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Match the deserts with their locations and select the correct alternative:
Column I
Column II
(Desert)
(Location)
A. Gobi
i. Chile
B. Kalahari
ii. Sudan and Egypt
C. Atacama
iii. China and Mongolia
D. Nubian
iv. Namibia and Botswana
Codes: A B C D
Options:
A .  A – (iii), B – (iv), C – (i), D - (ii)
B .  A – (iii), B – (i), C – (iv), D - (ii)
C .  A – (iv), B – (ii), C – (iii), D - (i)
D .  A – (ii), B – (iv), C – (i), D - (iii)
Answer: Option A
Answer: (a)
The Gobi Desert is a vast, arid region in northern China and southern Mongolia. It’s known for its dunes, mountains and rare animals such as snow leopards and Bactrian camels.
The Kalahari Desert is a large semi-arid sandy savanna in Southern Africa extending 900,000 square kilometres, covering much of Botswana, parts of Namibia, and regions of South Africa.
The Atacama Desert is a plateau in South America, covering a 1,000-kilometre strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes Mountains. It is the driest non-polar desert in the world.
The Nubian Desert is in the eastern region of the Sahara Desert, spanning approximately 400,000 km² of northeastern Sudan between the Nile and the Red Sea.

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