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Year 8 Geography

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tectonic plates make up pieces of the Earth's crust. Together with the upper-most layer, they form the what?

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Exosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Thermosphere

2.

What is the name of this molten material that is found beneath the surface of the Earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Lava

c)

Magma

d)

Obsidian

3.

300-200 million years ago, all the continents were one single continent. This was called what

a)

Gondwanaland

b)

Laurasia

c)

Pangaea

d)

Eurasia

4.

Which of the following is not considered a continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

South Africa

5.

The largest country by area with 17,098,246 km2 is what?

a)

Australia

b)

Canada

c)

Russia

d)

United States

6.

The largest country by population with 1.408 billion people is what?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

Russia

7.

The world's smallest country, with a population of 825 and an area of 0.49km2 is what?

a)

Liechtenstein

b)

Monaco

c)

San Marino

d)

Vatican City

8.

Cause of the tectonic plates constantly moving, Mount Everest continues grow every year by how much?

a)

2mm

b)

4mm

c)

8mm

d)

16mm

9.

Because of continental drift, the continents are constantly moving closer and further way from each other. How many metres a century are the moving?

a)

0.5 metres

b)

1 metre

c)

2 metres

d)

2.5 metres

10.

For a landscape to be constituted as a desert, it has to experience less than how many milimeters of rain per year.

a)

20mm

b)

25mm

c)

30mm

d)

35mm

11.

The largest desert in the world is...

a)

Antarctica

b)

Arabian Desert

c)

Great Victoria Desert

d)

Sahara Desert

12.

A common feature of karst landscapes are...

a)

Stalagbites

b)

Satalaclites

c)

Stalackites

d)

Stalactites

13.

Karst landscapes are made by limestone being worn away by water and other natural forces. This called what?

a)

Abrasion

b)

Corrosion

c)

Erosion

d)

Weathering

14.

Glaciers are common parts of which landscape?

a)

Deserts

b)

Island

c)

Karst

d)

Tundra

15.

A chain of islands is referred to as what?

a)

Archipelago

b)

Delta

c)

Fragments

d)

Peninsula

16.

When two continental plates collide and the Earth's crust buckles up, this is known as a...

a)

Fold mountain

b)

Fault-block mountain

c)

Dome Mountain

d)

Plateau

17.

When cracks in the Earth's crust force parts of rock up and others to collapse, these called what

a)

Fold mountains

b)

Fault-block mountains

c)

Dome mountains

d)

Plateau mountains

18.

Mount Everest is located in which mountain range?

a)

Atlas Mountains

b)

Himalayan Mountains

c)

Southern Alps

d)

Ural Mountains

19.

Spreading across Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Slovenia and Austria is which mountain range?

a)

The Alps

b)

The Andes

c)

The Great Dividing Range

d)

Ural Mountains

20.

Located in South America, what is the longest mountain range in the world?

a)

The Andes

b)

The Great Dividing Range

c)

The Himalayas

d)

The Rocky Mountains

21.

Which of the following states does the Rocky Mountains not pass through?

a)

British Columbia, Canada

b)

Colorado, USA

c)

New Mexico, USA

d)

Coahuila, Mexico

22.

This Ben Nevis in Scotland. Molten magma pushes the crust towards the Earth's surface. This makes the landform a what?

a)

Fold Mountain

b)

Fault-block Mountain

c)

Dome Mountain

d)

Plateau Mountain

23.

What type of map is this?

a)

Climatic map

b)

Nautical map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Topographical map

24.

These lines show the elevation of the land and how steep peeks are. What are they called?

a)

Contour lines

b)

Lateral lines

c)

Longitudinal lines

d)

Supplementary lines

25.

This landscape has high rainfall, wet tropics, and a diverse plant and animal life. What is this

a)

Grassland

b)

Karst

c)

Rainforest

d)

Tundra