13 Common Geo Skills Qs

Interpret the following SCALE

1: 5,250,000

• 1cm = 525m

• 1cm = 5.25km

• 1cm = 52.5km

• 1cm = 525km

Sally and Zoe are hiking along a trail. Sally is 350m above sea level whilst Zoe is 850m above sea level. The horizontal distance between them is 1.25km. Calculate the gradient.

• 1: 2.5

• 1: 0.4

• 1: 400

• 1: 25

What type of Geographical photograph is this?

• Ground level

• Satellite

• Oblique Aerial

• Vertical Aerial

What direction is Athens from Komotini?

• NNE

• SSW

• SW

• NE

What bearing is Thessaloniki from Athens?

• 10º

• 170º

• 350º

• 300º

If you flew in a plane in a straight line from Athens to the tourist island of Rhodes, what would the distance travelled be? (use your ruler and the scale to work it out)

• 400 km

• 400 miles

• 600 km

• 200 km

What physical features are evident in this photo?

• Cottages and a road

• Mountains and a lake

• Vegetation and cottages

• Rocks and a road

This photograph was taken at City Beach in Perth at 7.26pm on Jan 5, 2020. What aspect does the photographer have?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Estimate the area of Chew Valley Lake

• 0.75 km²

• 4.6 km²

• 9.2 km²

• 16.5 km²

What are Sydney's latitude and longitude co ordinates?

• 33ºS, 151ºE

• 28ºS, 171ºE

• 33ºN, 146ºE

• 33ºS, 146ºE