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WorksheetsY8 LC2 Knowledge Quiz
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 15hrs 0mins
P1. Fill in the blank - A country's development is measured using the (a) Development Index (HDI)
P2. Where do most people in the world live?
Low Income Countries
Middle Income Countries
High Income Countries
P3. Select all the Middle Income Countries from the list below
UK
Brazil
Russia
France
China
P4. The term ‘developing country’ is considered outdated as it encompasses all MICs and LICs - True or False?
True
False
P5. What are the 3 dimensions of HDI?
Health
Education
Living standards
Political Freedom
P6. Fill in the blank - the mean years in (a) are counted as part of the Human Development Index (HDI)
P7. What does per capita mean?
per year
per person
per household
per city
P8. Gross National _______ (GNI) is calculated per country for the Human Development Index (HDI)
Money
Index
Income
Wage
P9. The development ___________ is the increasing difference in standard of living between the world's richest and poorest countries
gap
index
measure
standard
P10."A country that increases its economic growth, quality of life and education showing overall improvement of the country" - what is this the definition of?
Globalisation
Development
Growth factor
Economic Success
P11. "The process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange" is which of the following?
Globalisation
Development
Westernisation
Cultural Diffusion
P12. What is a TNC?
Transnational Country
Transnational Climate
Transnational Corporation
Transnational City
P13. A (a) is a textile factory in a LIC or MIC with low wages and poor working conditions.
P14. The process of western or european culture spreading/influencing other countries is called...
Globalisation
Trade
Cultural exchange
Westernisation
P15. Which of the following are examples of homogenity?
Different languages being spoken
Spread of McDonalds across the globe
Shopping Centres with the same stores
Different cultures
P16. TNC headquarters are mainly found in...
HICs
NEEs
LICs
P17. Goods and services entering a country are (a)
P18. Goods and services leaving a country are (a)
C1. Which of the following are types of precipitation?
Rain
Sleet
Snow
Hail
Thunder
C2. (a) describes the day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere.
C3. (a) describes the average weather conditions over longer periods and over large areas.
C4. The UK has ________ summers and _________ winters
cold, warm
cold, mild
hot, cold
mild, cold
C5. Arid climates have... [select 2]
cold conditions
hot conditions
high precipitation
low precipitation
C6. Polar climates have... [select 2]
cold conditions
hot conditions
high precipitation
low precipitation
C7. Wind speed is measured with...
an anemometer
a wind vane
a thermometer
a clinometer
C8. Temperature is measured with...
an rain gauge
a wind vane
a thermometer
a clinometer
C9. You use a barometer to measure...
precipitation
cloud coverage
temperature
air pressure
C10. Cloud Coverage is measured in (a)
C11. When pressure is high, the weather is
sunshine and no clouds
sunshine and clouds
rain and clouds
rain and no clouds
C12. A wind (a) measures the direction of the wind using compass points
C13. Evaporation is when...
a gas becomes a liquid
a liquid becomes a gas
a gas becomes a solid
a solid becomes a liquid
C14. Condensation is when...
a gas becomes a liquid
a liquid becomes a gas
a gas becomes a solid
a solid becomes a liquid
C15. Topography is....
the speed and direction of wind
the measure of pressure
features of the land surface such as height and shape e.g. mountains
the distance above sea level
C16. Select the 3 types of rainfall we studied
Topographic
Frontal
Condensation
Relief
Convectional
C17. In frontal rainfall the point where the cold air and the hot air meet is called a
front
convection
relief
mountain
C18. Hot air rises - true or false?
True
False
C19. Cold air rises - true or false?
True
False
C20. What is the correct order for the following "when the hot air rises it..."
forms clouds, condenses and cools
condenses, cools and forms clouds
cools, condenses and forms clouds
C21. A rain shadow has _______ conditions
dry
wet
C22. The ______ the altitude the colder the temperature
higher
lower
deeper
wider
C23. What climate zone is the UK?
Polar
Arid
Temperate
Tropical
C24. Where is the UK has the wettest weather? [select 2]
North West
North East
South East
South West
C25. (a) winds are the dominant wind direction in an area.
C26. Altitude is the distance above (a) level a particular point is
C27. Higher altitudes have more precipitation due to what type of rainfall
frontal
relief
convectional
C28. Where gets the most direct sunlight?
areas along the Equator
Polar Regions
the UK
Africa
C29. What is the main cause of convectional rainfall?
Heat
Topography
Cold and Warm air meeting
Altitude
C30. What is the main cause of relief rainfall?
Topography
Heat
Cold
Air temperatures
C31. Where is the UK receives polar prevailing winds?
North East
North West
South East
South West
C32. Coastal areas in the UK experience _______ winter temperatures due to the sea retaining heat
warmer
colder
C33. The Gulf stream originates in the gulf of where?
Mexico
Madrid
Brazil
USA
C34. True or False - all of the UK experiences the same amount of rainfall?
True
False
C35. Select the factors that affect UK climate
Latitude
Distance from the mountains
Altitude
Prevailing winds
The rivers speeds
C36. The equator is a line of...
Latitude
Longitude
V1. A more geographical term for height is...
topography
latitude
longitude
prevailing
V2. Vocabulary upgrade - "water becomes a gas because it is hot"
evaporation
condensation
relief
liquification
V3. In tropical climate _______ ,the ___________ is high and the temperatures are __________
places, rainfall, cold
zones, rainfall, cold
places, latitude, hot
zones, precipitation, hot
V4. Temperatures on Tuesday are to be 4 degrees with 60% chance of precipitation and winds of 9mph NW - is this weather or climate?
weather
climate
V5. October is on average between 7-14 degrees with 13 days of precipitation - is this weather or climate?
climate
weather
V6. Wind Vane measures the _________ of the wind whereas an anemometer measures the ______________.
speed, direction
direction, speed
distance, speed
speed, distance
