Regions

Question 1

rocky, grassy semi-desert in north China & Mongolia; site of the first find of dinosaur egg fossils

Answer 1

Gobi Desert

Question 2

makes up much of the Arabian Plateau, which includes Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, and the UAE; includes the vast Empty Quarter

Answer 2

Arabian Desert

Question 3

largest desert in the world; covers almost all of North Africa

Answer 3

Sahara Desert

Question 4

grassland/savanna transitional area that stretches east-west across north Africa, separating the Sahara Desert from Central Africa

Answer 4

Sahel

Question 5

southwest African inland savanna in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa

Answer 5

Kalahari Desert

Question 6

desert on the coast of Angola, Namibia, and South Africa

Answer 6

Namib Desert

Question 7

world’s largest rainforest, mostly in Brazil; site of devastating clear-cutting and slash-and-burn forestry to create land for cattle farming

Answer 7

Amazon Rainforest

Question 8

southern end of South America; includes the southern Andes and the steppes of Argentina

Answer 8

Patagonia

Question 9

coastal desert found between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains; the driest hot desert in the world

Answer 9

Atacama Desert

Question 10

Europe; German forest & minor mountain range; site of the source of the Danube River

Answer 10

Black Forest

Question 11

Australia; arid region of Western and Central Australia

Answer 11

Outback