

d) Up to 150°F

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Which of the following animals is commonly found in the Sahara Desert?

b) Polar bears

a) Penguins

c) Camels

d) Kangaroos

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What famous ancient structures are located in the Sahara Desert?

a) Eiffel Tower

b) Great Wall of China

c) Great Sphinx and Pyramids of Giza

d) Taj Mahal

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What animals do the Tuareg people commonly travel with?

c) Camels

b) Lions

d) Horses

a) Elephants

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What aspect of the Sahara Desert is emphasized as important to protect?

b) Sand dunes

a) Ancient ruins

d) Weather patterns

c) Ecosystem

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How is the Sahara Desert described in terms of its ecosystem?

d) Expanding

a) Robust

c) Stable

b) Fragile

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What adaptation allows plants and animals to survive in the Sahara Desert?

a) Hibernation

d) Estivation

c) Camouflage

b) Migration

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What is a common feature of the Sahara Desert's landscape?

d) Glaciers

c) Volcanoes

b) Rivers

a) Sand dunes

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What defines a desert according to scientists?

a) An area with dense vegetation

d) An area with abundant wildlife

b) An area with frequent rainfall

c) An area with less than 250 mm of rainfall annually

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Which of the following regions are considered very cold deserts?

a) Sahara Desert

c) Gobi Desert

b) Arctic and Antarctic regions

d) Sonoran Desert

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How deep can the roots of the Acacia tree of hot deserts?

b) Dense vegetation

a) Sunny and very dry conditions

d) Snow-covered terrain

c) Heavy rainfall

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What is the primary cause of the formation of sand dunes in deserts?

d) Wind erosion

c) Glacial movement

a) Volcanic eruptions

b) Earthquakes

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What is left behind after the water in shallow lakes evaporates in hot deserts?

d) Layer of salt

b) Sand

a) Mud

c) Pebbles

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How do some desert plants adapt to the dry conditions?

c) By having shallow roots

d) By developing long roots to reach deep underground water

a) By growing taller

b) By developing thorns

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