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WorksheetsY8 End of Year Big Fat Geo Quiz
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 32mins
Where can headlands and bays form?
When a stretch of coastline is formed from different types of rock
When a stretch of coastline is formed from hard rock
When a stretch of coastline is formed from soft rock
Which of these is the definition for hydraulic action?
Bits of rock and sand grind down the coast line like sandpaper
The waves smash rocks and pebbles into the shore, and each other, they break and become smoother
Acids contained in the water will dissolve some types of rock
Air may become trapped in cracks in the coast. The trapped air is compressed which weakens the rocks
What is this type of wave?
Constructive wave
Destructive wave
Identify the coastal defense feature.
groyne
sea wall
gabion
revetment
Identify the coastal defense feature.
revetment
sea wall
groyne
breakwaters
Identify the coastal defense feature.
sea wall
revetment
gabion
groyne
Identify the coastal defense feature.
sea wall
revetment
rock armour
groyne
The size of the waves depends on the...
Length of fetch
Tilting of the Earth
Duration of wind blowing for
Speed of the wind
What is one way that authority could do to stop beaches from being carried away by longshore drift?
Beach nourishment
Revetments
Build groynes
Build a sea wall
Before this landform was formed, it was once a...
Bay
Cave
Stack
Stump
Which of the following is the average age a person lives to in a place?
GNI per capita
adult literacy rate
life expectancy
LEDC
What is the infant mortality rate?
babies under 1 year old who die per 1000
children under 5 years old who die per 100
babies under 1 year old who die per 100
children under 5 years old who die per 1000
What is the GNI per capita?
people who can read and write
the jobs people do
average income per person
children per woman
An MEDC or HIC will have most people in which sector of employment?
primary
secondary
tertiary
Which will be the largest sector of employment in an LEDC or LIC?
primary
secondary
tertiary
Which is NOT a good indicator of development?
population growth
birth rate
death rate
population density
Which three areas are included in the HDI?
births, deaths and fertility
health, wealth and education
health, education and nutrition
jobs, wealth and trade
Which country is the odd one out in terms of level of development?
USA
UK
Haiti
Japan
Which country would you expect to have the longest life expectancy?
Haiti
Mexico
Japan
How fast the population in a place is increasing or decreasing is the...
population density
population distribution
population growth
What does calorie consumption per day tell us?
whether people have a healthy diet
whether people have enough to eat
how well educated people are
how much electricity people use
Which type of countries have the highest energy consumption?
LEDCs or LICs
NICs or MICs
MEDCs or HICs
they all have the same consumption
What is the name of the top-down project in Ghana?
Akosam Dam
Hydroelectric Wells
Hand Dug Wells
Akosombo Dam
Which of the following are characteristics of a bottom up approach?
Cheap
Led by government
Local people have a say in development
Large scale projects
What does HDI stand for?
(a)
Areas near the sea are cooler in summer and warmer in winter.
True
False
Select the answer that displays the picture of a barometer.
Which instrument is used to measure air pressure?
thermometer
anemometer
barometer
weather vane
The amount of water vapor in the air is known as ___.
dew point
humidty
relative humidity
rain
- Which of the following is a true statement about hurricanes?
They only affect the tropical areas
They cannot be measured on any scientific scale
Their winds are always above 74 miles per hour
They cause more deaths every year than tornadoes and earthquakes
- Which word best describes the eye of a hurricane?
Tranquil
Stormy
Windy
Cold
If a hurricane destroyed an entire U.S. city, what category would it most likely be?
Category 1 or 2
Category A or B
Category X or Y
Category 4 or 5
Which country would most likely be affected by a typhoon?
The United States
Japan
Spain
Brazil
What happens immediately after a hurricane makes landfall?
It gets stronger
It gets weaker
Its winds pick up speed
It starts hailing
What is a hurricane?
is a type of natural disaster
is a storm that happen over open water
is a spiral of heavy winds
is a mixture of hot and cold air
