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Geography Mid-Topic Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Blue water is found in?

a)

Saltwater lakes

b)

Oceans

c)

Soil

d)

Freshwater rivers

2.

Can climate change be caused by human activity?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

No evidence for this has yet been found

3.

What is the scientific word for rainfall?

(a)  

4.

How much of the Earth's surface is covered by water?

a)

71%

b)

89%

c)

75%

d)

14%

5.

What percentage of the world's water is fresh?

(a)  

6.

67% of the world's water is locked up where?

(a)  

7.

List one cause that affects the water cycle.

4 lines
8.

Describe in one sentence what a renewable resource is.

4 lines
9.

Identify which resources can be affected by human activity.

(More than one correct answer)

a)

Land resources

b)

Animal resources

c)

Forest resources

d)

Oil resources

e)

Natural Gas resources

10.

Describe what a non-renewable resource is and list one example.

4 lines
11.

Continuous/Constant resources include which of the following.

a)

Fossil Fuels

b)

Air

c)

Solar Energy

d)

Oil

12.

Explain what water as a resource provides humans with.

4 lines
13.

Groundwater flow is stored where?

4 lines
14.

Water vapour rises and turns into liquid is called?

(a)  

15.

The evaporation of water contained in plants is called?

(a)  

16.

The water cycle transfers what in and out of new aquatic ecosystems?

a)

Dust particles

b)

Nutrients

c)

Animals

d)

Pathogens

17.

Deserts are a common place in the world which receive less than how much water annually?

(a)  

18.

How much freshwater is found in rivers, lakes, wetlands and soils?

a)

6.4%

b)

2.2%

c)

0.4%

d)

1.2%

19.

What is the largest freshwater river called?

(a)  

20.

The waterfall with the most water is located in which country?

(a)  

21.

Which country holds the biggest dam?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Australia

c)

China

d)

Peru

22.

The wettest continent in the world is?

a)

Antarctica

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Oceania

23.

Pie Graphs provide us with an overall impression of?

a)

Data

b)

Listings

c)

Numbers

d)

Facts