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WorksheetsGWC S1 Geography Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
What is the name given to all of the imaginary lines which go around the world in a West-East direction?
Lines of Latitude
Lines of Longitude
The Equator
The Prime Meridian
Which of the following is one of the 3 strands of Geography?
Physics
Environmental
People
The World
Which 2 of the following are strand of Geography?
Human
Global
Mapping
Physical
Why do we annotate (label) diagrams?
To give us more writing to complete
So we can pick out the key parts of the diagram.
To pick out the key words.
So we don't have to draw neatly or take a clear photo.
How many degrees North and South of the Equator do the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn lie?
22.5 degrees
23 degrees
23.5 degrees
24 degrees
If you measured a road on the map at 4cm and the scale (ratio) of the map is 1:50,000 how big would that road be in real life.
2 km
200 km
12.5 km
125 km
What does this symbol represent on an OS map?
Grass
Woodland
Trees
Parkland
What does this symbol represent on an OS map?
Train Station
Bus Station
Bus Stop
Taxi Rank
What does this symbol represent on an OS map?
Railway
Footpath
Road
Bridge
How far apart are the contour lines on OS maps?
5 metres
10 metres
20 metres
50 metres
Match this set of contour lines to the correct shape of hill below.
Match this set of contour lines to the correct shape of hill below.
If you travelled from Vienna to Salzburg, which compass point would you be travelling? Make sure you pay attention to the direction of the North arrow!
North
North West
West
South West
If you travelled from Le Mans to Lyon, which compass point would you be travelling? Make sure you pay attention to the direction of the North arrow!
North East
East
South East
South
Which of the shaded colours represents the location of hot deserts?
Which of the following is NOT a major sustainability issue for Dubai?
Water Sources
Space for new Buildings
Energy Sources
Poor Economy
Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 pillars of sustainability?
Social
Economic
Environmental
Human
What process does the diagram show?
Weatherin
Erosion
Transportation
Deposition
Choose the renewable energy source.
Wind
Nuclear
Gas
Oil
What are food miles?
The distance you have to travel to buy food.
The difference between where the food is grown and where it is packaged.
The distance that a food has travelled from where it is grown to where it is sold.
The emissions of a food to get to the supermarket.
Which of the following is the most sustainable management of waste?
Recycling
Reuse
Disposal
Waste Minimisation
