UPSC Geography Climate / जलवायु Question Bank Physiography and Climatic Zone

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    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
    List-I (Continent) List-II (Desert)
    A. Asia 1. Atacama
    B. Africa 2. Great Sandy Desert
    C. Australia 3. Kalahari
    D. South America 4. Gobi

    A)             A-4       B-2       C-3       D-1

    B)             A-4       B-3       C-2       D-1

    C)             A-1       B-4       C-3       D-2

    D)             A-1       B-2       C-3       D-4

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     The Gobi Desert is a large desert region in Asia. It covers parts of northern and north western China, and of southern Mongolia. The Kalahari Desert is a large semi-arid sandy savannah in Southern Africa extending 900,000 square kilometres, covering much of Botswana, parts of Namibia, and regions of South Africa. The Great Sandy Desert, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the North West of Western The Atacama Desert is a plateau in South America, covering a 1.000-kilometre strip of land on Pacific coast, west of the Andes Mountains. It is driest non-polar desert in the world.


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