Quiz 1 - Geography - 8B1

Choose one disadvantage of living in a city.

• crime

• good shops

• airports

• frequent transport

Which one is not a disadvantage of living in a city?

• crime

• pollution

• crowd

• parks, cinemas and fun places

People may feel forced to move from rural areas, e.g. by poverty. Which factor is at work?

• Pull factor

• poverty

• push factor

• none of these

Abu Dhabi is a part of which country?

• Saudi Arabia

• UAE

• Qatar

• Oman

What are the aims of Government for Masdar City?

• say no to fossil fuels

• keep cool

• be walkable

• All of the above

Towns and cities can be made sustainable by:

• building energy-efficient homes

• cutting car use

• reducing travel timings

• All of the above

The length of water the wind blows over is called ___________.

• wave

• tide

• fetch

• tidal range

The water rolling back into the sea is called __________.

• uprush

• backwash

• swash

• turbulance

The water dissolves soluble material from the rock. This is called _________.

• abrasion

• solution

• hydraulic action

• none of these

Waves do __________ to shape the coastline.

• Erosion

• Transport

• Deposition

• All of these