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multiple choice questions - climate
circle the correct answer.

1. in africa

a. there are vast areas of no rainfall
b. there are areas of rainforest with 80 inches of rain per year
c. there is snow and ice
d. all of the above

1. kenya is located on the equator but is not a rainforest because

a. the elevation is higher
b. it is part of the sahara desert
c. there is snow on mount kenya
d. all of the above

1. africa can experience periods of drought. drought means

a. the desert
b. lack of rain
c. temperature of 130 degrees f
d. none of the above

1. the african continent does not have a winter like canada because

a. the sahara desert is in africa
b. the congo is a rainforest
c. the equator divides africa in half
d. all of the above

1. mount kilimanjaro

a. the highest mountain in africa
b. is not as high as mount kenya
c. is 5,000 miles from the equator
d. none of the above

1. the sahara desert

a. was not a desert thousands of years ago
b. is expanding in size today
c. both a. and b. above
d. none of the above

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Explanation:

Question 1

• Option a: Africa has vast arid regions (like the Sahara) with little rainfall.
• Option b: Regions like the Congo Basin have rainforests with high annual rainfall (80 inches is plausible for rainforests).
• Option c: High - altitude areas in Africa (e.g., Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya) have snow and ice.
• So all statements a, b, c are correct.

• Option a: Kenya's higher elevation (e.g., the Kenyan Highlands) leads to a cooler, non - rainforest climate despite being on the equator.
• Option b: Kenya is not part of the Sahara Desert (the Sahara is in North Africa, Kenya is in East Africa).
• Option c: Snow on Mount Kenya is a result of its high elevation, not the reason Kenya isn't a rainforest.
• So the correct reason is the higher elevation.

• Option a: A desert is a landform, while drought is a temporary lack of rain.
• Option b: By definition, drought means a prolonged period of lack of rain.
• Option c: A high temperature is not the definition of drought.

Answer:

d. All of the above

Question 2