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Geography--Y1 Term 3 Graded Assignment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a person is describing the daily changes in temperature and precipitation, they are referring to an area's ___________.

a)

Geology

b)

Climate

c)

Geography

d)

Weather

2.

Weather data is different than climate data. Which of the following is an example of weather data?

a)

The average high temperature in May is 21°C in the Midwest of the United States

b)

Central Australia usually receives less than 110 mm of rainfall all year

c)

The relative humidity was 24% at noon on July 23 in Tempe, Arizona

d)

On average, there is 88mm of rain in the Gulf Coast region in July

3.
What instrument measures the humidity?
a)
anemometer
b)

Six's thermometer 

c)
barometer
d)

hygrometer 

4.

The line joining points of equal rainfall is called

a)

Isobar

b)

isopleth

c)

isohyet

d)

isofall

5.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Stevenson screen?

a)

It is made of metal

b)

It has louvred sides

c)

It is painted white

d)

It is 1.2 m above ground

6.

The Stevenson screen is painted white because white absorbs heat.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Select the best answer- what is weather?

a)
Weather is what is happening in the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time.
b)
Weather is the atmosphere.
c)
Weather is precipitation.
d)
Weather is wind.
8.
Which tool measures wind direction?
a)
wind vane and stopwatch
b)
wind vane and compass
c)
compass and rain gauge
d)
wind vane and thermometer
9.

What type of cloud is this?

a)

nimbostratus cloud

b)

cumulonimbus cloud

c)

cirrocumulus cloud

d)

altostratus cloud

10.
What is measured with an instrument made of two thermometers (a wet bulb and a dry bulb)?
a)
air temperature
b)
air pressure
c)
humidity
d)
wind speed
11.

What weather instruments can be found inside a Stevenson Screen?

a)

Wet and dry bulb thermometer

b)

Maximum-minimum Thermometer

c)

Barometer

d)

All of the above

12.

What does a barometer measure?

a)

Air pressure in Millibars

b)

Air pressure in isobars

c)

Humidity

d)

Wind pressure

13.

The side of a mountain range that faces the oncoming wind and receives precipitation:

a)

Climate

b)

Windward

c)

Leeward

d)

Monsoon

14.

Where does convectional rainfall occur? ( choose 1 or more answers )

a)

in the northern hemisphere

b)

in places where the land gets heated by the Sun

c)

in places where it is very cold

d)

in deserts

e)

in tropical areas

15.

Which type of rainfall is most likely to be found in tropical regions close to the equator?

a)

Relief

b)

Frontal

c)

Convectional

16.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
17.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
18.

Which continent is labelled number 5?

a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
19.
What is the name of the smallest continent? 
a)
Africa
b)
China
c)

Oceania 

d)
The Bahamas
20.

What ocean is located at Blue #5?

a)

Arctic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Atlantic