Geography in the News - Term 3 - Week 1

1. Assam, a state in the northeast of which South

Asian country, has been devastated by floods

with millions of homes being lost?

• a) Pakistan

• b) Bangladesh

• c) India

• d) Sri Lanka

2. Floods are common in South Asia at this time of

year because of which annual weather system?

• a) Indian Ocean dipole

• b) Summer monsoon

• c) Winter monsoon

• d) El Niño

3. A floating restaurant that was a famous Hong

Kong landmark has sunk in which sea, days after

it was towed away from the harbour where it

operated for nearly 50 years?

• a) South China Sea

• b) Sea of Japan

• c) Arafura Sea

• d) Timor Sea

4. Dmitry Muratov, from which country, has sold his

2021 Nobel Peace Prize for US$103.5 million

donating the money to help Ukrainian refugees?

• a) Russia

• b) Belarus

• c) Poland

• d) Ukraine

5. A 300kg stingray, the biggest freshwater fish ever

documented, was caught in which river that has

its delta in Vietnam?

• a) Huang He River

• b) Irrawaddy River

• c) Mekong River

• d) Ganges River

6. A river delta is a landform created by deposition

of sediment at the mouth of a river and is

generally what shape?

• a) Circular

• b) Triangular

• c) Rectangular

• d) Spherical

7. Because global warming and human activity are

making it unsafe, Nepal is preparing to move its

Mt. Everest base camp from which location?

• a) The top of Mt. Everest

• b) Hillary’s Step

• c) Rainbow Valley

• d) Khumbu Glacier

8. What is the height of Mt. Everest, most recently

established in 2020 by Chinese and Nepali

authorities?

• a) 8,848.86 metres above sea level

• b) 7,848.86 metres above sea level

• c) 6,848.86 metres above sea level

• d) 5,848.86 metres above sea level

9. June 21st was the year’s shortest day in the

southern hemisphere and is known by what

term?

• a) Summer solstice

• b) Autumn equinox

• c) Spring equinox

• d) Winter solstice

10.Which Australian city had the smallest number of

daylight hours on the 21st June?

• a) Darwin

• b) Sydney

• c) Hobart

• d) Melbourne