Geography Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of a Low Income Country (LIC) based on the World Bank income classifications?

• $10000 or below

• $2000 or below

• $5000 or below

• $1045 or below

Which countries are considered as Newly Emerging Economies (NEEs)?

• Mexico, Argentina, Spain, Italy

• Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa

• United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia

• India, Japan, Germany, France

What is the definition of a natural hazard?

• A weather event that threatens people

• A natural event that threatens people

• A geological event that threatens people

• A man-made event that threatens people

What is the definition of a tectonic hazard?

• A hazard caused by movement of tectonic plates

• A hazard caused by human activities

• A hazard caused by extreme weather

• A hazard caused by volcanic eruptions

What is the process of freeze-thaw weathering?

• The decomposition of rock caused by a chemical change

• The downward erosion of a river bed

• The physical disintegration of exposed rock without any change in chemical composition

• The process of water entering cracks in rocks, freezing, and expanding to break off pieces

What is the definition of a brownfield site?

• An area of poor-quality housing, lacking in amenities

• A plot of land that has not yet been subject to any building development

• Land that has been used, abandoned, and now awaits some new use

• A long, narrow lake found in glaciated valleys

What is the definition of a mega-city?

• An urban area with a total population in excess of ten million people

• An urban area with a total population of one to five million people

• An urban area with a total population of less than one million people

• An urban area with a total population of five to ten million people

What is the definition of a drumlin?

• A long, narrow lake found in glaciated valleys

• A former river valley spur which has been sliced off by a valley glacier

• A sharp, knife-like ridge formed between two corries

• A hill made of glacial till deposited by a moving glacier

What is the definition of a flood plain?

• The relatively flat area forming the valley floor on either side of a river channel

• The tidal mouth of a river where it meets the sea

• A barrier built across a valley to interrupt river flow and create a man‐made lake

• The zone of transition between the built-up area and the countryside

What is the definition of urbanisation?

• The process of increasing and preserving open space in urban areas

• The process of extracting and reusing useful substances found in waste

• The process of managing the environment to preserve, protect, or restore it

• The process by which an increasing percentage of a country's population comes to live in towns and cities