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Y9 LC3 Assessment

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

P1. (a)   are the only tectonic hazard to occur at conservative plate margins

2.

P2. Select the reasons why tourism can reduce the development gap

a)

Builds infrastructure

b)

Improves local economies

c)

Improves education

d)

Decreases pollution

e)

Grows GDP

3.

P3. Which of the following development measures are typically higher in HICs?

a)

GINI Coefficient

b)

HDI

c)

GNI

d)

People per doctor

4.

P4. What are the economic causes of uneven development?

a)

Resources

b)

Conflict

c)

Colonialism

d)

Debt

e)

Relief

5.

P5. Select the all benefits of Fair Trade below

a)

no tax

b)

fair price for products

c)

fair trade premium

d)

reduces the development gap

6.

P6. Convection currents are caused by magma ________ in the mantle due to density , cooling and ___________.

a)

sinking, rising

b)

rising, subducting

c)

subducting, sinking

d)

rising, sinking

7.

P7. Which of the following are physical causes of uneven development?

a)

Debt

b)

Colonialism

c)

Landlocked countries

d)

Conflict

e)

Relief

8.

P8. When someone migrates to another country to seek out a better quality of life and better paid jobs this is called the

(a)  

9.

P9. A cash flow sent from one country to another to improve quality of life is called a...

(a)  

10.

P10. What is the development gap?

a)

gap in development BETWEEN countries

b)

gap in development IN countries

c)

gaps in development IN the UK

d)

gap in development IN and BETWEEN countries

11.

P11. Select all the reasons a microfinance loan might empower a community

a)

They can start businesses

b)

They can reduce the development gap

c)

They can provide tools and equipment

d)

They can pay off national debt

12.

P12. Which country has $4 billion of debt cancelled in 2005 as part of debt relief?

a)

Bangladesh

b)

Zambia

c)

Pakistan

d)

Malawi

13.

P13. Which plate is thicker?

a)

Continental

b)

Oceanic

14.

P14. In the core, which is liquid?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Outer Core

c)

Both

15.

P15. Which of the strategies for reducing the development gap is the following an example of: good and fair wages being paid for work so local communities can develop

a)

Fair Trade

b)

Investment

c)

Intermediate Technology

d)

Microloans

16.

P16. What year was the terror attacks in Tunisia that reduced tourism?

a)

2012

b)

2013

c)

2014

d)

2015

17.

C1. The Gorkha earthquake happened in which country?

(a)  

18.

C2. What is a primary effect?

a)

Something that happens weeks after the earthquake

b)

An action in response to the earthquake

c)

Something that happens due to the earth shaking

19.

C3. Which of the following are secondary effects?

a)

homlessness

b)

spread of disease

c)

rebuilding of homes

d)

landslides

20.

C4. When does an immediate response occur?

a)

within first 24 hours

b)

within the first week

c)

within the first hour

d)

within the first month

21.

C5. How many people died in the Gorkha earthquake?

a)

299

b)

around 9000

c)

900

d)

29,000

22.

C6. What are each of the following: searching for survivors at Mt.Everest, use of social media to track survivors, putting up tents in the city centre

a)

primary effects in Italy

b)

immediate responses in Italy

c)

immediate responses in Nepal

d)

primary effects in Nepal

23.

C7. Fill in the blank: (a)   city is when 3 million people were put into temporary accommodation in Kathmandu

24.

C8. Select all of the immediate responses for Italy

a)

residents housed in hotels

b)

residents living in tent city

c)

field hospitals being set up

d)

search and rescue for survivors

25.

C9. Avalanches at Mount Everest is a...

a)

immediate response

b)

primary effect

c)

long-term response

d)

secondary effect

26.

C10. Rebuilding homes with improved structures to protect from future earthquakes is a...

a)

immediate response

b)

primary effect

c)

long-term response

d)

secondary effect

27.

C11. Select all the reasons people may live in hazardous zones

a)

Fertile Soils

b)

Friends and Family

c)

Tourism

d)

Close to city centre

e)

Buildings are earthquake proof

28.

C12. (a)   energy is energy generated by heat stored deep in the Earth.

29.

C13. What increases soil fertility at hazardous zones?

a)

minerals in volcanic ash

b)

shaking of the earth

c)

lahar flows

d)

lava solidifying

30.

C14. Select all the benefits of geothermal energy below

a)

sustainable

b)

renewable

c)

expensive

d)

only used in certain areas

e)

low carbon footprint

31.

C15. You can predict up to a day before when earthquakes are going to happen

a)

True

b)

False

32.

C16. Keeping an eye on changes at plate margins, changes in gases being released from volcanoes and looking at changes in temperate are examples of

a)

Monitoring

b)

Prediction

c)

Protection

d)

Planning

33.

C17. Setting out routes for evacuations and completing earthquake drills are examples of...

a)

Monitoring

b)

Prediction

c)

Protection

d)

Planning

34.

C18. Adding steel frames to buildings and earthquake-proofing them is an example of...

a)

Monitoring

b)

Prediction

c)

Protection

d)

Planning

35.

C19. Fill in the blank: (a)   flows are mudflows created when water (from rain or meltwater from glaciers) and volcanic ash mix

36.

C20. The most deadly consequence at a volcanic eruption is:

a)

lahar flows

b)

pyroclastic flows

c)

ash released

d)

lava flowing

37.

C21. What continent is Brazil in?

a)

South America

b)

South Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

38.

C22. Rio is located...

a)

in the South East of Brazil along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean

b)

in the South West of Brazil

c)

in the North West of Brazil on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean

d)

in the North of Brazil

39.

C23. Brazil is a former colony of

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

The UK

d)

Belgium

40.

C24. Select all the reasons Rio is internationally important

a)

large port

b)

financial centre

c)

good schools

d)

attract investment from Asia

41.

C25. Megacities have a population of over (a)   million

42.

C26. Which of the following are pull factors towards Rio

a)

natural disasters in rural areas

b)

good job opportunities

c)

better access to services

d)

improved access to water and electricity

43.

C27. Fill in the blank: (a)   to urban migration is the movement of people from countryside to urban areas

44.

C28: _______________ ____________ is where the birth rate is higher than the death rate, so population increases in size

(a)  

45.

C29. Select all of formal economy jobs below

a)

working in construction

b)

hotel manager

c)

working in a factory

d)

being paid once to clean a house

e)

being paid regularly with a contract to clean a house

46.

C30. (a)   are informal housing settlements found on the outskirts of cities in Brazil

47.

C31. Select the economic opportunities in Rio below

a)

improved access to schools

b)

jobs from the steel works at Sepetiba Bay

c)

increased jobs in textile manufacturing

d)

increased jobs in the formal economy

48.

C32. Access to water is challenge because...

a)

there are new hydroelectric dams and nuclear plants

b)

it can be contaminated and from unreliable sources

c)

everyone in Rio has equal access

d)

it was improved as part of the Olympic legacy

49.

C33. How can the challenge of unemployment be solved in Rio? Select all that apply

a)

Schools for Tomorrow being built

b)

improved access to clean water

c)

improved hospital access

d)

wider availability of jobs for non-skilled work

50.

C34. Access to ________ is a challenge in the favelas as water can be contaminated and electricity points can be overused, causing power cuts.

a)

services

b)

resources

51.

C35. Police ________ Units are sent to favelas to reduce crime and improve law enforcement

a)

Pacification

b)

Participation

c)

Partition

d)

Parliament

52.

C36. What % of students over the age of 14 continue to go to school?

a)

70%

b)

80%

c)

50%

d)

60%

53.

P17. At destructive margins, friction and immense (a)   builds at the subduction zone

54.

P18. Which of the following are singular measures of development?

a)

HDI

b)

GNI

c)

GDP

d)

Life Expectancy

55.

V1. Migrants are ______ from areas and ______ towards cities for better access to healthcare and jobs

a)

pushed, pulled

b)

pulled, pushed

56.

V2. Rio is _______ important as it provides 6% of employment and has a large steel works that employs non-skilled workers

a)

nationally

b)

internationally

c)

regionally

57.

V3. There is _______ in Rio's development depending on if you live in the central business districts and work in the formal economy or if you are employed in the informal sector in the favelas

a)

inequality

b)

equality

c)

migration

d)

urbanization

58.

V4. (a)   is the process by which an increasing percentage of a country's population comes to live in towns and cities. Common in LICs/NEEs

59.

V5. Cash in hand jobs where tax is not paid are examples of the ________ economy whereas employment with regular wages and pay is an example of the _______ economy

a)

formal, informal

b)

informal, formal

c)

LIC, NEE

d)

NEE, formal

60.

V6. Tracking gas release from volcanoes is an example of ________ whereas building with steel frameworks is an example of ________. You cannot _______ earthquakes.

a)

planning, prediction, protect

b)

protection, planning, monitor

c)

planning, prediction, monitor

d)

monitoring, protection, predict