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ChestertonCC - Geo - GCSE - hot desert characteristics
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Hot deserts are located in _____ around the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.
Belts
Clusters
Lines
- 2. Multiple Choice
Belts of hot deserts are found 15° to _____ north and south of the Equator.
0°
30°
60°
90°
- 3. Open Ended
Name one example of a hot desert.
- 4. Multiple Choice
The temperature in hot deserts is above 25°C all year. True or false?
True - the temperature is constantly high.
False - the temperature is high but varies.
- 5. Multiple Choice
At 200mm per year, total rainfall in the Thar Desert is _____.
lower than Cambridge
higher than Cambridge
- 6. Multiple Choice
Low rainfall means that hot deserts are found in belts of _____ pressure.
Low
High
- 7. Fill in the Blank
Low rainfall in hot deserts means that there are few c_____ in the sky.
- 8. Open Ended
Deserts are hot in the day but cold at night. Why?
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which nutrient store is the largest in hot deserts?
Litter
Soil
Biomass
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why are most nutrients stored in the soil in hot deserts?
The litter decomposes quickly.
Few plants limits nutrient uptake.
High rainfall maximises leaching.
Low rainfall minimises leaching.
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