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Worksheets2021/22 LC4 Y10 Assessment
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 31mins
P1. Which of the following are reasons to protect cold environments?
Indigenous Populations
Scientific research
Biodiversity
Tourism
They are fragile
P2. Select the statements that are part of the Antarctic Treaty.
Preventing economic development
Divide up the land of Antarctica
Promotes scientific research
Controlling tourism levels
P3. What are the limitations of aid in Nigeria? Select all that apply
Creates dependency
Corruption leads to aid being lost
Donors have political influence
More sent to the South than the North
Receives the most aid in Africa
P4. Which of the following are benefits of economic development in Nigeria? Select all that apply
Higher disposable income
Improved diet
Better quality of health care
Jobs in manufacturing and services
Access to sanitation
P5. Select all the tertiary sector jobs below
Farmer
Teaching
Accountant
Electrician
IT Developer
P6. Select the all benefits of the manufacturing industry in Nigeria
Increases income from tax
Growth of the informal economy
More secure and higher income
Attracts foreign investment
P7. Which of the following statements about fishing in Svalbard is false?
There are no quotas on the amount of fish allowed to be caught
The Barents Sea has over 150 species of Fish
Cod, Herring and Haddock are the most commercially successful species caught
Sustainable fishing is practiced through monitoring and limits placed on fishing.
P8. Select the potential reasons for tourism in Svalbard
Adventure tourism
Frontier tourism
Sightseeing and Wildlife
Views of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
Cheap international flights
P9. Which of the following is are economic causes of damage to fragile environments?
Access roads through forests
Oil pipe leaks
Housing/settlements being built
Deforestation for natural resources
P10. _____________ model shows the changing industrial structure pre, during and post industrialisation
Demographic Transition
Clark-Fisher
P11. The most successful aid programmes are...
community/grassroots based
led by the government on a national scale
in the North of Nigeria
P12. When would emergency aid not be given? Select all that apply
to fund development projects such as Hydroelectric dams
after natural disasters
after a tsunami
during the outbreak of a disease
P13. What is the name of the top layer of tropical rainforests?
(a)
P14. Soil in (a) environments is thin and acidic and not very fertile.
P15. Using technology can be used to help protect cold environments. An example of this is the ________ __________ pipeline (Only enter the two words needed)
(a)
P16. What year did Nigeria gain independence?
(a)
P17. Select the reasons why the commonwealth is important for Nigeria
Helps to tackle corruption
It makes them more British
Provides military support to help invade other countries
Provides trade links to many wealthy countries
P18. Select the countries that are not part of OPEC.
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Venezuela
Canada
V1. Imaginary lines running horizontally around the Earth, that show us how far north or south a place is, are known as…
Lines of latitude
Lines of longitude
Coordinates
Grid References
V2. The (a) effect is a force, due to the spinning of the Earth, which deflects movement of particles and wind.
V3. _______ _____ are winds on ground level and are distorted by the Earth’s rotation.
(a)
V4. Select all the terms that are synonyms for a tropical storm.
Hurricane
Typhoon
Cyclone
Tornado
Twister
V5. Tropical storms are classified as which type of hazard?
Tectonic
Meteorological
Biological
Anthropogenic
V6. _______ _______ are extreme natural events that can cause loss of life, extreme damage to property and disrupt human activities
(a)
C1. What is a tropical storm?
An intense high pressure weather system with heavy rain and strong, spiralling winds.
An intense low pressure weather system with heavy rain and strong, spiralling winds.
An intense high pressure weather system with heavy rain and strong trade winds.
An intense low pressure weather system with heavy rain and strong trade winds.
C2. What latitudes do most tropical storms develop between?
Between 0° and 30° North and South
Between 25° and 45° North and South
Between 5° and 30° North and South
Only at 0°
C3. What is low pressure?
Falling air that causes stable atmospheric conditions. (Clear skies, few clouds, gentle winds, sun)
Rising air that causes unstable atmospheric conditions. (Cumulonimbus clouds, strong winds and rainfall)
Rising air that causes stable atmospheric conditions. (Clear skies, few clouds, gentle winds, sun)
Falling air that causes unstable atmospheric conditions. (Cumulonimbus clouds, strong winds and rainfall)
C4. All air is under pressure but if it is rising then the air is said to be unstable and the pressure is _______
C5. In some circumstances, air pressure can be extremely ___ and this might influence the formation of tropical storms.
C6. The _____________ is the largest cell and extends from the equator to between 30 and 400 North and South.
C7. In these latitudes the cooler air from the poles meets the warmer air from the tropics, causing air to rise.
C8. The _________ cells are found between 60 and 700 North and South. These are typically colder and feature denser air.
C9. The rising air in the Hadley cell at the equator forms an area of _____ pressure at the surface.
C10. Where the warm air rises at the polar front, another area of ____ pressure is formed.
C11. Working in the direction from the North Pole to the equator, what is the correct sequence for the three cells.
C12. Air moves from high pressure to low pressure.
C13. Air moves from the sub-tropical high pressure areas towards the equator
C14. The spinning of the earth is called the.....
C15. In the Coriolis effect, the direction of the winds are deflected to...
C16. Trade winds.....
C17. The north-east trade winds are formed in the northern hemisphere and the south-east trade winds in the southern hemisphere.
C18. Tropical storms are measured on which scale?
Richter Scale
Seismic Scale
Stevenson Scale
Saffir-Simpson Scale
C19. Name the feature found at X.
(a)
C20. Name the feature found at Y.
(a)
C21. What are the conditions like at the eye of the storm
Calm, Gentle winds and clear skies.
Calm, Gentle winds and cloudy skies.
Strong, Rough winds with rainclouds.
None of the above
C22. What happens to tropical storms as they travel over land?
Tropical storms gain energy as they travel over land due to the heat from the land.
Tropical storms lose energy as they travel over land because trade winds increase.
Tropical storms lose energy as they travel over land because their warm water supply is cut off.
Tropical storms lose energy because a high pressure system comes into force.
C23. How will climate change have an effect on tropical storms?
Tropical storms will become more frequent.
Tropical storms will become less frequent
Tropical storms will become more intense/powerful.
Tropical storms will lose their energy quicker.
C24. What social reasons make some places more vulnerable to tropical storms than others?
Poor quality infrastructure
Poor healthcare
No flood defences
Access to education
C25. What is a primary effect?
An effect as a direct result of the natural event. Damage which occurs as the natural event is occuring
An effect which happens as an indirect effect of the natural event. Damage or impacts which happen after the natural event occurs
Action which is taken immediately after the natural event
Action which occurs several weeks or months after the natural event
C26. What is a secondary effect?
An effect as a direct result of the natural event. Damage which occurs as the natural event is occuring
An effect which happens as an indirect effect of the natural event. Damage or impacts which happen after the natural event occurs
Action which is taken immediately after the natural event
Action which occurs several weeks or months after the natural event
C27. Which of these is a primary effect of a Tropical Storm?
Diseases spread easily because of contaminated water
Evacuation of those at risk
Buildings and transport links are destroyed by flooding and high winds
People are rehoused
C28. Which of these is a primary effect of a tropical storm?
Rescue survivors and treat injuries
Improve structural design of buildings against future storms
People are injured and killed by flooding and debris
Heavy rain can trigger landslides, causing further devastation
C29. Which of these is a secondary effect of a Tropical Storm?
Diseases spread easily because of contaminated water
Evacuation of those at risk
Buildings and transport links are destroyed by flooding and high winds
People are rehoused
C30. Which of these is a secondary effect of a Tropical Storm?
Scientists use technology to predict when and where the storm is likely to occur
Improve forecasting and warning systems
Food shortages can result from the destruction of crops and livestock
High rainfall and storm surges lead to flooding, particularly in coastal regions and flood plains
C31. Name the month and the year that Typhoon Haiyan struck
September 2012
April 2015
November 2013
December 2014
C32. Which two islands were hardest hit by Typhoon Haiyan?
Cebu
Leyte
Hokkaido
Tobago
C33. Which is a primary effect of Typhoon Haiyan?
1 million tonnes of crops destroyed
Contaminated water spread disease
Rice prices increased by 12%
Food shortages led to looting
C34. Which secondary effects of Typhoon Haiyan were directly caused by crops being destroyed?
Rice prices increased by 12%
Spread of infections and diseases
Widespread looting (theft)
10 hectares of mangroves polluted
C35. Name the city that was 90% destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan
Manilla
Philippines
Tacloban
Central Visayas
C36. One economic effect of Typhoon Haiyan was:
Flooding
Break out of Cholera
Violence in the Tacloban
Looting in Tacloban
