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Human and Physical Geography Paper 2

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a conurbation

a)

The growth of cities

b)

A continuous built up area formed by merging towns

c)

The decline of the high street

d)

People moving to rural areas

2.

What term is used to describe the major core region of cities that have the potential to drive the economy of North England?

a)

Nothern workhosue

b)

Northern powerhouse

c)

Powerhouse of the Northerners

d)

Potential Improvements

3.

Which is NOT a way that the UK government and the EU have tried to make rural peripheral areas more attractive for investors?

a)

Enterprise Zone

b)

EU grants

c)

Regional development grants

d)

Multiplier affect

4.

Which are reasons for the the UK's rising birth rate?

a)

More women in their 20's choosing to have children due to lack of employment caused by the recession

b)

increasing number of overseas born women having children

c)

more women at an older age choosing to have children when they had previously postponed

d)

Equal opportunities for women to work

5.

Which are secondary sector jobs?

a)

Call centre

b)

Coal miner

c)

Shipyard worker

d)

Steel worker

6.

Which process can be described as


"where one industry collapses the others soon follow"

a)

Domino effect

b)

Collaspe all scenario

c)

Tumble down effect

d)

Total shut down

7.

Which economy is based on the production of goods and services is based primarily upon knowledge-intensive activities.

a)

Knowledge economy

b)

New sectors

c)

E-knowledge industry

d)

WWW knowledge sector

8.

Which industry that can be placed and located at any location without effect from factors of production such as resources, land, labour, and capital

a)

Fixed

b)

Footlose

c)

Fancy free

d)

Rural

9.

What is FDI?

a)

Foreign Direct Investment

b)

Fair Deal Ideas

c)

Forest Divine Incentives

d)

Flood Device Investment

10.

What is the general trend of population in the UK?

a)

Uneven

b)

The same all over

c)

High in the North

d)

Low in the South

11.

Describe the economic activity in rural areas.

a)

They have lots of job opportunities .

b)

Seasonal tourism industry. E.g. lake district national parks

c)

Some rural settlements have become commuter settlement

d)

There is more primary industry

12.

What is outsourcing?

a)

Setting up business inside the country so you make things cheaper

b)

setting up businesses abroad to produce parts and products for domestic use or sale

c)

Finding new ways to generate power for your country

d)

Struggling to develop new methods for communication

13.

the expansion of economic, political, and cultural processes to the point that they become global in scale and impact

a)

Cultural Diffusion

b)

Globalization

c)

Combinational Cultures

d)

Strict Migration

14.

a diagram that shows the distribution of a population by age and gender

a)

Population Chart

b)

Death Rate

c)

Birth Rate

d)

Population Pyramid

15.

Pre 1800 75% of the UK workforce were employed in what type of industry?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

16.

The quaternary industry sector is growing in the UK. This includes

a)

Traditional heavy industries such steel making

b)

Agriculture, forestry and coal mining

c)

Manufacturing products in factories

d)

High technology, research and development

17.

Which area of the UK economy has declined in recent decades?

a)

Quaternary

b)

Tertiary

c)

Secondary

18.

De-industrialisation has taken place in the UK, which is a decline in manufacturing industries. What has caused this ?

Choose 2 correct answers.

a)

Over production of goods in factories in the past.

b)

Machines and robots have replaced jobs done by people.

c)

It is cheaper to import goods manufatured overseas because wages are lower.

d)

The UK market no longer demands goods manufactured in factories

19.

Developments in IT have transformed the way we work in the UK. These changes have allowed the UK to become a post-industrial economy. Examples include

a)

The internet is easily accessed via a PC, smart phone, tablet

b)

Communication is quick and easy - globally

c)

Computers can store large volumes of data - accessed easily

d)

Technology continues to develop rapidly

e)

All of the above

20.

What is the evidence that a north-south divide exists in the UK?

a)

People in the north tend to have a higher life expectancy

b)

People in the north tend to earn more money

c)

People in the south tend to experience less poverty

21.

Which sector dominates the UK economy the most?

a)

Service

b)

Construction

c)

Agriculture

d)

Production

22.

Which of these factors have influenced globalisation?

a)

High taxes and investment restrictions.

b)

Communication systems and the internet.

c)

Poor standard of living and unemployment.

23.

Which factor might attract a multinational corporation to a country?

a)

Good tourist attractions.

b)

Cheap raw materials.

c)

High average monthly wage.

24.

What is the correct definition of the coastal zone?

a)

Where the land meets the sea

b)

Where people go on holiday

c)

Where destructive waves are common

25.

Which process involves the wearing away of the coastline by powerful waves?

a)

Erosion

b)

Transportation

c)

Deposition

26.

How does rock type affect rates of coastal erosion?

a)

Harder rocks erode more quickly

b)

Harder rocks erode more slowly

c)

Older rocks erode more quickly

27.

Which of the following is typical of a constructive wave?

a)

10-14 waves per minute

b)

Strong swash

c)

Steep shape

28.

Which of the following is typical of a destructive wave?

a)

Strong swash, weak backwash

b)

Weak swash, strong backwash

c)

Equal swash and backwash

29.

Which type of coastal erosion occurs when rocks crash against each other, breaking them down into smaller and rounder pieces.

a)

Attrition

b)

Hydraulic Action

c)

Abrasion

30.

What is it called when large stones are rolled along a river bed?

a)

Saltation

b)

Solution

c)

Traction

31.

Which landform is found in the upper course of the river

a)

Waterfall

b)

Meanders

c)

Deltas

32.

Where does most erosion occur in a meander?

a)

On the inside of the bend

b)

On the outside of the bend

c)

On the slip-off slope

33.

How processes of erosion occur in a river

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

34.

Which seas surround the UK? (select all)

a)

Atlantic ocean

b)

The North Sea

c)

The English Channel

d)

The Red Sea

35.

Which of these are UK sea-side towns?

a)

Newcastle

b)

London

c)

Tynemouth

d)

Brighton

36.

Which coastal feature is this?

a)

Headland

b)

Stump

c)

Sand dune

d)

Arch

37.

What human feature is this?

a)

light house

b)

marina

c)

pier

d)

harbour

38.

What is erosion?

a)

When the waves drops things

b)

When waves wear away the land

c)

When water moves things

d)

When water floods

39.

Which features of formed by deposition

a)

Sand dunes

b)

Arches

c)

Caves

d)

Beaches

40.

How can tourism positively impact a coastal town?

a)

Jobs are created

b)

It brings money to the area

c)

There is more traffic

d)

Jobs are seasonal

41.

How can tourism negatively effect a coastal town?

a)

Jobs are created

b)

It brings in money

c)

More traffic

d)

Jobs are seasonal

42.

Why might tourism have declined in coastal areas?

a)

Covid 19 stopped people going abroad

b)

More people going abroad for warmer weather

c)

Better railway lines and roads

d)

Flights are cheaper

43.

Why might tourism in coastal areas increased?

a)

Covid 19 has stopped people going abroad

b)

More people travelling abroad for warmer weather

c)

Better road and railway lines.

d)

Flights are cheaper

44.

The natural chemical or physical processes that weaken and breaks down rock on Earth's surface.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

transportation

45.

What is biological weathering

a)

The rock is broken down by the action of water freezing and melting (freeze thaw weathering)

b)

The rock is broken down by the action of plants and animals

c)

Wind weakens the rock

d)

The chemical composition of rock is changed thereby breaking it down

46.

Which factors play a role in creating ocean waves?

a)

Wind speed, duration, and direction

b)

Fetch and wind speed

c)

Wind speed, direction, and fetch

d)

Wind speed, direction, fetch, and duration

47.

What is this type of wave?

a)

Constructive wave

b)

Destructive wave

48.

Which of the following will produce the largest ocean waves?

a)

Strong winds that blow for short periods of time over great distances.

b)

Strong winds that blow for long periods of time over small distances.

c)

Strong winds that blow for short periods of time over small distances.

d)

Strong winds that blow for a long time over a great distance.

49.

A large fetch creates big waves because...

a)

the wind has traveled a long distance

b)

the wind is falling from a great height

c)

the wind has less energy

d)

the wind has traveled over the land

50.
I am the type of erosion where sediment scrapes against the headland. What am I?
a)
Attrition
b)
Hydraulic action
c)
Solution
d)
Abrasion
51.

When waves cause rocks and pebbles to smash into each other, which breaks them down into smaller and smaller pieces it is called

a)

Attrition

b)

Abrasion

c)

Solution

d)

Hydraulic Action

52.
I transport material along a beach. What am I.
a)
Longshore Drift
b)
Longshape Drift
c)
Longnose Drift
d)
Longway drift
53.

"Rocks rolled along the sea bed" is what type of transportation?

a)

Saltation

b)

Suspension

c)

Traction

d)

Solution

54.
I happen when the waves don't have enough energy to carry sediment
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Swash
d)
Backwash
55.

The fetch is...

a)

The distance a wave travels with land in the way

b)

The distance a wave travels without being stopped by land

c)

The shortest distance a wave travels across an ocean

56.
Waves are created by wind 
a)
True 
b)
False 
57.
Erosion means 'the wearing away of rock'.
a)
True
b)
False
58.
How many ways can erosion happen?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
3
59.

Which are types of erosion?

a)

Suspension

b)

Solution

c)

Abrasion

d)

Saltation

60.
What best describe hydraulic action?
a)
Sediment grinds against the cliff
b)
Sediment is thrown at the cliff
c)
Waves smash into the cliff compression air which weakens the cliff
61.
I transport material along a beach. What am I.
a)
Longshore Drift
b)
Longshape Drift
c)
Longnose Drift
d)
Longway drift
62.
I am the forward motion of waves
a)
Backwash
b)
Swash
63.
Waves are created by wind 
a)
True 
b)
False 
64.

Abnormal rise in seawater level as the result of storms. Usually measured as the height of water above the normal predicted tide.

a)

storm surge

b)

swash

c)

backwash

d)

breakwater

65.

Why are sea walls built along our coast?

a)

so our ships have a safe passage along our coastline

b)

to provide a safe swimming area for people visiting the coastline

c)

to reduce erosion

d)

to reduce deposition

66.

Identify this type of sea defence

a)

Gabion

b)

Revetment

c)

Groyne

d)

Seawall

67.

Identify this type of sea defence

a)

Gabion

b)

Revetment

c)

Groyne

d)

Seawall

68.

Identify the coastal defense feature.

a)

sea wall

b)

revetment

c)

rock armour

d)

groyne

69.

What is hard engineering?

a)

Something that is difficult to achieve

b)

Something that works with nature by using natural materials

c)

Something that involves building structures

70.

Which of the following types of coastal management is a form of soft engineering?

a)

Beach nourishment

b)

Sea wall

c)

Groynes

71.

Which of these coastal defense engineering is the cheapest?

a)

rock armour

b)

gabions

c)

sea wall

72.

What coastal management is in the photo?

a)

Rock armour

b)

Beach nourishment

c)

Manage Retreat

73.

Doing nothing and accepting that nature wins is also a type of coastal management.

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

74.
What is Erosion?
a)
When waves lose energy and leave sediments / sand along a coast.
b)
The wearing away of land, removal of beach rocks/sand by water or wind.
c)
An area of land that smells different to other places.
d)
An area that has a lot of wind.
75.
What are destructive waves?
a)
Waves that are tall and frequent, crashing into shoreline, digging out chunks.
b)
Long and low waves, beginning far out in the sea, with a smooth gentle landing.
c)
The circular movement caused by wind and gravity fighting.
d)
When people wave their hand to aggresively destroy things.
76.

Which part of a river is the upper course close to?

a)

Source

b)

Mouth

c)

Confluence

d)

Drainage Basin

77.

Which descriptions about the river valley in the upper course are true?

a)

It is V shaped

b)

It is flat

c)

It is steep

d)

It is wide

78.

Which of the following descriptions about the river channel in the upper course are true?

a)

It is wide and deep

b)

It is narrow and shallow

c)

It carries a large angular load

d)

It carries a small, rounded load

79.

Which of the following processes is dominant in the upper course of a river?

a)

Deposition

b)

Transport

c)

Vertical Erosion

d)

Lateral Erosion

80.

Which type of erosion causes rocks to scrape at the bed and banks of the river?

a)

Attrition

b)

Abrasion

c)

Solution

d)

Hydraulic Action

81.

Which type of erosion causes air to be forced into cracks in the river bed and banks?

a)

Attrition

b)

Abrasion

c)

Solution

d)

Hydraulic Action

82.

Which feature of the upper course is an outcrop of the river valley that the river has to travel around?

a)

Waterfall

b)

Interlocking Spur

c)

Rapid

d)

Pothole

83.

Which feature of the upper course is formed when a waterfall retreats upstream?

a)

Interlocking Spur

b)

Pothole

c)

Gorge

d)

Rapids

84.

Which feature is formed due to swirling eddies in the river causing rocks to grind vertically into the river bed?

a)

Potholes

b)

Rapids

c)

Gorge

d)

Waterfalls

85.

Which feature is formed due to water flowing over an uneven river bed?

a)

Gorge

b)

Pothole

c)

Rapids

d)

Interlocking Spur

86.

Identify which part of the river you would find the mouth.

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

87.

Identify which part of the river you would find the source.

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

88.

Identify which part of the river you would find V-shaped valleys.

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

89.

Identify which part of the river you would find a delta.

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

90.

Identify which part of the river you would find interlocking spurs.

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

91.

Identify which part of the river you would find an estuary.

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

92.

Identify which part of the river you would find a waterfall.

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

93.

Identify which part of the river you would not find U shaped valleys.

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

94.

Identify which part of the river you would not find a flood plain.

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

95.

Identify which part of the river you would not find meanders.

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

96.

Which way does a river flow?

a)

Source to mouth

b)

Mouth to source

97.

A flood plain is...

a)

the flat land alongside a river which sometimes floods

b)

flat land surrounding a river which never floods

c)

the source of water for a river

d)

the boundary between two drainage basins

98.

Infiltration is...

a)

water flowing down a road

b)

water flowing onto a flood plain

c)

water sinking into the soil

d)

where a river meets the sea

99.

Rocks and soil that do not allow water to soak into them are called...

a)

permeable

b)

impermeable

100.

A "human" cause of flooding is...

a)

impermeable rocks

b)

building roads, houses and factories

c)

heavy rain

d)

steep valley sides

101.

What is the cause of flooding in this image?

a)

Steep slopes

b)

Compacted/dry soil

c)

Urbanisation

d)

Snow melt

102.

Why does having lots of plants make flooding slower?

a)

The plants cannot absorb water very fast

b)

The plants' roots are connected to the river

c)

The plants absorb water (interception) so the water takes longer to reach the river

d)

Plants increase run-off