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WorksheetsForm 1 Geography Diagnostic test
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following is NOT an example of a primary industry?
farming
fishing
mining
teaching
Which crop is most widely grown in Mexico?
yam
potatoes
corn/maize
rice
Which of the following is a service industry?
tourism
fishing
manufacturing
farming
Which of the following is a good indicator of development?
population density
population growth
number of sheep per 1000 people
total population
What is the meaning of secondary industry?
providing a service
getting raw materials from the Earth
making things, components or goods
providing information
Which type of industry is most common in LEDCs (poorer countries)?
primary
secondary
tertiary
quaternary
Moving from the centre out, what are the main layers of the earth?
Nucleus, core, magma, crust
Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
Outer nucleus, inner nucleus, mantle, crust
Core, mantle, continent, ocean
Why do the tectonic plates move?
gravity
pressure
convection currents in the mantle
electrical currents in the core
Volcanoes and earthquakes usually occur;
near plate boundaries
in Asia
near the centre of tectonic plates
in poorer countries
The inner core of the Earth is soild due to?
gravity
pressure
heat
cold
Four volcanoes in Mexico are;
Paricutin, Popocatepetl, Colima and Pico de Orizaba
Paricutin, Popocatepetl, Krakatoa and Etna
Paricutin, Popocatepetl, Pico de Orizaba and Vesuvius
Paricutin, Popocatepetl, Nevado de Toluca, Nevado del Ruiz and Etna
Look at the diagram. Letter G is the...
crater
Layers of lava and ash
vent
magma chamber
Look at the diagram. What is the name for feature F?
crater
layers of lava and ash
vent
magma chamber
Look at the diagram. What is feature D?
crater
Layers of lava and ash
vent
magma chamber
The epicentre is;
the place where an earthquake starts
the place on the surface above the focus of the earthquake
the place most affected by an earthquake
the place where damage from an earthquake is worst
What does rural mean?
The countryside, an area where there are more natural features than human ones
Cities, places where there are more human features such as houses and roads
A place where there is no economic activity taking place
A place that is crowded with people, cars and buildings
If a scale shows 1cm = 100m, then 10cm is;
100m
100km
10km
1km
Every good map should include which of the following;
Scale, places, roads rivers
Valleys, rivers, mountains, oceans
Title, cities, roads, key
Scale, title, key, direction
The line of latitude at 23° north is called;
The tropic of cancer
The tropic of Capricorn
The Arctic Circle
The Antarctic Circle
Which direction is the arrow in the diagram facing?
north
south
southeast
southwest
What is a meander?
where a river meets the sea
the start of a river
a bend in a river
the edge of a drainage basin
Which ocean is the largest?
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
Where can you find the tropical rainforest biome?
near the north pole
near the equator
at high latitudes
at high altitudes
What is another name for a herbivore?
producer
primary consumer
secondary consumer
decomposer
What is the name for a group of producers, primary consumers, secondary
consumers and decomposers?
Habitat
food chain or web
natural environment
fauna
What is the natural ecosystem or biome found in much of the north of Mexico?
tropical rainforest
tundra
desert
arctic
When using bearings to describe direction, northeast would be written as;
45°
135°
90°
180°
What does sparsely populated mean?
The way people are spread out
The number of people per unit area
A large number of people in a place
A small number of people in a place
How can mortality be measured?
Death rates and birth rates
Death rates and life expectancy
Fertility rates and life expectancy
Birth rates and fertility rates
Which is an example of a sparsely populated place?
Mexico City
Western Europe
Amazonia
Southeast China
Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting fertility rates?
education of women
access to clean water
infant mortality
children needed to work or look after elderly parents
Look at the graph. What type of graph is shown?
line graph
bar chart
population pyramid
scatter graph
Which kind of country does the shape of this graph represent?
richer country
MEDC
poorer country
middle income country
Look at the graph. What is the birth rate like?
high
low
increasing
impossible to know
What is the highest temperature shown on the graph?
130 degrees
16 degrees
18 degrees
122 degrees
Which month has the lowest rainfall?
May
June
January
February
Which month could you expect more warm, fairly dry days?
January
July
June
August
Look at the map. Which letter is found on the equator?
A
B
E
G
Look at the map. which letter is southeast of letter D?
F
B
C
G
Look at the map. which letter is found in the Pacific Ocean?
D
E
G
H
Which country is an MEDC or HIC?
Haiti
Mexico
USA
Brazil
Which of the following does not cause climate change?
burning fossil fuels
dairy farming
rice growing
travelling by bicycle
Which part of the food chain are also known as herbivores?
producers
primary consumers
secondary consumers
decomposers
. The most densely populated areas of Mexico include;
The Sonora desert and the rainforest
The Valley of Mexico and the Sierra Madre
The Valley of Mexico and the border with the USA
The Yucatan Peninsula and the Sierra Madre
The climate in a tropical rainforest is usually;
cold and wet
hot and wet
cold and dry
hot and dry
Which letter is found at 60N 120W?
A
B
C
D
Which letter is nearest to Mexico?
H
F
D
C
Which letter is in the Pacific Ocean?
A
C
E
G
Which letter is Northeast of letter D?
B
G
F
C
Which ecosytem is the most biodiverse?
desert
tundra
tropcial rainforest
savanna grassland
