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WorksheetsGEOGRAPHY YEAR 9 BASELINE TEST
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 34mins
What is a choropleth map?
A map that uses colour to show data
A globe
A black and white map
A map with no labels
What does the term 'urban' refer to?
The countryside
The city/town
The coast
The residential areas
When I'm asked to 'identify' something, I need to...
Ask for ID
Write an in depth paragraph on what it is
Run away and hide
Point out what it is
In which hemisphere is Australia located?
Northern
Southern
On a choropleth map, the lightest colour usually represents...
The smallest number in the data set
The greatest number in the data set
The prettiest colour in the rainbow
The ocean
What are the name of the factors that lead to the movement of people?
Shove and grab factors
Propel and yank factors
Push and pull factors
Heave-ho factors
A factor that draws people into a location is called a (a) factor?
True or false: China has the largest population in the world
True
False
What should all maps have?
A title
Colour
A key/legend
Clearly drawn borders
True or false: agrarian refers to farming and cultivation practices
True
False
What push factor did NOT influence the migration from rural to urban areas in China?
Less job availability
Poverty
Wanting to step away from agrarian culture
The angry mountain moose
Which one of these is NOT a continent?
China
Australia
Europe
Antarctica
When asked to 'compare' two things, I need to...
Discuss the similarities and differences
Say which I like more
Describe them both
Only talk about one of them
To 'evaluate' something means to...
Weigh it on a set of scales
Stare at it intently
Look at Google reviews on how good it is
Give my opinion/verdict
On satellite image, green represents...
Mountains
Rivers
Grass/coastline areas
The ocean
When soluble particles are dissolved into the river it is called:
Hydraulic Action
Abrasion
Saltation
Solution
Which process involves large boulders and rocks being rolled along the river bed?
Saltation
Traction
Suspension
Solution
The load of the river is all the materials carried by the water
True
False
What is the edge of the river basin called?
waterside
waterway
watershed
water
Name where the river starts
source
trubutary
mouth
delta
What is the name for the place where two rivers meet?
Source
Mouth
Tributary
Confluence
What is the name for a smaller river that flows into a larger one?
Source
Mouth
Tributary
Confluence
Identify the two human causes of flooding.
Heavy rainfall
Urbanisation
Deforestation
Snowmelt
Impermeable rock
What are these bends in a river called
Meenders
Menders
Meanders
River bends
Name that coastal landform - Tall pillar of rock formed by wave action eroding a cliff
Stack
Beach
Bay
Cliff
Name that coastal landform - Broad, curved indentation in the coastline
Stack
Beach
Bay
Cliff
Name that coastal landform - Deposited rock particles – such as sand, gravel or pebbles – along the coastline
Stack
Beach
Bay
Cliff
Name that coastal landform - Area of land surrounded by water
Headland
Island
Spit
Cave
Name that coastal landform -
Neck
Blowhole
Arch
Tombolo
What type of Plate boundary is this?
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
Subduction
What type of Plate boundary is this?
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
Subduction
What type of Plate boundary is this?
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
Subduction
Of all the 7 continents, Asia has ___________.
the largest landmass and second largest population.
the largest landmass and greatest population.
the greatest population and second largest landmass.
the greatest population and smallest overall landmass.
Landscape that receives less than 250 millimetres of rainfall per year
Dessert
Desert
Semi Arid
Tropical
Increase in the proportion of people living in an urban area
Slums
Urban growth
Urbanisation
Urban dwellers
Movement of people as a result of agricultural cycles
Seasonal
Cyclical
Optional
Farmers
Unrestricted growth of people into productive farmland
Urban crawl
Urban sprawl
Urban lifestyle
Urban landscape
What type of landscape is this?
Karst
Mountain
Arid
Coastal
Which is NOT a coastal landform?
Sand dune
Bay
Sea stack
Plateau
What is this landform?
Valley
Glacier
Plateau
Mountain
What does coastline mean?
Where the land meets the sea
Where the land meets the sea, it is a forever changing line
Where there is a beach
Where the sea is
What is meant by transportation?
The wearing away of the landscape
When eroded rock is moved to another place by the sea
When transported material is dropped by the sea
The breaking down of rock
What process causes a scene like this?
Weathering
Longshore drift
Solution
Suspension
Which process is 'the dropping of material by the sea'?
Erosion
Transportation
Weathering
Deposition
Population density is defined as...
The amount of people living in a geographical location
The spatial distribution of people
The number of people living within one square kilometre of land
Amount of brain cells in an ant
Population distribution is defined as...
Cost of living in an urban area
The pattern of where people live
A high density region of a city
A social factor in a rural area
Define a megacity...
A city with a population over 10 million
Has a cultural significance
Is a capital city
Located in Asia
Define a World City...
Larger than a megacity
A city that has developed into a centre of global significance
Has a population greater than 10 million
Contains lots of culture
A push factor is defined as...
Something that attracts people to an area
A type of dance move
Something that drives people out of an area
Someone that pushes people away
A social attraction which brings people to a city is...
Museum
Isolation
Crime
Stress
This graph shows...
Urbanisation decreasing
A straight and dotted line intersecting
People living in urban areas increasing
People in rural areas increasing
A social impact if the trend continues...
More people living in urban areas
Greater urban density
Less people living in rural areas
All of the above
A negative environmental impact if the trend continues...
Greater environmental destruction
Increase of pollution in urban areas
Negative impact on food production
All of the above
Internal migration is defined as...
Only happens in China
People leaving a country
People moving within a country
Socially driven
An impact of rapid urbanisation in China is...
Industrial wastewater and household sewage have contaminated rivers and coastlines
Water shortages and water pollution are becoming real threats
Air pollution has the potential of becoming the main cause of death in China
All of the above
A Less Economically Developed Country (LEDC) is located in...
Latin America
Africa
Asia
All of the above
definition of a favela is..
Located near the coastline
A type of food
An unregulated housing district
A economic centre of a South American city
What is the geographic name for rain and snow?
Purcipitation
Rain and snow
Precipitation
Rainfall
Waterfalls create a what in the landscape?
Valley
Gorge
Water
Scar
What type of valleys do rivers typically form in?
U-Shaped Valleys
O-Shaped Valleys
W-Shaped Valleys
V-Shaped Valleys
A river starts at the...
Mouth
Source
Start
Top
An area of land drained by the river and it's tributary's is a...
River
Watershed
Groundwater
Drainage Basin
The neck of the river pinches inwards due to what process?
erosion
transportation
dropping material
taking away material
The fastest flow of a meander occurs where?
The curve in the river
The inside bend of the river
The outside bend of the river
The straight part of the river
