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WorksheetsYear 8 Geography Revision
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which landscape type covers 1/3 of the earth's surface?
a)
Desert
b)
Tropical rainforest
c)
Karst
d)
Coastal
2.
The earth is broken into how many MAIN plates?
a)
8
b)
18
c)
6
d)
10
3.
What is the definition of a landscape?
a)
a variety of geographical features that are characteristic of an area
b)
a natural feature of the earth's surface
c)
a scape of the earth's land created by natural forces
4.
Physical landscapes are created by
a)
nature
b)
humans
5.
Cultural landscapes are created by
a)
humans
b)
natural
6.
The Himalayas are what type of landscape?
a)
Mountain
b)
Human
c)
Coastal
d)
Karst
7.
The Sahara is what type of landscape?
a)
Desert
b)
Coastal
c)
Karst
d)
Human
8.
Mountain landscapes are formed by
a)
tectonic plates
b)
high land
c)
transform boundaries
9.
A group of mountains is called
a)
a ridge
b)
a range
c)
a platform
10.
What landforms are associated with coastal landscapes?
a)
spit, beach, dune
b)
cliff, mountain, waterfall
c)
water, sand, beach umbrellas
d)
sand, river, valley
11.
A karst landscape is formed when
a)
easily dissolved bed rock is worn away
b)
water flows through valleys
c)
tectonic plates move
12.
A riverine landscape is formed by
a)
the natural movement of water
b)
rivers
c)
beach forces like wind and waves
d)
tectonic plates
13.
An arid landscape is characterised by
a)
rainfall less than 250 mm per year
b)
rainfall more than 250 mm per year
c)
high rainfall
d)
medium rainfall
14.
Human landscapes are created by
a)
people
b)
plate tectonics
c)
nature
15.
What is the definition of a landform?
a)
natural geographic feature or shape that appears on the Earth’s surface
b)
human made feature or shape that appears on the Earth’s surface
16.
Mount Everest is an example of what type of landform?
a)
Mountain
b)
Volcano
c)
River
d)
Rainforest
17.
The Twelve Apostles are an example of what type of landscape?
a)
Coastal
b)
Mountain
c)
Karst
d)
Human
18.
Uluru is in what landscape type?
a)
Desert
b)
Coastal
c)
Dry
d)
Rock
19.
Cultural value is associated with
a)
poetry, literature,
art and films
art and films
b)
culture
c)
beauty and uniqueness
d)
actors and actresses
20.
Spiritual value is associated with
a)
Dreamtime stories
b)
Movies
c)
Spirits and ghosts
21.
Aesthetic value is associated with
a)
beauty and uniqueness
b)
culture and spirits
c)
aesthetics
22.
Economic value is the landscapes
a)
financial importance
b)
economics
c)
value from culture
23.
Mountains can be defined as
a)
large natural elevations of the Earth’s surface
b)
low lying land below sea level
c)
land above sea level
24.
Australia's highest mountain is
a)
Mount Kosciuszko
b)
Mount Everest
c)
The Great Dividing Range
25.
The Himalayas are located in
a)
Nepal
b)
Australia
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
26.
At the centre of the earth is the
a)
core
b)
mantle
c)
crust
d)
lithosphere
27.
Convergent plate boundaries are where the plates
a)
are pushed into each other
b)
pull away from each other
c)
slide past one another
28.
Volcanic mountains are created when
a)
magma pushes its way from beneath the Earth to the crust
b)
hot lava flows beneath the earth's surface
c)
mountains get very hot from the earth's core
29.
Mount Fuji is an example of a
a)
volcanic cone
b)
mountain
c)
shield volcano
30.
Urbanisation can be defined as
a)
the increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas
b)
the increase in urban cities
c)
the increase in the proportion of people living in rural areas
31.
What is a megacity?
a)
population greater than 10 million
b)
population less than 10 million
c)
population greater than 25 million
d)
population greater than 1 million
32.
Migration can be defined as
a)
the movement of people from one
place to another
place to another
b)
the process of migrating
c)
when people relocate from urban to rural areas
33.
Weathering can be defined as
a)
the breakdown of rocks
b)
the creation of rocks
c)
physical processes acting on rocks
34.
Erosion can be defined as
a)
the transportation of material that has been worn away
b)
the process of erosing
c)
when rocks are broken up
35.
The image shows what type of plate boundary
a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Divergent
36.
The image shows what type of plate boundary
a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Divergent
37.
The image shows what type of plate boundary
a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Divergent
38.
The San Andreas Fault is located in
a)
California
b)
New York
c)
Perth
d)
Nepal
39.
The Ring of Fire experiences many
a)
volcanic eruptions
b)
mountains
c)
cyclones
d)
hazards
40.
The crust of the earth is the
a)
thickest layer
b)
thinest layer
c)
hottest layer
d)
widest layer
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