Geography Quiz

What are the main deposition features?

• Mountains, valleys, rivers

• Beaches, dunes, spits, tombolos

• Forests, lakes, hills

• Deserts, plateaus, plains

What are the main forms of sediment?

• Clay, loam, peat

• Silt, sand, gravel, boulders

• Mud, dust, ash

• Pebbles, cobbles, stones

What is the term for sand that contains silica from quartz?

• Carbonate sand

• Non-carbonate sand

• Silicate sand

• Quartzite sand

What is the intertidal or littoral zone?

• The area between high tide and low tide

• The area between the shore and the ocean

• The area between the beach and the dunes

• The area between the river and the sea

What type of waves are constructive waves?

• Waves with stronger backwash

• Waves with stronger swash

• Waves with weaker swash

• Waves with no swash

What marks the edge of the swash zone?

• Berms

• Dunes

• Spits

• Tombolos

What is the process called when sand is transported by waves approaching the beach at an angle?

• Longshore drift

• Tidal drift

• Wave drift

• Coastal drift

What is the action of wind that helps move sand called?

• Erosion

• Aeolian process

• Deposition

• Sedimentation

What are sand dunes closer to the sea called?

• Secondary dunes

• Tertiary dunes

• Primary dunes

• Coastal dunes

What type of plants are the first to colonize the dune?

• She oaks

• Spinifex and pigs face

• Mangroves

• Sea grasses