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Form 4 Geography Diagnostic test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the best definition for migration?

a)

the movement of people from one place to another to live

b)

the movement of people from one place to another for holidays

c)

the movement of people from one country to another to live

d)

the movement of people to and from work

2.

What is the name for migration from the countryside to cities?

a)

urban to rural migration

b)

rural to urban migration

c)

counter-urbanisation

d)

international migration

3.

Which would be an example of forced migration?

a)

better wages

b)

jobs available

c)

nicer climate

d)

war

4.

What is the most accurate name for a person who is forced to leave their home for their own safety?

a)

migrant

b)

immigrant

c)

emigrant

d)

refugee

5.

Which of the following are examples of a physical barrier to migration?

a)

Mountains and rivers

b)

Passports and visas

c)

Security and border patrols

d)

Walls

6.

What is the name given to things that attract us about a place?

a)

Negative factors

b)

Push factors

c)

Pull factors

d)

Neutral factors

7.

Which of the following are all push factors?

a)

low wages, poor health care, good education

b)

good education, high wages, jobs available

c)

war, poor education, low wages

d)

unemployment, poor education, high wages

8.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for Mexican migration to the USA?

a)

higher wages in the USA

b)

racism and discrimination in the USA

c)

poor health care in Mexico

d)

lack of security in some parts of Mexico

9.

Which of the following is an advantage of Mexican migration to the USA for the USA?

a)

money sent home to families in Mexico

b)

loss of young workers

c)

reduced unemployment in Mexico

d)

workers do the jobs no one else wants to do

10.

Which features are shown in the diagram?

a)

Caves, arches, stacks and stumps

b)

A spit

c)

Headlands and bays

d)

A lagoon

11.

Which of the following is a feature of coastal erosion?

a)

spit

b)

headland

c)

meander

d)

beach

12.

What is the feature at B in the diagram called?

a)

stump

b)

stack

c)

arch

d)

cave

13.

What is the name of the feature at C on the diagram?

a)

stump

b)

stack

c)

arch

d)

cave

14.

What is the name given to the layer at the centre of the Earth?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

15.

Why do the tectonic plates move?

a)

gravity

b)

pressure

c)

convection currents in the mantle

d)

electromagnetic currents in the core

16.

Volcanoes and earthquakes usually occur...

a)

Near to plate boundaries

b)

Away from plate boundaries

c)

In the UK

d)

In poorer countries

17.

The inner core in solid due to;

a)

Pressure

b)

gravity

c)

cold

d)

heat

18.

Look at the diagram. What is the name for feature F?

a)

crater

b)

layers of lava and ash

c)

vent

d)

magma chamber

19.

The epicentre is;

a)

the place where an earthquake starts

b)

the place on the surface above the focus of the earthquake

c)

the place most affected by an earthquake

d)

the place where damage from an earthquake is worst

20.

What is the name of the feature on the diagram at letter D?

a)

magma chamber

b)

vent

c)

crater

d)

layers of lava and ash

21.

What is the name for feature G on the diagram?

a)

layers of lava and ash

b)

vent

c)

magma chamber

d)

cloud of ash and gas

22.

Moving from the centre out, what are the main layers of the earth?

a)

Nucleus, core, magma, crust

b)

Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

c)

nucleus, outer nucleus, mantle, crust

d)

Inner Core, mantle, continent, ocean

23.

Mexico City is affected strongly by earthquakes because;

a)

it is built on volcanic rock

b)

it is on a plate boundary

c)

it is built on old lake sediments

d)

it is near to the coast

24.

What is erosion?

a)

the movement of material from one place to another

b)

the breaking down of rock by nature

c)

the wearing away and removal of rock or soil

d)

the dropping of material

25.

What is a meander?

a)

where a river meets the sea

b)

the start of a river

c)

a bend in a river

d)

the edge of a drainage basin

26.

What is the name for a small river that joins a larger one?

a)

source

b)

tributary

c)

distributary

d)

delta

27.

What is the watershed of a drainage basin?

a)

the high land that separates one drainage basin from another

b)

the land drained by a river and its tributaries

c)

when a river splits into smaller channels near its mouth

d)

water falling off leaves and plants to the ground

28.

What is one way the risk of flooding can be reduced?

a)

deforestation

b)

afforestation

c)

urbanisation

d)

making surfaces impermeable to water

29.

Which side of a bend in a river does the water flow faster?

a)

it changes from time to time

b)

outside

c)

inside

d)

it all flows the same speed

30.

Which type of rock would you expect to find at the top of a waterfall?

a)

hard

b)

soft

c)

igneous

d)

sedimentary

31.

What does population density mean?

a)

The way people are spread out

b)

The number of people per unit area

c)

A large number of people in a place

d)

A few people in a place

32.

What does sparsely populated mean?

a)

The way people are spread out

b)

The number of people per unit area

c)

A large number of people in a place

d)

A few people in a place

33.

How can mortality be measured?

a)

Death rates and birth rates

b)

Birth rates and fertility rates

c)

Fertility rates and life expectancy

d)

Death rates and life expectancy

34.

Which of the following is not a factor affecting fertility rates?

a)

education of women

b)

children needed to work or look after elderly parents

c)

infant mortality rate

d)

access to clean water

35.

Which of the following is not a factor affecting mortality (death) rates?

a)

age of the population

b)

access to medical care

c)

availability of contraception

d)

nutrition

36.

What type of graph is shown in the diagram?

a)

line graph

b)

triangular graph

c)

bar chart

d)

scatter graph

37.

According to the graph, which continent generally has the lowest income?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

North America

38.

What type of relationship is shown on the graph?

a)

negative correlationbetween

b)

there is no relationship

c)

positive correlation

d)

the countries with the highest income have the lowest life expectancy

39.

Which type of country often has a population pyramid shaped like this?

a)

Middle income country

b)

More economically developed or richer country

c)

Less economically develope or poorer country

d)

it could be any

40.

What is the birth rate like in the diagram?

a)

High

b)

Low

c)

Increasing

d)

Decreasing

41.

Which feature of a river is shown in the diagram?

a)

meander

b)

rapids

c)

braiding

d)

waterfall

42.

Which process causes the feature shown in the diagram?

a)

erosion

b)

transportation

c)

deposition

d)

weathering

43.

What is the 4 figure grid reference for the mouth of the river?

a)

9677

b)

7796

c)

7895

d)

7795

44.

What is the 6-figure grid reference of the surf club?

a)

770969

b)

775969

c)

775970

d)

7796

45.

What is the relief like in the map extract?

a)

almost flat

b)

very steep slopes

c)

a flat topped hill

d)

hills and valleys

46.

To get from Brooklands to Kaiopoi which direction should you go in?

a)

north

b)

northwest

c)

south

d)

southeast

47.

What can you find at 746946?

a)

oxidation ponds

b)

Kanga

c)

Camp Stewarts

d)

gully

48.

In which direction(s) is the river Waimakiri flowing?

a)

northeast then east

b)

west then southwest

c)

southwest then south

d)

north

49.

From map evidence only, what is the main industry/source of jobs in the map area?

a)

tourism

b)

fishing

c)

car manufacture

d)

farming

50.

Which is the most likely reason the area around 770980 is not built on?

a)

it is in the sea

b)

it is swamp or marsh

c)

it is very steep slopes

d)

it is forest