WorksheetsGeography Competition 2021
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the following best describes the difference between climate and weather?
Climate is long-term patterns, weather is short-term patterns
Both climate and weather are long-term patterns
Both climate and weather are long-term patterns
Climate is short-term patterns, weather is long-term patterns
How does plant life impact climate?
It makes climate more unpredictable
It increases temperature but not precipitation
It increases both temperature and precipitation
It has no effect on climate
Which of the following situations would you expect weather to be the warmest?
High latitude, low elevation
Low latitude, high elevation
Low latitude, low elevation
High latitude, high elevation
Which statement is true?
Warm air is dense so it sinks, cold air isn't so it rises
Cold air is dense so it sinks, warm air isn't so it rises
Warm and cold air can randomly rise and sink
Warm and cold air don't move
Select the 2 air circulation cells that rotate in the same direction
Hadley
Ferrel
Polar
Under which air circulation cell would the MOST types of climates be found?
Hadley
Ferrel
Polar
None of the above
Select the 2 types of prevailing winds that blow in the same direction
Tropical Easterlies/Trade Winds
Prevailing Westerlies
Polar Easterlies
Which climate type is most abundant on Earth?
A (Tropical)
B (Dry)
C (Temperate)
D (Continental)
E (Polar)
What do all 3 types of topographic have in common?
Have color
Color-coded based on actual topography
Show elevation
Color-coded based on elevation
In Cairo, IL, the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers merge, this is called what?
Delta/mouth/estuary
Brook
Creek
Confluence
How does water vapor (humidity) stabilize temperature?
Water vapor temperature is easy to change
Water vapor temperature is not easy to change
None of the above
Which continent is home to the world's longest river?
The Americas
Oceania
Africa
Asia
Europe
Which of the following would best describe countries like Indonesia and the Philippines?
Islands
Isthmi
Archipelagoes
Peninsulas
Which type of island is the most common in the world?
Oceanic
Tidal
Barrier
Continental
Which ocean is the world's largest?
Atlantic
Pacific
Southern
Indian
Arctic
Excluding Australia and Antarctica, which continent hosts the world's largest island?
N. America
S. America
Africa
Asia
Europe
What is the minimum height for a mountain?
500 ft.
1000 ft.
1500 ft.
2000 ft.
Which type of map projection is used for navigation?
Peters
Mercator
Mollweide
Any of the above
Which of the following would the Kurds be?
Nation-state
Multistate nation
Multination state
Stateless nation
Which of the following would the Arabs be?
Nation-state
Multistate nation
Multination state
Stateless nation
Which of the following would the former Soviet Union be?
Nation-state
Multistate nation
Multination state
Stateless nation
What type of boundary dispute would occur when a river keeps changing course?
Defintional
Operation
Locational
Allocational
Nakhchivan (yellow) is part of Azerbaijan bordering Armenia and Iran. Is it an enclave or exclave?
Enclave
Exclave
Either
Neither
What type of population would students in a class be?
Finite
Existent
Hypothetical
Uncountable
The number of crops on a farm would be what type of population?
Finite
Existent
Hypothetical
Uncountable
Populations with a high count of young and elderly would be what?
Expansive
Constrictive
Stationary
Populations with a high number of young and low number of elderly would be what?
Expansive
Constrictive
Stationary
What is the population density if the population is 78M and the area is 13K sq. mi.?
6 people / sq mi.
600 people / sq mi.
60 people / sq mi.
6000 people / sq mi.
A declining NIR does what?
Slows fertility rate
Slows population growth rate
Increases population growth rate
Increases fertility rate
Select all which DIRECTLY increase as a result of higher fertility rates
NIR
CBR
CDR
A country's GDP is $3T with a population of 100M, what is the GDP per capita?
$3000
$30000
$300
$300000
Which type of population density shows how many people an area can support?
Arithmetic
Physiological
Agricultural
Refugees leaving Syria would be an example of what?
Migration
Emigration
Immigration
Burmese people permanently settling in Bangladesh would be an example of what?
Migration
Emigration
Immigration
Tiebreaker: If given two currencies, how is the stronger currency determined?
More units = stronger PPP
Fewer units = stronger PPP
Units of currency are irrelevant
