Deserts of the World

Which sea is referred to as an oceanic desert?

A. Red sea
B. Sargasso sea
C. Arabian sea
D. Sea of Japan

Gobi desert is located in__________?

A. India
B. Russia
C. Syria
D. Mongolia

The Gobi Desert lies in the territory of the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia. The Gobi Desert (/ˈɡoʊbi/) is a large desert or brushland region in East Asia. It covers parts of Northern and Northeastern China and of Southern Mongolia.

Area of Thar Desert in square miles is _________?

A. 77,000
B. 88,000
C. 66,000
D. 55,000

The Thar Desert, also called the Great Indian Desert, covers more than 77,000 square miles (200,000 sq. km), forming a natural border between India and Pakistan.

Who was called “The Desert Fox”?

A. Adolf Hitler
B. Gen. Erwin Rommel 
C. Williams Roger’s
D. Sir. Robert Rogers

German General Erwin Rommel—aka “The Desert Fox”—dies by suicide. On October 14, 1944, German Gen. Erwin Rommel, nicknamed “the Desert Fox,” is given the option of facing a public trial for treason, as a co-conspirator in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, or taking cyanide.

“Dasht-e-Lut” desert is located in____________?

A. China
B. Libya
C. Iraq
D. Iran

The Lut Desert, widely referred to as Dasht-e Lut (Persian: دشت لوت‎, “Emptiness Plain”), is a large salt desert located in the provinces of Kerman and Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran.

The painted Desert lies in which US state?

A. Florida
B. Hawaii
C. Arizona
D. New York

Painted Desert. Painted Desert, section of the high plateau in north-central and northeast-central Arizona, U.S. The Painted Desert extends from the Grand Canyon in a southeasterly direction along the north side of the Little Colorado River to Holbrook.

The highest Cold Desert in the World is Katpana Desert. It is located in which Country of the World?A. India
B. Chine
C. South Africa
D. Pakistan

 

Taklamakan Desert is located in_________?

A. Mongolia
B. Chilli
C. Kazakhstan
D. China

The Taklamakan Desert is a desert in Southwest Xinjiang in Northwest China. It is bounded by the Kunlun Mountains to the south, the Pamir Mountains and Tian Shan to the west and north and the Gobi Desert to the east.

The largest cold desert of the world is in ___________?

A. Europe
B. Antarctica
C. Africa
D. Asia

In which Country does the desert city Timbuktoo lies?A. Morocco
B. Mauritania
C. Mali
D. Sudan