
Geography Quiz
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Geography
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12th Grade
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Hard
Sophie Shephard
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19 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What percentage of the world's population lives on or within 60km of coasts?
More than 50%
More than 60%
More than 70%
More than 80%
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main cause of isostatic changes in sea level?
Changes in the amount of water in the oceans
Changes in the height of the land relative to the sea
Melting of polar ice caps
Tectonic activity
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which area is not mentioned as being threatened by rising sea level in Figure 1?
Gulf of La Plata, Argentina
Nile delta
Southern and eastern England
West African coast
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What evidence can be used to establish past sea levels?
Shoreline deposits such as shells, wood and peat found in marine cores
Satellite imagery of current sea levels
Predictive modeling of future sea levels
Historical written records of sea levels
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a result of tectonic activity?
Eustatic changes
Isostatic readjustment
Climate changes
Glacio-eustatic changes
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term used to describe changes in sea level due to the volume of water transferred to glaciers and ice caps?
Eustatic changes
Isostatic changes
Glacio-eustatic changes
Tectonic-eustatic changes
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main cause of the current sea level rise due to thermal expansion and ice melt?
Emission of greenhouse gases
River and wetland modification
Extraction of groundwater
Uplift due to tectonic forces
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