wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Year 9 Geography Skills BHS

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The basic elements or feature of any map contains

a)

S.C.R.E.W.S

b)

B.O.L.T.S.

c)

B.L.O.T.E.

d)

SOMETHING

2.

The 'O' in B.O.L.T.S. stands for

a)

nOrth

b)

Orienteer

c)

Orient

d)

Orientation

3.

What is this called?

a)

map scale

b)

map key

c)

compass rose

d)

a dial

4.

Add the missing elements ​

a)

North East

East South

South West

North West

b)

North East

South East

South West

North West

c)

North East

North West

East South

East West

d)

East North

East South

South West

North West

5.

what is this?

a)

compass rose

b)

a map legend

c)

a map key

d)

a map scale

6.

what is this?

a)

map scale

b)

map key

c)

compass rose

7.

shows boundaries of states, continents, countries, counties

a)

Topographic

b)

Weather

c)

Satellite

d)

Political

8.

Graphs need to have:

a)

B.O.L.T.S.

b)

A title and numbers

c)

A title, a scale and labels

d)

A title, a scale, labels and numbers

9.

A climate graph is the combination of:

a)

A column graph and a line graph

b)

A column graph and a pie chart

c)

A line graph and a pie chart

d)

A proportional graph and a column graph

10.

What type of graph is this?

a)

Climatic Graph

b)

Proportional Graph

c)

Demographic Graph

d)

Pie Graph

11.

Which activities take the same amount of time each day?

a)

School and Sleeping

b)

School and playing

c)

Music and TV

d)

Playing and TV

12.

Which activity takes the most amount of time per day?

a)

School

b)

Sleeping

c)

Music

d)

Playing

13.

Which month has the highest rainfall of the year in the UK in 2018?

a)

January

b)

July

c)

June

d)

November

14.

Which is the hottest month of the year in the UK in 2018?

a)

January

b)

July

c)

June

d)

November

15.

Which continent has the largest urban population according to this pie chart?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

South America

d)

Asia

16.

The red line seen here is called the...

a)

latitude

b)

tropic of cancer

c)

equalator

d)

equator

17.

The lines on the globe are called ________ and ________?

a)

North, East, South West

b)

latitude and longitude

c)

Equator, tropic of cancer, tropic of capricorn

d)

Coordinates and location

18.

This type of image is known as ...

a)

vertical image

b)

horizontal image

c)

eye level image

d)

ground level image

19.

This view is called a ...

a)

Oblique image

b)

Satellite image

c)

Horizontal Image

d)

Vertical Image

20.

This view is called a ...

a)

Oblique image

b)

Satellite image

c)

Horizontal Image

d)

Vertical Image

21.

This view is called a ...

a)

Oblique image

b)

Satellite image

c)

Horizontal Image

d)

Vertical Image

22.

The process of showing the spherical Earth on a piece of paper is called a...

a)

Protector

b)

Projection

c)

Promotion

d)

Politician

23.

What type of map is this?

a)

Choropleth Map

b)

Chromatic Map

c)

Barometric Map

d)

Weather Map

24.
What is the capital of Iceland?
a)
Oslo
b)
Reykjavik
c)
Helsinki
d)
Nuku'alofa
25.
What is the longest river in Europe?
a)
The Caspian
b)
The Ural
c)
The Danube
d)
The Volga
26.

Earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions, are examples of...

a)

natural disasters

b)

mother nature attacks

c)

natural accidents

27.

If travelling from B to A you are going in what direction?

a)

South

b)

North

c)

West

d)

East

28.

If travelling from A to C you are going in what direction?

a)

South

b)

South, South West

c)

South West

d)

West South West

29.

Area Reference (AR) refers to a whole square and 4 numbers. These numbers are recorded from

a)

The top left corner

b)

The top right corner

c)

The bottom right corner

d)

The bottom left corner

30.

When writing the Area Reference, your write the

a)

Eastings first, then southlings

b)

Northings then southlings

c)

Northings then Eastings

d)

Eastings then Northings

31.

A is located at AR:

a)

3752

b)

3653

c)

3652

d)

3753

32.

Grid Reference (AR) refers to a specific place in a square and has how many numbers?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

33.

A is located at GR

a)

375527

b)

365527

c)

365357

d)

375537

34.

A ratio scale is actually called a

a)

linear scale

b)

fraction

c)

ratio fraction

d)

Representative fraction

35.

This scale is called:

a)

Representative fraction

b)

Linear scale

c)

Ratio scale

d)

Scale

36.

Latitude and Longitude

a)

Latitude is horizontal and Longitude is vertical

b)

Latitude is vertical and Longitude is horizontal

37.

When calculating co-ordinates,

a)

Latitude is always done first

b)

Longitude is always done first

38.

Lines drawn on a map to indicate height above sea level (a.s.l.) are called

a)

Aspect

b)

Relief

c)

Contour lines

d)

Gradient

39.

What is the height difference between each line?

a)

20m

b)

5m

c)

60m

d)

10m

40.

What is the relief at point B?

a)

20m

b)

5m

c)

60m

d)

10m

41.

What does 'aspect' refer to?

a)

the difference in height between two points on a map

b)

a term for steepness of a slope

c)

the direction that the orientation faces

d)

the direction that a slope faces

42.

Aspect refers to the direction that a slope faces.

If I was standing on that slope at point A, facing downhill, in which direction would I be looking?”

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

43.

Which statement is the MOST correct?

Density refers to

a)

the number of specific features in a given area

b)

the number of buildings in a specific area

c)

the number of trees in a specific area

d)

the number of people in a specific area

44.

The area reference of 4216 has:

a)

1 building per km2

b)

3 buildings per km2

c)

5 buildings per km2

d)

7 buildings per km2

45.

The lines drawn that join places of equal air pressure are called:

a)

hectopascals

b)

barometric pressure

c)

hPa

d)

Isobars

46.

Cold Front: This is where moving cooler

 air meets warmer air.

 

Cold fronts cause changes to weather, including:

a)

Cooler temperatures;   increased chance of rain/storms

b)

Higher wind speeds / possible direction change

c)

Generally cold & unstable conditions until the

front passes

d)

All of the above

47.

High Pressure system: . .

a)

Air moves in an anti- clockwise direction

b)

Also known as an anti-cyclone

c)

Often shown simply as     H

d)

All of the above

48.

Which state has received rainfall in the past 24 hours?

a)

Queensland

b)

Western Australia

c)

Tasmania

d)

South Australia

49.

What type of map is this?

a)

Precis

b)

Choropleth

c)

Political

d)

Cadastral

50.

This is a Flowline map. They are designed to show

a)

flow

b)

wind direction

c)

movement

d)

themes

51.

This is a thematic map, which illustrates a particular theme.

What does this map show?

a)

Former mines

b)

mine and concentration levels

c)

prospective mines

d)

Location of Australian uranium reserves