Read the following passage carefully and answer the next five questions by choosing the correct options:
A great part of Arabia is desert. Here there is nothing but sand and rock. The sand is so hot that you cannot walk over it with your bare feet in the daytime. Here and there in the desert are springs of water that come from deep down under the ground - so deep that the sun cannot dry them up. These springs are few and far apart, but wherever there is one, trees grow tall and graceful making a cool, green, shady place around the spring. Such a place is called an oasis.
The Arabs who are not in the cities live in the desert all the year round. They live in tents that can be put up and taken down very easily and quickly so that they can move from one oasis to another, seeking grass and water for their sheep, goats, camels and horses. These desert Arabs eat ripe, sweet figs, and also the dates that grow upon the palm trees; they dry them, too, and use them as food all the year round.
These Arabs have the finest horses in the world. An Arab is very proud of his riding horse, and loves him almost as much as he loves his wife and children. He never puts heavy loads upon his horse, and often lets him stay in the tent with his family.
The camel is much more useful to the Arab than his beautiful horse, however, for he is much larger and stronger. One camel can carry as much as or more than two horses. The Arab loads the camel with goods and rides him, too, for miles and miles across the desert - just as if it were really the "Ship of the Desert", which it is often called.
Which of the following is not a part of the geography of the Arab world?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → high mountain ranges
The passage describes the land of the desert Arabs as "nothing but sand and rock", with springs of water coming "from deep down under the ground" and trees that "grow tall and graceful" around each spring. Mountains are never mentioned, so high mountain ranges are not part of the geography it describes.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: sand and rock — Incorrect. True in the passage: the passage opens with it; in the desert "there is nothing but sand and rock".
Option 3: underground springs of water — Incorrect. True in the passage: the springs come "from deep down under the ground", so deep that the sun cannot dry them up.
Option 4: tall trees — Incorrect. True in the passage: wherever there is a spring, "trees grow tall and graceful", making the cool, shady oasis.