Geography FNN subject knowledge quiz

Name 2 process of glacial erosion.

• Plucking, Abrasion
• Melting, Freezing
• Sedimentation, Compaction
• Weathering, Erosion

Name a honeypot side in the Lake District.

• Keswick
• Windermere
• Carlisle
• Barrow in Furnace

What type of graph would you use to present data from an environmental quality survey?

• Pie chart
• Bar graph or line graph
• Radar

• Scatter plot

What is the outer edge of a drainage basin called?

• Watershed
• Estuary
• Riverbank
• Floodplain

What are 2 physical causes of river flooding?

• Drought conditions and baked ground.

• Urbanisation and saturated ground

• Steep slopes and deforestation.

• Heavy rainfall and impermeable rocks.

What are the 5 major types of biomes we study in Russia?

• Tundra, taiga, polar, semi-arid, deciduous forests.

• Tundra, taiga, coniferous woodlands, hot deserts, steppe.

• Tundra, taiga, steppe, semi-arid, deciduous forests.

• Tropical rainforest, hot deserts, semi-arid, polar, tundra.

Which of these development indicators is not on the medium term plan for Africa?

• GDP

• Literacy rate

• HDI

• GNI

What is the name of the large-scale atmospheric convection cell in which air rises at the equator and sinks at medium latitudes, typically about 30° north or south?

• Global atmospheric circulation

• Polar cell

• Ferrel cell

• Hadley cell

Which country has 'the Government 15 must haves'?

• China

• India

• Botswana

• Bangladesh

How many megacities are there in India?

• 7

• 3

• 10

• 5