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WorksheetsForm 2 Geography Diagnostic test
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Moving from the centre out, what are the main layers of the earth?
Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
Inner nucleus, outer nucleus, mantle, crust
Core, mantle, continent, ocean
Nucleus, core, magma, crust
Why do the tectonic plates move?
gravity
pressure
convection currents in the mantle
electromagnetic currents in the core
Volcanoes and earthquakes usually occur...
Near to plate boundaries
Away from plate boundaries
In the UK
In poorer countries
The inner core in solid due to;
Pressure
gravity
cold
heat
Look at the diagram. Letter G is the...
crater
Layers of lava and ash
vent
magma chamber
Look at the diagram. What is the name for feature F?
crater
layers of lava and ash
vent
magma chamber
Look at the diagram. What is feature D?
crater
Layers of lava and ash
vent
magma chamber
The epicentre is;
the place where an earthquake starts
the place on the surface above the focus of the earthquake
the place most affected by an earthquake
the place where damage from an earthquake is worst
What does rural mean?
The countryside, an area where there are more natural features than human ones
Cities, places where there are more human features such as houses and roads
A place where there is no economic activity taking place
A place that is crowded with people, cars and buildings
If a scale shows 1cm = 100m, then 10cm is;
100m
100km
10km
1km
Every good map should include which of the following;
Scale, places, roads rivers
Valleys, rivers, mountains, oceans
Title, cities, roads, key
Scale, title, key, direction
The line of latitude at 23° north is called;
The tropic of cancer
The tropic of Capricorn
The Arctic Circle
The Antarctic Circle
Which direction is the arrow in the diagram facing?
north
south
southeast
southwest
Which is the correct order going from smallest to largest settlement size?
Town, city, village, hamlet
Village, hamlet, city, town
Hamlet, village, town, city
City, town, village, hamlet
Which service would you expect to find in a village?
university
small shop
cinema
ice skating rink
What is a meander?
where a river meets the sea
the start of a river
a bend in a river
the edge of a drainage basin
Which side of a bend in a river does the water flow faster?
it changes from time to time
it all flows the same speed
inside
outside
Which ocean is the largest?
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
Which of the following is NOT an example of a primary industry?
Farming
Fishing
Mining
Teaching
Which of the following is a good indicator of development?
population density
total population
number of sheep per 1000 people
population growth
Which is an important source of income for Mexico?
oil
gold
diamonds
uranium
What is the meaning of tertiary industry?
getting raw materials from the ground
providing a service
making things from raw materials or components
providing information or skills
Which type of industry is most common in poorer countries?
quaternary
tertiary
secondary
primary
What is a biome?
a large ecosystem
a small ecosystem
a natural hazard
a natural disaster
What is another name for a herbivore?
producer
primary consumer
secondary consumer
decomposer
Where can you find the tropical rainforest biome?
near the north pole
near the equator
at high latitudes
at high altitudes
What is the name for a group of producers, primary consumers, secondary
consumers and decomposers?
Habitat
food chain or web
natural environment
fauna
What is the natural ecosystem or biome found in much of the north of Mexico?
tropical rainforest
tundra
desert
arctic
What is the climate like in a tropical rainforest?
hot and wet
hot and dry
cold and wet
cold and dry
Look at the graph. Which country has the highest GDP per person?
Colombia
Sierra Leone
USA
Canada
Look at the graph. Which country has the lowest adult literacy?
USA
China
India
Sierra Leone
When using bearings to describe direction, northeast would be written as;
45°
135°
90°
180°
What does sparsely populated mean?
The way people are spread out
The number of people per unit area
A large number of people in a place
A small number of people in a place
How can mortality be measured?
Death rates and birth rates
Death rates and life expectancy
Fertility rates and life expectancy
Birth rates and fertility rates
Which is an example of a sparsely populated place?
Mexico City
Western Europe
Amazonia
Southeast China
Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting fertility rates?
education of women
access to clean water
infant mortality
children needed to work or look after elderly parents
Look at the graph. What type of graph is shown?
line graph
bar chart
population pyramid
scatter graph
Which kind of country does the shape of this graph represent?
richer country
MEDC
poorer country
middle income country
Look at the graph. What is the birth rate like?
high
low
increasing
impossible to know
Look at the graph. What is the death rate like?
increasing
decreasing
high
low
What is the highest temperature shown on the graph?
130 degrees
16 degrees
18 degrees
122 degrees
Which month has the lowest rainfall?
May
June
January
February
Which month could you expect more warm, fairly dry days?
January
July
June
August
Look at the map. Which letter is found on the equator?
A
B
E
G
Look at the map. which letter is southeast of letter D?
F
B
C
G
Look at the map. which letter is found in the Pacific Ocean?
D
E
G
H
Which country is an MEDC or HIC?
Haiti
Mexico
USA
Brazil
Which of the following does not cause climate change?
burning fossil fuels
dairy farming
rice growing
travelling by bicycle
Which part of the food chain are also known as herbivores?
producers
primary consumers
secondary consumers
decomposers
Look at the map. Which letter can be found at 60N 120W?
A
B
C
D
