Reading skills practice: About the Earth – answers

Answers to About the Earth – exercises

Preparation

river desert mountain

ocean volcano waterfall

wind temperature

1. Check your knowledge: Earth quiz

1. B. Antarctica 7. C. The Nile

2. C. The Atacama Desert in Chile 8. A. Hawaii
3. A. Tibet 9. C. Venezuela
4. B. The Red Sea 10. A. Libya
5. A. The Pacific 11. C. Colombia
6. B. Mount Everest in the Himalayas 12. C. Antarctica
2. Check your understanding: gap fill – numbers

1. -89 / 57.8 4. 6,650

2. 13.3 / 1 5. 22
3. 8,850 / 4,900 6. 979

3. Check your grammar: gap fill – superlative adjectives

1. longest 4. driest
2. largest 5. hottest
3. windiest 6. wettest