OCR A GCSE Geography Hot Deserts Revision assessment
1The correct
definition of an
extreme
environment is...
A An environment
in which it is
difficult for
humans to
survive.
2. Which of these
is not a typical
characteristic of
hot deserts
3. Which of these
is not true
regarding the
global distribution
of hot desert
environments
4. Hot deserts
have a large
diurnal range
because
A High daytime
temperatures
5. Hot desert
ecosystems
6. Camels store
fat in their humps
to...
7. Which of these
is not a
characteristic of
xerophytic
vegetation
8. Which of the
following is not a
process of
weathering in a
hot desert
9. Which of the
following desert
landforms has
been created by
wind erosion
10. Which of the
following desert
landforms has
been created by
deposition.
B An environment
in which it is
impossible for
humans and
other forms of life
to survive
B No vegetation
cover
C An environment
in which it is
impossible for
humans to
survive.
A They are usually
found near the
tropic of cancer
and Capricorn
B They are found
in most
continents
C They are usually
found on the
western side of
most continents
D They are usually
found on the
Equator
A The lack of
cloud cover
allows heat
energy to escape
at night.
A Producers /
carnivores /
herbivores
A Provide a store
of water as it is
rare in a hot
desert.
A Short growing
seasons
B They are hot in
the day but cold
at night.
C Low air
pressure means
few clouds are
formed.
D Deserts are
found on the
equator
B Herbivores /
carnivores /
producers
B Make it easy for
humans to be
transported over
long distances
B Stores water
C Carnivores /
produces /
herbivores
C Help to reduce
their body
temperature.
D Producers /
herbivores /
carnivores
D Provide energy
when they need
it.
C White upper
surface
D Extensive root
system
A Exfoliation
B Abrasion
C Block
disintegration
D Freeze thaw
weathering
A Canyon
B Wadi
C Yardang
D Sand Dunes
A Mesa and Butte
B Salt pans
C Dunes
D Rock pedestal
C rainfall under
250mm per year
D An
environment in
which it is difficult
for humans and
other forms of life
to survive.
D Low population
densities
11. Which of
these are not
typical Sinai
Bedouin uses of a
hot desert
environment.
12. Energy
companies use of
hot deserts
conflicts with the
Bedouin lifestyle
in Algeria
primarily
because...
13.
Desertification
isn’t directly
caused by...
14. Tree planting,
storing water,
reducing
overgrazing and
mixed agriculture
are all solutions
to desertification
which primarily...
15. The Great
Green wall is an
ambitious
afforestation
project started in
Sengal which
will...
16. The Desert
Tech project aims
to create a more
sustainable future
by making use of
hot desert
environments to
generating energy
primarily through
which renewable
energy source...
A Keep
camels/goats,
trade supplies,
collect water,
provide cultural
exchange for
tourists.
A Large drilling
sites require the
development of
permanent
settlements and
the Bedouin are
nomadic.
B Send increasing
numbers of
children to
schools. Bedouin
numbers are
decreasing.
C Migrate from
one place to
another, using
some camels for
meat and source
of protein.
D. Use animal skin
for shelter and
clothing, trade in
commodities such
as salt.
B Large drilling
sites disrupt the
natural migration
of camels which
the Bedouin track
across the desert.
C Large drilling
sites contribute
to atmospheric
pollution and
increase levels of
CO2
D Large drilling
sites use huge
quantities of
water to cool
drills.
A Variation in
rainfall over time
B Overgrazing
C Over-cultivation
D Poor nutrition.
A Increases the
risk of soil erosion
B. Encourages
people to migrate
away from the
area.
C Increases
vegetation cover
to hold nutrients
in the soil.
D Improves the
diet of local
people.
A Reduce the risk
of desertification,
improve diet,
increase
biodiversity and
stimulate a range
of economic
activities.
A Oil and gas
drilling
B Reduce the risk
of desertification,
improve diet,
reduce
biodiversity and
stimulate a range
of economic
activities.
B Solar Panels
C Increase the risk
of desertification,
improve diet,
Increase
biodiversity and
stimulate a range
of economic
activities.
C Biomass
D Reduce the risk
of desertification,
improve diet,
Increase
biodiversity and
reduce the range
of economic
activities.
D Coal mining