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Geo Quiz 12

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

YOUR NAME, CLASS SECTON AND PHONE NUMBER

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2.

    Which of the following is not a characteristic of sedimentary rocks?

a)

Porous

b)

 Stratified

c)

Crystalline

d)

Fossiliferous

3.

The picture given below depicts

a)

Icecap

b)

Moraine

c)

Snowfield

d)

Piedmont glacier

4.

Which of the following instrument is NOT used in centering the Plane Table in a survey?

a)

Arrow

b)

Plumb Bob

c)

Plumbing Fork

d)

Trough Compass

5.

The zone has tertiary activities and earns maximum economic return and it is accessible from all part of the surrounding areas and even far place in the city, it has tall building ect. The above description is the characteristics feature of:

a)

Transition zone

b)

Commuter zone

c)

Residential zone

d)

Central Business District

6.

which zone is occupied by high class residential in the diagram

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

9

7.

According to the sector model, once established, the most expensive new housing is built,

a)

  in the skyscrapers of the CBD

b)

along the line of the transportation links.

c)

on the outer edge, farther out from the center.

d)

on the inner edge of that district, closer to center.

8.

Which of the following phrased the concept “Landscape is the function of process, structure and stage”?

a)

Wladimir Köppen

b)

Immanuel Kant

c)

W.M. Davis

d)

Walter Penck

9.

The climate that is characterized by extreme freezing temperature, permanent ice and tundra is

a)

Polar climate

b)

continental climate            

c)

Tropical climate             

d)

Dry climate      

10.

The Electromagnetic Theory of Dr. Hannes Alfven’s idea of origin of universe is based on

a)

Clouds of dispersed particles

b)

Dirty clouds

c)

Electromagnetic force

d)

Electromagnetic field

11.

Which of the following is the assumption of Walter Christaller’s central place theory?

a)

evenly distributed population

b)

evenly distributed resources

c)

similar purchasing power

d)

all of the above

12.

What is the name of the galaxy in which Earth is located?

a)

Big Band

b)

Milky Way

c)

Mars

d)

Universe

13.

What two elements mostly make up sun?

a)

Hydrogen and Oxygen

b)

Hydrogen and Helium

c)

Helium and Oxygen

d)

Hydrogen and Nitrogen

14.

According to the big bang theory, the universe began as an explosion and is still expanding. This theory is supported by observations that the stellar spectra of distant galaxies show a -

(hint: which one is moving away?)

a)

a shift toward the red end of the spectrum

b)

a shift toward the blue end of the spectrum

c)

a shift toward the yellow end of the spectrum

d)

a shift toward the white end of the spectrum

15.

What is the big bang theory?

a)

A theory that states that the universe started in a large mass and then imploded to form everything.

b)

A theory that states that the universe was there, will be and is there. Is homogeneous and isotropic.

c)

A theory that states that the universe started in a small mass and then expanded, the expansion cooled down the temperature and that resulted in the formation of matter, energy, space and time.

d)

A theory that states that the universe is slowly coming back to a center.

16.

 

The detail with which a map shows the location and shape of a feature is the .......

a)

spatial aspect

b)

spatial component

c)

spatial resolution

d)

spatial revolution

17.

The data stored by a GIS is made up of different ........

a)

layers

b)

zones

c)

sectors

d)

precincts

18.

 

The higher the spatial resolution the ......................... the image

a)

clearer and more detailed

b)

smaller and less detailed

c)

smaller and less inclusive

d)

clearer and more inclusive

19.

Spatial data is organized in 3 types

a)

points, arrows and polygons

b)

points, lines and polygons

c)

points, levels and shapes

d)

positions, ranks and shapes

20.

GPS is the acronym for .......................

a)

Global Partitioning System

b)

Global Positioning System

c)

Grid Positioning System

d)

Grid Partitioning System

21.

What is the first step in case of an earthquake?

a)

run towards the open space

b)

Drop Cover Hold

c)

start crawling on your elbows

d)

shut all the doors and windows

22.

 

Which has only nonrenewable resources ?

a)

Coal ,wind , and solar.

b)

Oil , biomass , and coal

c)

Coal , gas , and oil.

d)

Thermal , solar , and wind

23.

……………………. are the highest clouds in the sky. They look curly, white and feathery. Usually mean good weather

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulus

d)

Cumulonimbus

24.

 Deposited sediment from glaciers forms different land features, including hills called

a)

mountains

b)

piles

c)

moraines

d)

grooves

25.

which is the only carbon negative country in the world

(a)  

26.

WRITE FULL FORM OF GNH

(a)