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Lower 6th (Year 7) General Geography Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The weather is...
a)
The typical state of the atmosphere in a long period of time.
b)
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time. 
2.
The climate is... 
a)
The typical state of the atmosphere over a long period of time. 
b)
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time. 
3.
Which factor does NOT affect temperature: 
a)
Latitude.
b)
Distance from the sea.
c)
Longitude. 
d)
Altitude.
4.

Areas near the sea are cooler in summer and warmer in winter.

a)

True

b)

False

5.
Hot air weighs less than cold air....
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Several months during the year that have similar temperatures 
a)
Season
b)
climate
c)
weather
d)
Summer
7.
the amount of water vapor in the air
a)
warm front
b)
precipitation
c)
humidity
d)
air pressure
8.
An instrument used to measure how hot or cold something is
a)
barometer
b)
thermometer
c)
wind sock
d)
rain guage
9.
Average weather conditions of a region year after year
a)
weather
b)
season
c)
cold front
d)
climate
10.

Which layer of Earth is described in the statement below?


The outer layer of Earth which is approximately 0-60km thick. It is the layer upon which we live.

a)

Mantle

b)

Inner core

c)

Crust

d)

Outer core

11.

What causes the tectonic plates to move?

a)

Convection currents

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Tension

12.

True or false?

Volcanoes do not occur at conservative plate boundaries.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

How many people died as a result of the Haiti 2010 earthquake?

a)

572

b)

26

c)

784,000

d)

316,000

14.

Select the short term response to the Haiti 2010 earthquake from the list below.

a)

Buildings were rebuilt or made earthquake proof

b)

Search and rescue teams were flown in from other countries to help those who needed it the most

c)

235,000 people were moved from Port-au-Prince to less damaged cities

15.

a massive wave caused by an earthquake

a)

earthquake

b)

tsunami

c)

volcano

d)

hazard

16.

an opening in the earth’s crust that allows superheated rock and other materials below the crust to reach the surface

a)

earthquake

b)

tsunami

c)

volcano

d)

hazard

17.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

campsite

b)

forest

c)

park

d)

toilet

18.

What does a key on a map do?

a)

Shows you how to fold the map

b)

Shows you which way up to hold the map

c)

Shows you what language the map is written in

d)

Shows you what the symbols mean

19.

What are contours on a map?

a)

Lines drawn on a map to show the roads

b)

Lines drawn on a map to link places of the same height

c)

Lines drawn on a map to show railways

d)

Lines drawn on a map to make it look nice

20.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

hospital

b)

garage

c)

church with a tower

d)

cathedral

21.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

park

b)

pond

c)

forest

d)

airport

22.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

bowling club

b)

main road

c)

hospital

d)

park

23.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

park land

b)

marsh land

c)

heath land

d)

sea shore

24.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

airport

b)

viewpoint

c)

nature reserve

d)

hospital

25.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

power station

b)

hospital

c)

train station

d)

Chinese restaurant

26.

When the contour lines on a map are close together what does this show?

a)

There is a steep slope

b)

There is a lake

c)

There are trees

d)

There is a river

27.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

ice

b)

rainbow

c)

shallow water

d)

viewpoint

28.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

private

b)

pedestrians

c)

car park

d)

pointless

29.

What country is in red?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

30.

What country is in blue?

a)

Switzerland

b)

Sweden

c)

Austria

d)

Denmark

31.

What country is in brown?

a)

Turkey

b)

Russia

c)

Ukraine

d)

Poland

32.

What country is in yellow?

a)

Greece

b)

Italy

c)

Turkey

d)

Denmark

33.

What is the brown country?

a)

Greenland

b)

Iceland

c)

Ireland

d)

Bermuda

34.

What sea is the red color?

a)

Caribbean

b)

Mediterranean

c)

Black

d)

Atlantic

35.

What water is shown in orange?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Antarctica Ocean

36.
What is the capital city of China?
a)
Hong Kong
b)
Beijing
c)
Qi Jong
d)
Macau
37.
Cairo is the capital of which country?
a)
Turkey
b)
United Arab Emirates
c)
Sudan
d)
Egypt
38.
Copenhagen is the capital of which country?
a)
Denmark
b)
Finland
c)
Sweden
d)
Netherlands
39.
Rio De Janeiro is the capital of which country?
a)
Israel
b)
Pakistan
c)
Argentina
d)
Brazil
40.
Tokyo is the capital of which country?
a)
China
b)
Vietnam
c)
Malaysia
d)
Japan
41.
Madrid is the capital of which country?
a)
Chile
b)
Spain
c)
Mexico
d)
Uraguay
42.
What is the capital city of the USA?
a)
Washington DC
b)
Los Angeles
c)
New York
d)
Chicago
43.
Rome is the capital of which country?
a)
France
b)
Greece
c)
Italy
d)
Macedonia
44.
Paris is the capital of which country?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
Canada
d)
Germany
45.

What is the capital of England?

a)

London

b)

Leeds

c)

Manchester

d)

Birmingham

46.

What is the capital of Scotland?

a)

Edinburgh

b)

Glasgow

c)

Aberdeen

d)

Falkirk

47.

What is the capital of Wales

a)

Cardiff

b)

Swansea

c)

Newport

d)

Wrexham

48.

What is the capital City of Germany?

a)

Brussels

b)

Berlín

c)

Amsterdam

d)

Moscow

49.

The capital City of Belgium is

...

a)

Brussels

b)

London

c)

Belfast

d)

Dublin

50.
Kabul is the capital of which country?
a)
Iran
b)
Iraq
c)
Afghanistan 
d)
Kazakhstan