Eurasia’s natural zones
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Mark Eurasia’s natural zones on a blank map.
From north to south: arctic desert, tundra, taiga, mixed forest, steppe, desert, savanna, wet forest.
2
The semi-desert gets 150–250 mm and the desert 100 mm. By how many mm does the desert have less than the semi-desert’s minimum?
50
3
Name two animals of Uzbekistan’s deserts.
The goitered gazelle and the desert tortoise (or sand fox).
4
Write three differences between the taiga and the savanna.
The taiga is cold, coniferous forest on podzol soil; the savanna is hot, tall grass with acacia and palm, on red soil.