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Geography year 7 baseline test

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which three countries are in Great Britain? Tick three.

a)

England

b)

Scotland

c)

Republic of Ireland

d)

Wales

2.

Which country is not in the United Kingdom?

a)

England

b)

Northern Ireland

c)

Scotland

d)

Republic of Ireland

3.

Which continent is China in?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Oceania

4.

Which country is London the capital of?

a)

Scotland

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Wales

5.

How many continents are there in the World?

a)

10

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

6.

On a map, what would this symbol represent?

a)

Car park

b)

Pub

c)

Picnic site

d)

Road

7.

What is this?

a)

A compass

b)

A ruler

c)

A north circle

d)

A croquett

8.

What are main the compass directions?

a)

North, East, Went, Spot

b)

Up, Left, Right, Down

c)

North, East, South, West

d)

Never, Eat, Shredded, Wheat

9.

If 1cm = 2km, what does 2cm = ?

a)

4km

b)

1km

c)

10km

d)

5km

10.

Look at the map above. What is the correct 4 figure grid reference for Nicols Field?

a)

4545

b)

3045

c)

3044

d)

3345

11.

Tick the false statement.

a)

There is a bridge along the River Mole.

b)

The railway line runs next to the A24 road.

c)

There is a lot of woodland in grid square 3144.

d)

The B2209 is in two grid squares.

12.

What does this picture show?

a)

A waterfall

b)

Rapids

c)

A mountain

d)

A lake

13.

'Erosion' means the wearing away of material.


Which type of rock will erode faster?

a)

Hard rock

b)

Soft rock

14.

Read the passage from a flood event which happened in 2019:


An independent review is to be held into flooding which led to hundreds of people being forced out of their homes. Heavy rainfall caused the River Steeping to burst its banks at Wainfleet in Lincolnshire on 12 June. About 580 homes were evacuated, with some people not expecting to be able to return for months. One resident said the floods had "absolutely devastated" his family and he wanted to make sure it "will never happen again".


What was the cause of the flood?

a)

580 homes were evacuated

b)

Heavy rainfall

c)

The river burst its banks

d)

An independent review

15.

Read the passage from a flood event which happened in 2019:


An independent review is to be held into flooding which led to hundreds of people being forced out of their homes. Heavy rainfall caused the River Steeping to burst its banks at Wainfleet in Lincolnshire on 12 June. About 580 homes were evacuated, with some people not expecting to be able to return for months. One resident said the floods had "absolutely devastated" his family and he wanted to make sure it "will never happen again".


Tick two effects of the flood.

a)

580 homes were evacuated.

b)

Heavy rainfall.

c)

A resident said his family was "absolutely devastated"

d)

Cars were damaged.

16.

Which three things would cause a flood?

a)

Heavy rainfall.

b)

A blockage in the river.

c)

Lots of cars.

d)

Concrete surroundings.

17.

What does this diagram show?

a)

The ocean cycle

b)

The rain cycle

c)

The water cycle

d)

The weather cycle

18.

Define evaporation.

a)

Water turning from a gas to a liquid.

b)

Liquid transporting along rivers.

c)

Water turning from ice to a liquid.

d)

Water turning from a liquid to a gas.

19.

Where is the mouth of a river?

a)

On its face

b)

Where the river enters the sea or a lake

c)

Where the river starts

d)

The middle of the river

20.

What is the difference between the 'river bed' and the 'river banks'?

a)

The bed is the bottom of the river and the banks are the sides.

b)

The bed is the side of the river and the banks are at the bottom.

c)

Bed and banks don't exist in a river.

d)

The banks have plants on and the bed does not.

21.

Tick the biggest type of settlement.

a)

Village

b)

City

c)

Town

d)

Megacity

22.

What does 'urban' mean?

a)

A built-up area.

b)

The countryside.

c)

Roads.

d)

Mountains.

23.

Where would you find a 'rural' settlement?

a)

In the city.

b)

On an island.

c)

In the countryside.

d)

Next to a railway line.

24.

What are problems that might occur in a city area? Tick 2.

a)

Pollution

b)

Cheap houses

c)

Traffic congestion

d)

Bad weather

25.

What is 'population'?

a)

All of the people who live in a certain area.

b)

The study of mountains and rivers.

c)

The amount of pop a shop sells.

d)

The people who work in a city.

26.

Which settlement would have a bigger population?

a)

Hamlet

b)

City

c)

Town

d)

Village

27.

Where would you normally expect to find banks and offices in a city?

a)

In the town centre

b)

On the outskirts

c)

In a residential area

d)

Next to a park

28.

If something is sustainable, it means that it can last well into the future without harming people's quality of life, losing money or harming the environment.


Which of the following two things would make a city sustainable?

a)

Providing more for young people to do

b)

Encouraging people to use public transport

c)

Building big power stations

d)

Cutting down trees to make way for roads

29.

At present, do you think the World's population is growing or shrinking?

a)

Growing

b)

Shrinking

30.

Read the following passage and tick the true statement.


The world's population is growing rapidly and reached 7.3 billion people in 2011. The highest rates of population growth are occurring in low income countries (LICs), such as Zimbabwe, Malawi and Niger. Some countries are experiencing population decline, for example Japan, Russia and Ukraine.

a)

The world's population is shrinking rapidly.

b)

LIC means low interest corporation.

c)

Malawi is a high income country.

d)

Japan's population is shrinking.

31.

Tick the words that are spelt correctly.

a)

Enviroment

b)

Environment

c)

Polution

d)

Pollution

32.

Which line of latitude separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Arctic Circle

33.

What is this?

a)

Bar chart

b)

Line graph

c)

Pie chart

d)

Block graph

34.

What is this?

a)

Circle graph

b)

Pie chart

c)

Segment chart

d)

Line chart

35.

What is missing from this?

a)

Titles

b)

Colours

c)

A key

36.

Which is the correct order in terms of size, smallest to largest?

a)

Local , national, international, global

b)

National, local, international, global

c)

Global, international, national, local

d)

Global, local, national, international

37.

Which continents does the equator intersect?

a)

North America and Europe

b)

Asia and Europe

c)

Australia and Europe

d)

South America and Africa

38.

New Mexico lies directly west of which state?

a)

Arizona

b)

Texas

c)

Nevada

d)

Australia

39.

What is the difference between absolute and relative location.

a)

Absolute location is the exact location of a place.

b)

Absolute location describes where a place is from another.

c)

Absolute location does not involve latitude & longitude.

d)

Absolute location describes the characteristics of a place.

40.

What does the red line represent?

a)

meridian line

b)

date line

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

41.

How do scientists adapt to the environment in Antarctica?

a)

Living in deep caves.

b)

Trading with native people

c)

Wearing warm clothing

d)

Gathering food from their surroundings

42.

Based on the picture, which of the following industries has modified the environment?

a)

Mining

b)

Farming

c)

Fishing

d)

Manufacturing

43.

Building houses, planting crops, building dams & man-made lakes are examples of:

a)

Ways people adapt to the environment

b)

Ways people establish industrial centers

c)

Reasons for taxation

d)

Ways people change/modify the physical environment

44.

Based on the map, which country in Central America does not have a border on the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Panama

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Belize

d)

Honduras

45.

Which of the following is the best title for the picture?

a)

Methods of Farming

b)

Ways People Establish Industrial Centers

c)

Reasons for Taxation

d)

Ways People Change/Modify the Environment

46.

Land surrounded by water is a :

a)

Peninsula

b)

Island

c)

Mesa

d)

Valley

47.

Described by time, distance, place to one another, and landmarks

a)

Absolute location

b)

Relative location

c)

island

d)

peninsula

48.

Mining Industry

a)

Industry that modifies the environment by polluting the air

b)

Industry that modifies the earth by digging holes deep in the earth for minerals like coal, iron, oil, gas, etc...

c)

How we modify the Amazon Rainforest

d)

Industry that modifies the environment that clears the land to plant crops

49.

Deforestation

a)

Which continents border the Atlantic Ocean

b)

How we modify the Amazon Rainforest

c)

What continents border the Indian Ocean

d)

Equator passes through which two continents

50.

What is the name of country #9?

a)

South America

b)

Chile

c)

Peru

d)

Brazil

51.

Which one is NOT a theme of geography?

a)

Place

b)

Motion

c)

Region

d)

Human Environment Interaction

52.

What is the approximate coordinates for Miami?

a)

71 degrees W; 42 degrees N

b)

25 degrees N; 80 degrees W

c)

125 degrees W; 45 degrees N

d)

25 degrees S; 80 degrees E