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Our Place in the World Revision Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tick the 2 correct examples of physical geography?

a)

A mountain

b)

A block of flats

c)

An airport

d)

A river

2.

Which is the correct list of countries of the UK?

a)

England, Northern Ireland and Wales

b)

England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland

c)

England and Wales

d)

England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales

3.

Select the lines of latitude below. You may select 3.

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

d)

GMT Time zone line 

4.

Which 2 continents are missing.... Africa, Antarctica, South America, Asia, Oceania ? and ?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Arctica

d)

North America

5.

Erosion is the...

a)

Wearing away of a rock in the place where it stands

b)

Wearing away and removal of rocks by wind, water or other force.

6.

Select two types of human geography?

a)

A volcano

b)

A river bend

c)

A dam across a river

d)

A city

7.

If you were going on a hike, what is the best type of map to use?

a)

A GPS/sat nav

b)

A Globe

c)

An Atlas

d)

An OS (Ordnance Survey map)

8.

If you were driving to a new place, what is the best type of map to use?

a)

A GPS/sat nav

b)

A Globe

c)

An Atlas

d)

An OS (Ordnance Survey map)

9.

If you were studying a continent of the world, what is the best type of map to use?

a)

A GPS/sat nav

b)

A Globe

c)

An Atlas

d)

An OS (Ordnance Survey map)

10.

True or False: You can find your location on earth using latitude and longitude?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or False: Longitude are lines that go around the earth?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False: Latitude are lines that go around the earth?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True or False: Lines of Latitude influence the type of climate we have across the world?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False: Lines of Longitude help to create time zones across the world?

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False: The highest mountain in the UK is found in Scotland

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Name the capital city of England

a)

Belfast

b)

Edinburgh

c)

Cardiff

d)

London

17.

Name the capital city of Wales

a)

Belfast

b)

Edinburgh

c)

Cardiff

d)

London

18.

Name the capital city of Scotland

a)

Belfast

b)

Edinburgh

c)

Cardiff

d)

London

19.

Name the capital city of Northern Ireland

a)

Belfast

b)

Edinburgh

c)

Cardiff

d)

London

20.

Select the correct list of countries that make up Great Britain

a)

England, Wales and Republic of Ireland

b)

England

c)

England, Wales and Scotland

d)

Just the Republic of Ireland

21.

Tick both the correct answers (2)

How is the UK important across the world?

a)

The Queen rules over several commonwealth countries

b)

Many global companies e.g. BT, and Cadburys started here

c)

The weather is colder than other parts of the world

d)

It is known for having the fastest runners in the world

22.

What is Geography?

a)

The study of the world's continents

b)

The study of people and places

c)

The study of people who draw maps