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13 Common Geo Skills Qs

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Interpret the following SCALE

1: 5,250,000

a)

1cm = 525m

b)

1cm = 5.25km

c)

1cm = 52.5km

d)

1cm = 525km

2.

Sally and Zoe are hiking along a trail. Sally is 350m above sea level whilst Zoe is 850m above sea level. The horizontal distance between them is 1.25km. Calculate the gradient.

a)

1: 2.5

b)

1: 0.4

c)

1: 400

d)

1: 25

3.

What type of Geographical photograph is this?

a)

Ground level

b)

Satellite

c)

Oblique Aerial

d)

Vertical Aerial

4.

What direction is Athens from Komotini?

a)

NNE

b)

SSW

c)

SW

d)

NE

5.

What bearing is Thessaloniki from Athens?

a)

10º

b)

170º

c)

350º

d)

300º

6.

If you flew in a plane in a straight line from Athens to the tourist island of Rhodes, what would the distance travelled be? (use your ruler and the scale to work it out)

a)

400 km

b)

400 miles

c)

600 km

d)

200 km

7.

What physical features are evident in this photo?

a)

Cottages and a road

b)

Mountains and a lake

c)

Vegetation and cottages

d)

Rocks and a road

8.

This photograph was taken at City Beach in Perth at 7.26pm on Jan 5, 2020. What aspect does the photographer have?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

9.

Estimate the area of Chew Valley Lake

a)

0.75 km2

b)

4.6 km2

c)

9.2 km2

d)

16.5 km2

10.

What are Sydney's latitude and longitude co ordinates?

a)

33ºS, 151ºE

b)

28ºS, 171ºE

c)

33ºN, 146ºE

d)

33ºS, 146ºE

11.

Rank the 3 Sources from SMALLEST SCALE to LARGEST SCALE.

a)

Source B, Source C, Source A

b)

Source A, Source B, Source C

c)

Source A, Source C, Source B

d)

Source C, Source B, Source A

12.

How many Greeks are there in their 40s?

a)

425,000

b)

849,000

c)

1, 698,000

d)

1,425,000

13.

Greece's total population in 2018 was 10.74 million. What percentage of this population was aged 5-9 years? (take your time working it out).

a)

4.7%

b)

9.4%

c)

5.5%

d)

18.8%