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Y8 End of Year Big Fat Geo Quiz

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this landform?
a)
Spit
b)
Sand dune
c)
Stack
d)
Stump
2.
Which is a landform of coastal erosion?
a)
Stack
b)
Spit
c)
Sand Dune
d)
Bar
3.
What is the name for the coastline which has alternating bands of hard and soft rock in the same direction as the coastline?
a)
Discordant
b)
Concordant
4.
What is the first stage in a stack formation?
a)
Arch is formed
b)
Cave is formed
c)
Line of weakness in rock
d)
Stump is formed
5.
I am the type of erosion where sediment scrapes against the headland. What am I?
a)
Attrition
b)
Hydraulic action
c)
Solution
d)
Abrasion
6.
I happen when the waves don't have enough energy to carry sediment
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Swash
d)
Backwash
7.
I transport material along a beach. What am I.
a)
Longshore Drift
b)
Longshape Drift
c)
Longnose Drift
d)
Longway drift
8.
I am the forward motion of waves
a)
Backwash
b)
Swash
9.
What ecosystem forms behind a spit?
a)
Sand Dune
b)
Salt Marsh
c)
Coral Reef
d)
Mangrove
10.
The type of erosion that occurs when pebbles bang together
a)
Abrasion
b)
Attrition
c)
Hydraulic action
d)
Solution
11.

Where can headlands and bays form?

a)

When a stretch of coastline is formed from different types of rock

b)

When a stretch of coastline is formed from hard rock

c)

When a stretch of coastline is formed from soft rock

12.

Which of these is the definition for hydraulic action?

a)

Bits of rock and sand grind down the coast line like sandpaper

b)

The waves smash rocks and pebbles into the shore, and each other, they break and become smoother

c)

Acids contained in the water will dissolve some types of rock

d)

Air may become trapped in cracks in the coast. The trapped air is compressed which weakens the rocks

13.

What is this type of wave?

a)

Constructive wave

b)

Destructive wave

14.

Identify the coastal defense feature.

a)

groyne

b)

sea wall

c)

gabion

d)

revetment

15.

Identify the coastal defense feature.

a)

revetment

b)

sea wall

c)

groyne

d)

breakwaters

16.

Identify the coastal defense feature.

a)

sea wall

b)

revetment

c)

gabion

d)

groyne

17.

Identify the coastal defense feature.

a)

sea wall

b)

revetment

c)

rock armour

d)

groyne

18.

The size of the waves depends on the...

a)

Length of fetch

b)

Tilting of the Earth

c)

Duration of wind blowing for

d)

Speed of the wind

19.

What is one way that authority could do to stop beaches from being carried away by longshore drift?

a)

Beach nourishment

b)

Revetments

c)

Build groynes

d)

Build a sea wall

20.

Before this landform was formed, it was once a...

a)

Bay

b)

Cave

c)

Stack

d)

Stump

21.

Which of the following is the average age a person lives to in a place?

a)

GNI per capita

b)

adult literacy rate

c)

life expectancy

d)

LEDC

22.

What is the infant mortality rate?

a)

babies under 1 year old who die per 1000

b)

children under 5 years old who die per 100

c)

babies under 1 year old who die per 100

d)

children under 5 years old who die per 1000

23.

What is the GNI per capita?

a)

people who can read and write

b)

the jobs people do

c)

average income per person

d)

children per woman

24.

An MEDC or HIC will have most people in which sector of employment?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

25.

Which will be the largest sector of employment in an LEDC or LIC?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

26.

Which is NOT a good indicator of development?

a)

population growth

b)

birth rate

c)

death rate

d)

population density

27.

Which three areas are included in the HDI?

a)

births, deaths and fertility

b)

health, wealth and education

c)

health, education and nutrition

d)

jobs, wealth and trade

28.

Which country is the odd one out in terms of level of development?

a)

USA

b)

UK

c)

Haiti

d)

Japan

29.

Which country would you expect to have the longest life expectancy?

a)

Haiti

b)

Mexico

c)

Japan

30.

How fast the population in a place is increasing or decreasing is the...

a)

population density

b)

population distribution

c)

population growth

31.

What does calorie consumption per day tell us?

a)

whether people have a healthy diet

b)

whether people have enough to eat

c)

how well educated people are

d)

how much electricity people use

32.

Which type of countries have the highest energy consumption?

a)

LEDCs or LICs

b)

NICs or MICs

c)

MEDCs or HICs

d)

they all have the same consumption

33.

What is the name of the top-down project in Ghana?

a)

Akosam Dam

b)

Hydroelectric Wells

c)

Hand Dug Wells

d)

Akosombo Dam

34.

Which of the following are characteristics of a bottom up approach?

a)

Cheap

b)

Led by government

c)

Local people have a say in development

d)

Large scale projects

35.

What does HDI stand for?

(a)  

36.
The weather is...
a)
The typical state of the atmosphere in a long period of time.
b)
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time. 
37.
The climate is... 
a)
The typical state of the atmosphere over a long period of time. 
b)
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time. 
38.
Which factor does NOT affect temperature: 
a)
Latitude.
b)
Distance from the sea.
c)
Longitude. 
d)
Altitude.
39.

Areas near the sea are cooler in summer and warmer in winter.

a)

True

b)

False

40.
Which instrument measures how much precipitation has fallen?
a)
Rain Gauge
b)
Anemometer
c)
Thermometer
d)
Weather Balloon
41.
Which instrument measures the temperature of the air?
a)
Thermometer
b)
Rain Gauge
c)
Anemometer
d)
Hygrometer
42.
Which instrument measures air pressure
a)
Anemometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Hygrometer
d)
Wind Vane
43.
Which instrument measures wind speed?
a)
Anemometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Hygrometer
d)
Wind Vane
44.
Which instrument shows how much water vapor or moisture is in the air?
a)
Anemometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Hygrometer
d)
Wind Vane
45.
Which instrument shows the direction that wind is coming from?
a)
Doppler Radar
b)
Weather Satelite
c)
Wind Vane
d)
Hygrometer
46.
What instrument is this?
a)
Anemomter
b)
Barometer
c)
Hygrometer
d)
Wind Vane
47.
What instrument is this?
a)
Wind Vane
b)
Weather Satellite
c)
Barometer
d)
Anemometer
48.
Which way does a wind vane point?
a)
The direction the wind is coming from
b)
The direction the wind is blowing
49.

Select the answer that displays the picture of a barometer.

a)
b)
c)
50.

Which instrument is used to measure air pressure?

a)

thermometer

b)

anemometer

c)

barometer

d)

weather vane

51.

The amount of water vapor in the air is known as ___.

a)

dew point

b)

humidty

c)

relative humidity

d)

rain

52.
What does high humidity mean?
a)
It is cold. 
b)
It is hot. 
c)
There is a little evaporated water in the air. 
d)
There is a lot of evaporated water in the air. 
53.
  1. Which of the following is a true statement about hurricanes?
a)

They only affect the tropical areas

b)

They cannot be measured on any scientific scale

c)

Their winds are always above 74 miles per hour

d)

They cause more deaths every year than tornadoes and earthquakes

54.
  1. Which word best describes the eye of a hurricane?
a)

Tranquil

b)

Stormy

c)

Windy

d)

Cold

55.

If a hurricane destroyed an entire U.S. city, what category would it most likely be?

a)

Category 1 or 2

b)

Category A or B

c)

Category X or Y

d)

Category 4 or 5

56.

Which country would most likely be affected by a typhoon?

a)

The United States

b)

Japan

c)

Spain

d)

Brazil

57.

What happens immediately after a hurricane makes landfall?

a)

It gets stronger

b)

It gets weaker

c)

Its winds pick up speed

d)

It starts hailing

58.

What is a hurricane?

a)

is a type of natural disaster

b)

is a storm that happen over open water

c)

is a spiral of heavy winds

d)

is a mixture of hot and cold air