Plains and Rivers

1.Reason for few trees in Northern Russia

• deforestation and logging
• lack of suitable soil
• excessive pollution
• permafrost

2.The Indus flows into the ______ .

• Pacific Ocean
• Bay of Bengal
• Arabian Sea

• Arabian SeaMediterranean

3. 3. Land of Kyrgyztan is part of a large area of unforested grassland in_____

• South America
• Euasian steppes

• Europe
• Central Asia

4.Most of the grasslands are found in_________

• Temperate Zone

• Torrid Zone

• Polar Zone

• Frigid Zone

5.WHICH ANIMAL IS FOUND ON THE AMERICAN PRAIRIES?

• Lion
• Elephant
• Tiger
• Bison

6.Grasslands in South America are called-

• pampas

• prairies

• downs

• velds

7.Which best describes a desert?

• cold dry biome with moderate rainfall

• warm dry biome with heavy rainfall

• sandy rocky biome with very little rainfall

• none of the above

9.This continent is an example of a cold desert.

• Amazon
• Antarctica

• Arctic
• Sahara

8.True or False? All deserts are very hot.

• False
• Only during the day
• Sometimes
• True

10.The area around a river where sediment is deposited from river overflow.

• Floodplain

• Delta

• Oxbow lake

• Levee