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WorksheetsGeography Revision 2018
Total questions: 84
Worksheet time: 53mins
Who developed this model?
Burgess
Hoyt
Christaller
Jung
Who developed this model?
Hoyt
Burgess
Jung
Manilla
You have a commercial and Industrial spine. The commercial spine is surrounded by elite residential. A zone of maturity surrounds the CBD, with older housing mixed with new. The outskirts are the periferico where the poorest people live.
What type of land use model is this?
Hoyt
Sector
LEDC
Concentric Zone Model
Your Ecological or Carbon Footprint is the ratio of
the amount of resources you use to the amount of resources available
how many people there are on earth to how much space we have on earth
the amount of carbon produced by your transportation
the overall impact you have on the air quality
Hydroelectricity is power through
wind
sun
water
earth
Geothermal Power is made from
pumping water into the earth to create steam that powers a turbine
smashing rocks into little bits to make oil
the sun
fracking
What is NOT a problem with fossil fuels?
We have a limited supply
Burning fossil fuels adds CO2 to the atmosphere which in turn adds to global warming.
Accessing and harvesting fossil fuels is difficult and can damage the environment
Fossils fuels are difficult to burn
Where is Masdar City located?
UAE
Malasya
Kuwait
Brazil
What is the source of geothermal energy?
Sunlight heating surface water
The splitting of atoms to release energy
Natural underground reservoirs of steam, hot water, and heat
Very hot minerals deep underground
Zombie fears aside, XXXXX Institute has offered students free tuition and accommodation to lure more students to campus. The city has also rolled out the red carpet for cleantech companies worldwide, with incentives including the exemption of corporate taxes and the freedom to operate with 100 per cent foreign ownership.
What city is being described?
Curitiba
Masdar City
Part of the blame for the lack of people, says Chris Wan, who oversees the design of Masdar City, is the 2008 global financial crisis, but the other part is a learning curve when a society goes from consumption to conservation.
For years, wealthy Emiratis paid little attention to their consumption. There are more sports cars on the road than public buses, and central cooling runs year-round in buildings even though January average temperature in Abu Dhabi is as low as 20 degrees Celsius.
Name two reasons for the lack of people in Masdar
Wealthy Emiratis
2008 global financial crisis
January average temperature is low
Learning curve of society
The city’s desire to go green has attracted 537 entities – mostly clean-tech businesses – to move in, including the International Renewable Energy Agency, an intergovernment organisation which chose to have its headquarters in XXXX over Hamburg, Germany.
What city is being described?
Masdar
Curitiba
Which of these are not part of Curitibas sustainable plan?
Development of green space
Extensive Recycling system
Integrated bus systems
Car share system
What is dry with extreme temperature ranges from very hot to very cold?
ponds
rainforests
swamp
deserts
Which environment has very little variety of plant life? You might find small plants, lichens, and mosses
ocean
polar region
tropical rainforest
desert
1. An area covered by the rain shadow effect is also known as the ____ side.
Leeward
Sideward
Windward
Land
On the leeward side of a mountain, you might find _____.
Heavy rainfall
Less vegetation
More vegetation
More snow
What landform causes the rain shadow effect?
Mountains
Lakes
Plains
Valleys
What is divided into low, middle, and high areas based on how much of the sun’s energy the area receives?
solstices
weather
latitude belts (zones)
continentality
What is cultural homogenization?
the increases in the earth’s average temperature
When the cultures of countries become more alike or similar.
rights given to all people
things from nature that people need to survive
What is the benefit of vacationing in an undeveloped or developing nation?
People from wealthy nations spend money and help the economy
cultural homogenization
when the ways of one culture become dominant
things from nature that people need to survive
What is the problem with vacationing in a developing or undeveloped country?
When the average income is much lower than other nations
People from wealthy nations spend money and help the economy
Water food and other resources used by tourists not the poor
they bring money that benefits the local economy
A zipline through a forest would be:
Adventure Tourism
Rural Tourism
Ecotourism
Cultural Tourism
Which of the following is NOT an example of ecotourism?
Whale watching
Jungle Trek
Cave exploration
Visiting historical monument
