WorksheetsGeography year 7 baseline test
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which three countries are in Great Britain? Tick three.
England
Scotland
Republic of Ireland
Wales
Which country is not in the United Kingdom?
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Republic of Ireland
Which continent is China in?
Africa
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Which country is London the capital of?
Scotland
France
England
Wales
How many continents are there in the World?
10
4
5
7
On a map, what would this symbol represent?
Car park
Pub
Picnic site
Road
What is this?
A compass
A ruler
A north circle
A croquett
What are main the compass directions?
North, East, Went, Spot
Up, Left, Right, Down
North, East, South, West
Never, Eat, Shredded, Wheat
If 1cm = 2km, what does 2cm = ?
4km
1km
10km
5km
Look at the map above. What is the correct 4 figure grid reference for Nicols Field?
4545
3045
3044
3345
Tick the false statement.
There is a bridge along the River Mole.
The railway line runs next to the A24 road.
There is a lot of woodland in grid square 3144.
The B2209 is in two grid squares.
What does this picture show?
A waterfall
Rapids
A mountain
A lake
'Erosion' means the wearing away of material.
Which type of rock will erode faster?
Hard rock
Soft rock
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?
580 homes were evacuated
Heavy rainfall
The river burst its banks
An independent review
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.
580 homes were evacuated.
Heavy rainfall.
A resident said his family was "absolutely devastated"
Cars were damaged.
Which three things would cause a flood?
Heavy rainfall.
A blockage in the river.
Lots of cars.
Concrete surroundings.
What does this diagram show?
The ocean cycle
The rain cycle
The water cycle
The weather cycle
Define evaporation.
Water turning from a gas to a liquid.
Liquid transporting along rivers.
Water turning from ice to a liquid.
Water turning from a liquid to a gas.
Where is the mouth of a river?
On its face
Where the river enters the sea or a lake
Where the river starts
The middle of the river
What is the difference between the 'river bed' and the 'river banks'?
The bed is the bottom of the river and the banks are the sides.
The bed is the side of the river and the banks are at the bottom.
Bed and banks don't exist in a river.
The banks have plants on and the bed does not.
Tick the biggest type of settlement.
Village
City
Town
Megacity
What does 'urban' mean?
A built-up area.
The countryside.
Roads.
Mountains.
Where would you find a 'rural' settlement?
In the city.
On an island.
In the countryside.
Next to a railway line.
What are problems that might occur in a city area? Tick 2.
Pollution
Cheap houses
Traffic congestion
Bad weather
What is 'population'?
All of the people who live in a certain area.
The study of mountains and rivers.
The amount of pop a shop sells.
The people who work in a city.
Which settlement would have a bigger population?
Hamlet
City
Town
Village
Where would you normally expect to find banks and offices in a city?
In the town centre
On the outskirts
In a residential area
Next to a park
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?
Providing more for young people to do
Encouraging people to use public transport
Building big power stations
Cutting down trees to make way for roads
At present, do you think the World's population is growing or shrinking?
Growing
Shrinking
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.
The world's population is shrinking rapidly.
LIC means low interest corporation.
Malawi is a high income country.
Japan's population is shrinking.
Tick the words that are spelt correctly.
Enviroment
Environment
Polution
Pollution
Which line of latitude separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
What is this?
Bar chart
Line graph
Pie chart
Block graph
What is this?
Circle graph
Pie chart
Segment chart
Line chart
What is missing from this?
Titles
Colours
A key
Which is the correct order in terms of size, smallest to largest?
Local , national, international, global
National, local, international, global
Global, international, national, local
Global, local, national, international
Which continents does the equator intersect?
North America and Europe
Asia and Europe
Australia and Europe
South America and Africa
New Mexico lies directly west of which state?
Arizona
Texas
Nevada
Australia
What is the difference between absolute and relative location.
Absolute location is the exact location of a place.
Absolute location describes where a place is from another.
Absolute location does not involve latitude & longitude.
Absolute location describes the characteristics of a place.
What does the red line represent?
meridian line
date line
Prime Meridian
Equator
How do scientists adapt to the environment in Antarctica?
Living in deep caves.
Trading with native people
Wearing warm clothing
Gathering food from their surroundings
Based on the picture, which of the following industries has modified the environment?
Mining
Farming
Fishing
Manufacturing
Building houses, planting crops, building dams & man-made lakes are examples of:
Ways people adapt to the environment
Ways people establish industrial centers
Reasons for taxation
Ways people change/modify the physical environment
Based on the map, which country in Central America does not have a border on the Pacific Ocean?
Panama
Costa Rica
Belize
Honduras
Which of the following is the best title for the picture?
Methods of Farming
Ways People Establish Industrial Centers
Reasons for Taxation
Ways People Change/Modify the Environment
Land surrounded by water is a :
Peninsula
Island
Mesa
Valley
Described by time, distance, place to one another, and landmarks
Absolute location
Relative location
island
peninsula
Mining Industry
Industry that modifies the environment by polluting the air
Industry that modifies the earth by digging holes deep in the earth for minerals like coal, iron, oil, gas, etc...
How we modify the Amazon Rainforest
Industry that modifies the environment that clears the land to plant crops
Deforestation
Which continents border the Atlantic Ocean
How we modify the Amazon Rainforest
What continents border the Indian Ocean
Equator passes through which two continents
What is the name of country #9?
South America
Chile
Peru
Brazil
Which one is NOT a theme of geography?
Place
Motion
Region
Human Environment Interaction
What is the approximate coordinates for Miami?
71 degrees W; 42 degrees N
25 degrees N; 80 degrees W
125 degrees W; 45 degrees N
25 degrees S; 80 degrees E
