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Year 8 Great Big GEOGRAPHY Quizizz of the year

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is an example of a greenhouse gas?
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Oxygen
d)
Neon
2.
Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?
a)

atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960

b)

humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels

c)

atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

3.

What is life expectancy?

a)

the minimum income required to meet basic needs

b)

number of years that a person in a place can expect to live

c)

having more people in an area than an area can support

d)

the number of years to reach the poverty line

4.

A HDI score of 0.4 demonstrates ....

a)

A very high level of development

b)

A high level of development

c)

A low level of development

d)

A very low level of development

5.
Glaciers form when _____.
a)
less snow falls than melts 
b)
more snow falls than melts 
c)
less rain falls than freezes 
d)
more rain falls than freezes 
6.

How do glaciers erode land?

a)

By picking up soil and rocks and scraping them across the landscape

b)

By picking up water from lakes and streams and carrying it to the ocean

c)

By causing rain and snow in an area

d)

By lowering the atmospheric pressure, causing intense windstorms

7.

What are jagged ridges that form on mountains called?

a)

U0shaped valleys

b)

cirques

c)

aretes

d)

horns

8.
_____ are enormous boulders transported and deposited by glaciers, often far from their source region.
a)
Till
b)
Erratics
c)
Moraines
d)
Fjords
9.

The diagram represents a stream valley. Which diagram below best shows how this valley might be modified after a glacier has moved through it?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

What is plucking?

a)

When rocks become frozen into the glacier and are 'plucked' out when the glacier moves

b)

When rocks scrape the bottom of the corrie

c)

When cracks in rocks fill with water and freeze when it is colder

11.
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
a)
Energy from the Sun
b)
Magnetic Pole Reversal
c)
Convection currents in the mantle
d)
Faults in Mountain Ranges
12.

Which of Earth's outermost layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Mantle

d)

Outer Core

13.

How fast do the continental plates move?

a)

2 cm a month

b)

5 cm a month

c)

5 cm a year

d)

10 cm a year

14.

Look at the map. What is C?

a)

The Tropic of Capricorn

b)

The Prime Meridian

c)

The Antartic Circle

d)

The Tropic of Cancer

15.

Look at the map. What is D?

a)

The Prime Meridian

b)

The Arctic Circle

c)

The Equator

d)

The Tropic of Capricorn

16.

Look at the map. What is A?

a)

The Prime Meridian

b)

The Tropic of Cancer

c)

The Equator

d)

The Arctic Circle

17.

The correct definition for a CONTINENT is...

a)

A large land mass containing one or more countries

b)

A political boundary for a particular government

c)

Africa

d)

The line that separates one country from another

18.

NE would be found at which letter?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

NW would be found at which letter?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

What continent is this?

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

21.

Migration is

a)

Movement from one place to another

b)

stay at one place

c)

push

d)

pull

22.

The people who leave their country to settle elsewhere

a)

Immigrants

b)

Emigrants

c)

Refugees

d)

None of these

23.

An example of an environmental factor that causes migration.

a)

Floods

b)

War

24.

I left the UK for a new life in the Middle East

a)

I emigrated from the UK

b)

I immigrated from the UK

25.

 

Brian is part of the Tutsi people from Rwanda that are treated very badly, often killed for being who they are. This is an example of a?

a)

Refugee

b)

Economic Migrant

26.
What desert is located at number 1? 
a)
Sahara 
b)
Sahel 
c)
Kalahari 
d)
Nile 
27.
What river is located near number 3? 
a)
Congo River 
b)
Niger River 
c)
Nile River 
d)
Amazon River 
28.

Which number correctly identifies the Congo River/Rain Forest?

a)

18

b)

17

c)

19

d)

16

29.

Africa is the ___.

a)

largest continent

b)

2nd largest continent

c)

3rd largest continent

30.

Which region of Africa is shaded yellow?

a)

North Africa

b)

Southern Africa

c)

East Africa

d)

West Africa

e)

Central Africa

31.

Which region of Africa is shaded red?

a)

North Africa

b)

Southern Africa

c)

East Africa

d)

West Africa

e)

Central Africa

32.

Which region of Africa is shaded purple

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

e)

Central

33.

Which country is shaded blue?

a)

Kenya

b)

Egypt

c)

Sudan

d)

Nigeria

34.

What is the largest city in Nigeria?

a)

Lagos

b)

Abuja

c)

New York

35.

Where is Nigeria on this map?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

36.

After looking at Nigeria's Population Pyramid what is the largest age group of males and females?

a)

15-19

b)

5-9

c)

10-14

d)

0-4

37.

What does COP stand for?

a)

Conference of the Politicians

b)

Conference of the Parties

c)

Conference on Pollution

38.

COP is a summit about .......

a)

Climate Change

b)

Petrol Companies

c)

Education

d)

Recycling

39.

What are the three fossil fuels?

a)

Coal, Oil and Nuclear Power

b)

Oil, Natural Gas and Solar

c)

Oil, Natural Gas and Coal

d)

Coal, Oil and Wood

40.

What does the acronym AOSIS stand for at the COP summit?

a)

Association of smart indigenous settlers

b)

Association of small island states

c)

Association of seas, islands and sunshine

d)

Association of superb island sites