WorksheetsYear 9 Geography Revision
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 19mins
What does HDI stand for?
(a)
What is HDI made up of?
life expectancy, GDP per capita and money
school life expectancy, life expectancy and GNI per capita
literacy rate, life expectancy and GNI per capita
literacy rate, health, and GNI per capita
The higher the life expectancy the more developed the country
true
false
Adult Literacy Rate
Number of people who can read
Average Number of people who can read and write
Percentage of people over 18 who can read and write
Percentage of people who can read and write
Examples of human tourist attractions
Theme Park
Beach
Restaurant
Market
Examples of physical tourist attractions
Hotel
Beach
Mountain
Lake
Preservation of animals and their habitat is an example of
positive economic impact.
negative economic impact.
positive environmental impact.
negative environmental impact.
Which of the following is a negative economic impact?
increase employment opportunities
seasonal unemployment
increase congestion
dilution of culture
Which of the following is a negative social impact?
increase in crime rate
increase in congestion
increase in carbon footprint
increase in pollution
Which of the following is a positive impact of tourism on the environment?
Vandalism
Increased littering
Conservation of natural environments
Increased congestion
What is one disadvantage of socio-cultural impact of tourism?
Preservation of local customs and heritage
Dilution of local customs and heritage
Seasonal umeployment
Underuse of facilities at certain times of the year
Select two (2) immediate negative impacts of tourism.
deforestation
population increase
increased pollution
over population
wide spread diseases
Select two (2) immediate benefits of tourism.
deforestation
population decrease
increased revenue
lower birth rate
improved development
Which is NOT a management strategy for defending the coast?
Hard engineering
Soft engineering
Managed engineering
Managed retreat
Groynes are an effective technique because they slow down the process of what occurring?
Transportation
Longshore drift
Nearshore drift
Deposition
How do groynes work to protect the coastline?
They trap sediment by slowing down longshore drift, thereby building up a wide beach
They absorb wave energy so that the cliffs behind are protected
They act as a hard rock barrier at foot of cliff to provide a buffer again the sea
They allow rapid longshore drift along the coastline
If the photo is facing south, which direction is longshore drift working in?
west to east
east to west
south to north
north to south
What is the main disadvantage of using groynes?
They can starve other beaches of sediment
Look ugly and unnatural
Expensive
Which two coastal management structures can you see
Sea wall and gabions
Groyne and rock armour
Gabions and groynes
Sea wall and rock armour
Why are hard engineering approaches less commonly used now? (Choose 2)
They are cheaper and don't last for long
They are expensive and involve high maintenance costs
They can cause accelerated erosion rates further down the coastline and look unnatural
Most coastal areas do not have valuable land and property to protect
Which of these is NOT a soft engineering strategy?
Beach nourishment
Beach reprofiling
Sand dune regeneration
Gabions
Beach nourishment is .... (choose 2)
when and or shingle is moved from the front to back of the beach by bulldozers
When marram grass is planted to stabilise the beach
A more sustainable form of protecting the coastline
when and sand or shingle is dredged offshore and dumped onto beaches
Managed retreat is a deliberate policy of allowing the sea to _________ or erode an area of low value land
flood
deposit
transport
protect
What is the GNI per capita?
people who can read and write
the jobs people do
average income per person
children per woman
Which is NOT a good indicator of development?
population growth
birth rate
death rate
population density
With a ................................... wave, the swash is stronger than the backwash.
destructive
constructive
swash
backwash
With a ................................... wave, the backwash is stronger than the swash.
destructive
constructive
swash
backwash
This coastline was created due to...
Erosion
Deposition
Using your phone in class
Both
Force of waves hits cliffs forcing pockets of air into cracks causing minor explosions
Abrasion
Solution
Hydraulic Action
Attrition
