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Form 3 Geography Diagnostic test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Moving from the centre out, what are the main layers of the earth?

a)

Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

b)

Inner nucleus, outer nucleus, mantle, crust

c)

Core, mantle, continent, ocean

d)

Nucleus, core, magma, crust

2.

Why do the tectonic plates move?

a)

gravity

b)

pressure

c)

convection currents in the mantle

d)

electromagnetic currents in the core

3.

Volcanoes and earthquakes usually occur...

a)

Near to plate boundaries

b)

Away from plate boundaries

c)

In the UK

d)

In poorer countries

4.

The inner core in solid due to;

a)

Pressure

b)

gravity

c)

cold

d)

heat

5.

The epicentre is;

a)

the place where an earthquake starts

b)

the place on the surface above the focus of the earthquake

c)

the place most affected by an earthquake

d)

the place where damage from an earthquake is worst

6.

If a scale shows 1cm = 100m, then 10cm is;

a)

100m

b)

100km

c)

10km

d)

1km

7.

The line of latitude at 23° north is called;

a)

The tropic of cancer

b)

The tropic of Capricorn

c)

The Arctic Circle

d)

The Antarctic Circle

8.

Which direction is the arrow in the diagram facing?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

southeast

d)

southwest

9.

What is a meander?

a)

where a river meets the sea

b)

the start of a river

c)

a bend in a river

d)

the edge of a drainage basin

10.

Which side of a bend in a river does the water flow faster?

a)

it changes from time to time

b)

it all flows the same speed

c)

inside

d)

outside

11.

Which of the following is a good indicator of development?

a)

population density

b)

total population

c)

number of sheep per 1000 people

d)

population growth

12.

Which is an important source of income for Mexico?

a)

oil

b)

gold

c)

diamonds

d)

uranium

13.

What is the meaning of tertiary industry?

a)

getting raw materials from the ground

b)

providing a service

c)

making things from raw materials or components

d)

providing information or skills

14.

What is another name for a herbivore?

a)

producer

b)

primary consumer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

decomposer

15.

Where can you find the tropical rainforest biome?

a)

near the north pole

b)

near the equator

c)

at high latitudes

d)

at high altitudes

16.

What is the natural ecosystem or biome found in much of the north of Mexico?

a)

tropical rainforest

b)

tundra

c)

desert

d)

arctic

17.

Look at the graph. Which country has the highest GDP per person?

a)

Colombia

b)

Sierra Leone

c)

USA

d)

Canada

18.

Look at the graph. Which country has the lowest adult literacy?

a)

USA

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Sierra Leone

19.

When using bearings to describe direction, northeast would be written as;

a)

45°

b)

135°

c)

90°

d)

180°

20.

What does sparsely populated mean?

a)

The way people are spread out

b)

The number of people per unit area

c)

A large number of people in a place

d)

A small number of people in a place

21.

How can mortality be measured?

a)

Death rates and birth rates

b)

Death rates and life expectancy

c)

Fertility rates and life expectancy

d)

Birth rates and fertility rates

22.

Which is an example of a sparsely populated place?

a)

Mexico City

b)

Western Europe

c)

Siberia

d)

Southeast China

23.

Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting fertility rates?

a)

education of women

b)

access to clean water

c)

infant mortality

d)

children needed to work or look after elderly parents

24.

Look at the graph. What type of graph is shown?

a)

line graph

b)

bar chart

c)

population pyramid

d)

scatter graph

25.

Which kind of country does the shape of this graph represent?

a)

richer country

b)

MEDC

c)

poorer country

d)

middle income country

26.

Look at the graph. What is the death rate like?

a)

increasing

b)

decreasing

c)

high

d)

low

27.

What is the highest temperature shown on the graph?

a)

130 degrees

b)

16 degrees

c)

18 degrees

d)

122 degrees

28.

Which month has the lowest rainfall?

a)

May

b)

June

c)

January

d)

February

29.

Look at the map. which letter is southeast of letter D?

a)

F

b)

B

c)

C

d)

G

30.

Which country is an MEDC or HIC?

a)

Haiti

b)

Mexico

c)

USA

d)

Brazil

31.

Which of the following does not cause climate change?

a)

burning fossil fuels

b)

dairy farming

c)

rice growing

d)

travelling by bicycle

32.

Look at the map. Which letter can be found at 60N 120W?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

33.

Which gas causes global warming?

a)

carbon monoxide

b)

nethane

c)

helium

d)

hydrogen

34.

What is the difference between weather and climate?

a)

weather is long term atmospheric conditions, climate is short term atmospheric conditions

b)

weather is short term atmospheric conditions, climate is long term atmospheric conditions

c)

weather is long term geological conditions, climate is short term geological conditions

d)

weather is average atmospheric conditions, climate is day to day conditions of the atmosphere

35.

What is globalisation?

a)

the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide.

b)

worldwide practices adapted to local markets

c)

a movement that aims to create direct long-term trading links with producers and ensure they receive a guaranteed price for their product on favourable financial terms.

d)

the creation and maintenance of unequal relationships between countries, favouring a more powerful country

36.

What is the meaning of the term a hazard?

a)

a major event that causes widespread disruption to a community or region, with significant social, economic and/or environmental losses,

b)

the geographical conditions that increases the susceptibility of a community

c)

a major disaster that causes death or destruction to people, the economy and the environment

d)

a threat (natural or human) that has the potential to cause loss of life, injury, property damage, socio-economic disruption or environmental degradation.

37.

Which would be an example of forced migration?

a)

higher wages

b)

better education opportunities

c)

war

d)

jobs available

38.

Which of the following features of a river is caused by erosion?

a)

levee

b)

watershed

c)

floodplain

d)

waterfall

39.

What is the best definition of cutlure?

a)

the process of the spreading of different traits from one place to another

b)

he language of a country, region or institution that is embedded in law.

c)

the inherited ideas, beliefs, values and knowledge which constitute the shared basis of social action

d)

the traditional music and food of a place

40.

Which is NOT a major cause of territorial conflict?

a)

oil

b)

water

c)

illegal drugs

d)

pirated goods

41.

Which three aspects of development are included in the Human Development Index?

a)

health, wealth and freedom

b)

health, wealth and education

c)

education, population and life expectancy

d)

political freedom, religious freedom and equality

42.

Which is NOT an example of a transnational corporation?

a)

McDonalds

b)

El Globo

c)

Apple

d)

Mercedes

43.

Which is an advantage of TNCs for LEDCs (poor countries)?

a)

jobs are low paid

b)

most of the profit goes overseas

c)

investment in infrastructure

d)

when wages rise the company may go elsewhere

44.

What does relief mean?

a)

the shape of the land

b)

erosion, transportation and deposition

c)

natural resources such as oil, wood and water

d)

the processes which cause the different landforms

45.

What does GIS stand for?

a)

Global information system

b)

Geographical information system

c)

Global international society

d)

Geographical independence society

46.

Which is a positive consequence of migration from Mexico and central America to the USA?

a)

remittances sent back to Mexico

b)

migrants may have to do poorly paid jobs especially if they are illegal

c)

families are dvided

d)

migrants may encounter racism and discrimination

47.

Which group of people are least vulnerable to hazards?

a)

old people

b)

poor people

c)

women

d)

young adults

48.

Which landforms are formed by deposition by the sea?

a)

caves and arches

b)

headlands and stacks

c)

slip off slopes and floodplains

d)

beaches and spits

49.

Which is NOT a reason why tourism has increased in the last 50 years?

a)

Increased migration

b)

More leisure time

c)

Cheaper transport

d)

Increased wealth

50.

Which is NOT an effect of climate change?

a)

rising sea levels

b)

melting of ice sheets and glaciers

c)

burning fossil fuels in transport and power stations

d)

more extreme weather such as floods, droughts and heatwaves