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The Big Geography Quiz

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 3585secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
2.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
3.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
4.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
5.
The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Eastern and Southern
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Western and Eastern
d)
Northern and Western
6.
Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere? 
a)
Northern 
b)
Southern 
c)
Western 
d)
Eastern
7.
What is geography?
a)
the study of Earth
b)
the study of fossils
c)
the study of people
d)
the study of history
8.
Which of the following is a cardinal direction?
a)
northwest
b)
east
c)
southeast
d)
lake
9.
Map scale shows what?
a)
directions
b)
cities
c)
distance
d)
time
10.
Which of the following states border Ohio?
a)
Cleveland
b)
Texas
c)
Lake Erie
d)
Indiana
11.
If one inch is equivalent to five miles.  How many miles is ten inches?
a)
60
b)
20
c)
50
d)
100
12.
What does a compass rose show?
a)
Key
b)
Distance
c)
Directions
d)
States
13.
What can you learn from a population density map?
a)
How many lakes there are
b)
How many states there are
c)
How many mountains there are
d)
How many people there are
14.
What is a cash crop?
a)
plants grown by farmers to sell
b)
rich soil for planting
c)
pesticides
d)
animals used for trading
15.
What is a synonym for (fertile) soil?
a)
cool
b)
poor
c)
dark
d)
rich
16.
What is another name for agriculture?
a)
living
b)
sewing
c)
farming
d)
hunting
17.
An atlas is a book of what?
a)
maps
b)
people
c)
bodies of water
d)
regions
18.

Which of these are not one of the world's five oceans?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Mediterranean

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

19.
What is the continent that is light green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
20.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
21.
What is the continent that is dark green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
22.

What is the continent that is dark red?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

23.
What is the continent that is blue?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
24.

What is the continent that is pink?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Oceania/Australia

25.
Largest continent in the world
a)
Africa
b)
United States
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
26.

United Arab Emirates is a federation of 7 Emirates name its capital

a)

Dubai

b)

Abu Dhabi

c)

Al Ain

d)

Ras Al-Khaima

27.

What is the capital of the UK?

a)

New York

b)

Paris

c)

London

d)

Edinburgh

28.

What is the capital of Hungary?

a)

Budapest

b)

London

c)

Belfast

d)

Birmingham

29.

What is the capital of Spain?

a)

Barcelona

b)

Madrid

c)

Valencia

d)

Malaga

30.

What is the capital of Greece?

a)

Athens

b)

Istanbul

c)

Rome

d)

Turin

31.

What is the capital of Germany?

a)

Berlin

b)

Munich

c)

Hamburg

d)

Dusseldorf

32.

Which of these cities is not a capital city?

a)

Shanghai

b)

Beijing

c)

Tokyo

d)

Seoul

33.

Which of these cities is not a capital city?

a)

New York

b)

Edinburgh

c)

Adelaide

d)

Canberra

34.

What is the capital of Brazil?

a)

Brasilia

b)

Rio de Janeiro

c)

Salvador

d)

Pele

35.
Which of these countries is not a part of South America?
a)
Peru
b)
Bolivia
c)
Namibia
d)
Ecuador
36.
Which country is not a part of the African mainland?
a)
Chad
b)
Madagascar
c)
Egypt
d)
South Africa
37.
Easter Island is a part of which South American country?
a)
Chile
b)
Argentina
c)
Brazil
d)
Paraguay
38.
Which of these Asian countries is the most populated?
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Indonesia
d)
Thailand
39.
Which of these run through Australia?
a)
Tropic of Cancer
b)
Tropic of Capricorn
c)
The Equator
d)
None
40.
Which European country is not considered a part of Scandinavia?
a)
Norway
b)
Finland
c)
Sweden
d)
Spain
41.
Because of its shape, Italy is commonly referred to as
a)
The shoe
b)
The boot
c)
The saucepan
d)
The bowtie
42.
Which of these countries is not in northern Africa?
a)
Morocco
b)
Algeria
c)
Botswana
d)
Egypt
43.

What country is this flag?

a)

Angola

b)

Brazil

c)

China

d)

Australian

44.

What country is this flag?

a)

Mexico

b)

Spain

c)

Russia

d)

Germany

45.

What country is this flag?

a)

France

b)

The UK

c)

The USA

d)

Italy

46.

What country is this flag?

a)

Mexico

b)

Turkey

c)

Poland

d)

Italy

47.

What country is this flag?

a)

The USA

b)

The UK

c)

Poland

d)

Spain

48.

What country is this flag?

a)

Russia

b)

Greece

c)

Mexico

d)

France

49.

(a)   geography is the subject of anything to do with the natural environment.

50.

A volcanic eruption can cause:

a)

Pyroclastic Flow

b)

Lava bombs

c)

Lahars

d)

Tsunamis

51.

Which country has the largest economy in the world?

a)

China

b)

USA

c)

Russia

d)

Brazil

e)

UK

52.

Which tectonic plate boundary is where plates are moving apart from each other?

a)

Collision

b)

Convergent

c)

Divergent

d)

Conservative

53.

The (a)   tribe are a large tribe in Kenya, Africa

54.

In a stage 5 country (the richest countries in the world) why is the death rate increasing?

a)

Natural disasters

b)

Not having children

c)

Disease

d)

Elderly dependents start to die of old age

55.

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

a)

Energy from the Sun

b)

Magnetic Pole Reversal

c)

Convection currents in the mantle

d)

Faults in Mountain Ranges

56.
What is the name of Haiti's capital city?
a)
Saint Marc
b)
Jacmel
c)
Port-au-Princess
d)
Port-au-Prince
57.
What physical feature is labeled on this map of China?
a)
Sahara Desert
b)
Ural Mountains
c)
Gobi Desert
d)
Himalaya Mountains
58.
Where is Haiti located?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Caribbean sea
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
North Sea
59.
What kind of government does China have?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Communism
d)
Anarchy
60.
How many continents are there in the world?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
61.
How many oceans are there in the world?
a)
7
b)
6
c)
5
d)
4
62.

What is meant by the term nomadic

a)

People who travel from place to place

b)

People who visit other countries for holidays

c)

People who move for business

d)

People who are very traditional.

63.

What is the biome found across most of north Africa

a)

Savannah

b)

Rainforest

c)

Desert

d)

Temperate forests

64.

What is the glacial landform that is a large circular bowl carved out of a mountain?

a)

Morraine

b)

Cirque

c)

Striation

d)

Aretes

65.

What ocean do you find cyclones in?

a)

Southern

b)

Pacific

c)

Atlantic

d)

Indian

66.

What do we mean by the term "development"

a)

Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations.

b)

The general measure of the quality of life that people face where they live. It can be measured in a range of ways, looking at economic, social, environmental and political standards

c)

How rich or poor countries are

d)

How well a country can access healthcare and jobs.

67.
Sub-Saharan Africa has all of the following problems, EXCEPT
a)
Corrupt and/or inefficient governments
b)
Low levels of female empowerment
c)
A lack of mineral resources
d)
A relatively uneducated populace
68.
Of the many sources of energy that are renewable and considered to be environmentally friendly and harness natural processes ______ is the exception. 
a)
Geothermal 
b)
Biomass
c)
Solar Power
d)
Nuclear Fusion 
69.
GE, Coca-cola, Nokia, Samsung, Pepsi, Walt-Disney represent the many 
a)
Back of Corporations
b)
World Trade Organizations
c)
Transnational Corporations
d)
Fairtrade Labeling Organizations 
70.
Which is NOT a method of transportation?
a)
Abrasion
b)
Saltation
c)
Traction
d)
Suspension
71.
Where would you find a waterfall?
a)
Upper course
b)
Middle Course
c)
Lower Course
72.
What landform can you see in the picture?
a)
Floodplain
b)
Delta
c)
Waterfall
d)
Oxbow lake
73.
"Rocks rolled along the river bed" is what type of transportation?
a)
Saltation
b)
Suspension
c)
Traction
d)
Solution
74.
"When rocks scrape along the river bank and bed" is what type of erosion?
a)
Attrition
b)
Abrasion
c)
Solution
d)
Hydraulic Action
75.
"I am a smaller river joining a larger river" What am I?
a)
Confluence
b)
Tributary 
c)
Drainage Basin
d)
Watershed
76.

A resource that can replenish itself is...

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

77.
What has happened to resource consumption in the last several hundred years?
a)
it has remained at the same level
b)
it has decreased dramatically
c)
it has decreased only slightly
d)
it has increased dramatically
78.

Why did the earth's population begin to rise dramatically in the 1800s and continue?

a)

better medicines and healthcare were available

b)

better farming techniques allowed for more food production

c)

the Industrial Revolution allowed for technology to assist humans in transportation and mass production of goods

d)

All of these factors led to population growth

79.

Population density is usually higher in places

a)

along the coast or near water

b)

in the high latitudes

c)

in the desert

d)

in the mountain ranges

80.

What did China implement to slow down their population growth?

a)

they forced people to leave their country

b)

they created a one-child policy

c)

they outlawed children

d)

they gave incentives for families to have five or more children

81.

Which of the following terms mean "the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services"?

a)

Economy

b)

Sustainable

c)

Rural

d)

Urban

82.

Which of the following is NOT an example of secondary industry?

a)

Making ice cream from cow's milk

b)

Making flour from wheat

c)

Making furniture from trees

d)

Taking oil out of the ground

83.

Which type of economic activity uses raw materials to produce or manufacture something else?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

84.
What is the spread of lava as it pours out of a vent?
a)
magma chamber
b)
pipe
c)
lava flow
d)
crater
85.
What energy can be tapped from a volcano?
a)
hydrothermal energy
b)
solar energy
c)
geothermal energy
d)
nuclear energy
86.

What are the characteristics of urbanisation?

a)

Lots of services & industries, dominated by natural and managed features

b)

Dominated by human features, lots of services & industries

c)

Animals and cities

d)

Low population density, fewer services & industries

87.

What is NOT considered a pull factor?

a)

Better jobs

b)

More education opportnities

c)

Higher standards of living

d)

Conflict and war

88.

What is NOT considered a push factor?

a)

Poverty

b)

Natural Disasters

c)

Medical Facilities

d)

Food and Water Shortages

89.

On which continent are the majority of the megacities located?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

90.

Is this rural or urban?: Dominated by natural or managed features such as grasslands, forests, crop fields

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

91.

Define 'megacity'

a)

A city with a large population, usually over 10 million people

b)

A city with a large population, usually over 1 million people

c)

A large city with a population over 100 million people

d)

A large city spread out over an area covering 10 million sq km

92.

What is a favela?

a)

A Brazilian food made with rice

b)

A slum or shantytown

c)

An area of a city where rich people live

d)

A Brazilian storm with high winds

93.

How do Favelas get electricity?

a)

Giant batteries

b)

Wind farms

c)

In most cases it is illegally tapped from the public grid

d)

Hydro electricity

94.
What is the name of the biggest favela in Rio?
a)
Gorton
b)
Medelin
c)
Rocinha
d)
Sao Paulo 
95.
Which of these is one of the biggest gangs in Rio?
a)
The Purple Hand 
b)
The Red Command
c)
The Blues Brothers 
d)
The Guardians of the Galaxy
96.
Which famous sporting event did Rio de Janeiro host in 2016?
a)
The FIFA World Cup
b)
The Olympics
c)
Strictly Come Dancing 
d)
The Great British Bake Off
97.

Sustainable Development is that development which satisfies the need of:

a)

Present generation only

b)

future generation only

c)

both (a) & (b)

d)

none of these

98.

Which of the following is a necessary condition for sustainable development?

a)

Increase in the quality of life

b)

Reduction in the level of pollution

c)

conservation of stock of natural capital

d)

All of these

99.
What is life expectancy?
a)
How long you are expected to live for when you're born
b)
What people expect out of life
c)
Whether or not you will be born
d)
Amount of money a country has
100.

The small population in Russia can be explained by

a)

harsh climate, lack of freedom

b)

radiation

c)

lack of food

d)

they're too busy.

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