IGCSE Geography Exam question practice on hot desert climates.

Which is the correct statement to describe a hot desert climate? More than 250mm of rain a year Less than 250mm of rain a year 1,500 mm of rain a year Hot deserts are found between which latitudes? Between 23.5 and 30 degrees north and south of the equator Between 10 degrees north and south of the equator Only along the tropic of Capricorn During the daytime, hot desert climates tend to have an average daily temperature of: 29 degrees C 37 degrees c 33 degrees c Hot desert climates tend to have: High diurnal temperatures Low diurnal temperatures Hot desert climates have: High Humidity Low humidity True or false - Temperatures in the hot desert environment at night can go as low as -10 degrees celcius. True False Air pressure in a hot desert climate is Over 1,000mb Under 1,000mb Hot desert climates are formed due to 4 main physical factors. Identify (name - No need to explain - only name) these 4 factors. (4 marks) Along the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn - what happens to the air from the atmospheric cell? Warm moist air rises and condenses Cold dry air sinks because its dense Warm moist air sinks Explain why global hot deserts have a high diurnal (daily) range of temperature (This means very hot in the day and cold at night). (3 marks) 3 marks Which physical factors are responsible in forming the Atacama desert? (4 marks) To get the 4th mark you must include some named examples linking to the Atacama How much rainfall does the Atacama receive annually? 250mm 10mm 15mm Explain how "rain shadow can influence deserts to become dry (4 marks)Fill in the gaps in the paragraph below Warm moist air travels along an open ocean. The warm moist air carried by the trade winds reaches the coastline and continues to travel inland. The warm moist air approaches high relief and rises. As the warm moist air rises, it cools and condenses to form rain clouds such as nimbostratus and cumulonimbus rain clouds. Precipitation "rainfall" occurs on the high relief area. This forms a low pressure system. Cold air escapes the low pressure system, as it travels the other side of the high relief area e.g mountains, it depletes itself of any moisture. With some distances from the high relief the cold air becomes dense and sinks. The cold dry air sinks forming an area of high pressure. The cold dense air is dry and it can't condense to form rain clouds and therefore brings no rain, making the area warm and dry. This area is called the rain shadow. Study the map carefully.Name and briefly explain the3 causes whichhas lead to the formation of the Namib desert in Namibia - (4 marks) 1 mark reserved for correct description of the factor. Explain how natural vegetation has adapted to survive in a hot desert. (5) Give 5 characteristics of natural desert vegetation and explain their adaptations Wildlife in the Atacama desert - Which of the following foxes live in the Atacama? Cape Desert fox Fennec Fox Grey Desert fox Name the following two species of wildlife found in the Atacama desert On which plate boundary does the Atacama desert, in Chile lie on? Divergent constructive Convergent Collision Convergent Destructive Transform / Conservative Between which two plate tectonics is the Atacama located? Nazca and South American Plate Caribbean and South American plate Pacific and South American Plate Which type of volcanowould be found near the Atacama desert? Shield Volcano Strato / Composite Volcano This type of volcano has which type of eruption? Violent / destructive and less frequent Effusive and more frequent This is because the lava has high viscosity low viscosity 1.What did you enjoy the most about the 2.5 Equatorial climate and desert climate unit?2. List one takeaway from this unit that you have learnt3. Are there any aspects of the unit that you have found challenging?4. Anything else I can do to support your learning?Thank you for your feedback :) Ms Llewellyn