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GWC S1 Geography Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name given to all of the imaginary lines which go around the world in a West-East direction?

a)

Lines of Latitude

b)

Lines of Longitude

c)

The Equator

d)

The Prime Meridian

2.

Which of the following is one of the 3 strands of Geography?

a)

Physics

b)

Environmental

c)

People

d)

The World

3.

Which 2 of the following are strand of Geography?

a)

Human

b)

Global

c)

Mapping

d)

Physical

4.

Why do we annotate (label) diagrams?

a)

To give us more writing to complete

b)

So we can pick out the key parts of the diagram.

c)

To pick out the key words.

d)

So we don't have to draw neatly or take a clear photo.

5.

How many degrees North and South of the Equator do the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn lie?

a)

22.5 degrees

b)

23 degrees

c)

23.5 degrees

d)

24 degrees

6.

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.

a)

2 km

b)

200 km

c)

12.5 km

d)

125 km

7.

What does this symbol represent on an OS map?

a)

Grass

b)

Woodland

c)

Trees

d)

Parkland

8.

What does this symbol represent on an OS map?

a)

Train Station

b)

Bus Station

c)

Bus Stop

d)

Taxi Rank

9.

What does this symbol represent on an OS map?

a)

Railway

b)

Footpath

c)

Road

d)

Bridge

10.

How far apart are the contour lines on OS maps?

a)

5 metres

b)

10 metres

c)

20 metres

d)

50 metres

11.

Match this set of contour lines to the correct shape of hill below.

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Match this set of contour lines to the correct shape of hill below.

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

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!

a)

North

b)

North West

c)

West

d)

South West

14.

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!

a)

North East

b)

East

c)

South East

d)

South

15.

Which of the shaded colours represents the location of hot deserts?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Which of the following is NOT a major sustainability issue for Dubai?

a)

Water Sources

b)

Space for new Buildings

c)

Energy Sources

d)

Poor Economy

17.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 pillars of sustainability?

a)

Social

b)

Economic

c)

Environmental

d)

Human

18.

What process does the diagram show?

a)

Weatherin

b)

Erosion

c)

Transportation

d)

Deposition

19.

Choose the renewable energy source.

a)

Wind

b)

Nuclear

c)

Gas

d)

Oil

20.

What are food miles?

a)

The distance you have to travel to buy food.

b)

The difference between where the food is grown and where it is packaged.

c)

The distance that a food has travelled from where it is grown to where it is sold.

d)

The emissions of a food to get to the supermarket.

21.

Which of the following is the most sustainable management of waste?

a)

Recycling

b)

Reuse

c)

Disposal

d)

Waste Minimisation