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Mr Griffin's IGCSE quiz

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the correct definition for weather?

a)

the long term atmospheric conditions

b)

the average conditions of the atmosphere

c)

the short term or day to day conditions of the atmosphere

d)

the amount of rain in a 24 hour period

2.

What instrument is used to measure the air pressure?

a)

barometer

b)

thermometer

c)

anemometer

d)

hygrometer

3.

Which instrument is used to measure the relative humidity?

a)

thermometer

b)

anemometer

c)

barometer

d)

hygrometer

4.

What is the name of the box where weather instruments are kept to keep them safe, dry and in the shade?

a)

Steven screen

b)

Stevenson box

c)

weather box

d)

Stevenson screen

5.

Which of the following does not affect the temperature of a place?

a)

latitude

b)

altitude

c)

longitude

d)

aspect

6.

How does distance from the sea affect temperature?

a)

Near the sea it is warmer in winter

b)

Near the sea it is cooler in winter

c)

Near the sea it is dryer

d)

Near the sea is the same as inland

7.

Where should a rain gauge be placed?

a)

in a Stevenson screen

b)

in the open, above ground

c)

outside, sheltered by buildings or trees

d)

under a Stevenson screen

8.

What is the direction a place faces called?

a)

albedo

b)

altitude

c)

aspect

d)

prevailing wind

9.

What are the units for measuring relative humidity?

a)

%

b)

mm

c)

m/s

d)

millibars

10.

Which type of rainfall is caused by mountains?

a)

frontal rainfall

b)

orographic or relief rainfall

c)

convection rainfall

d)

seasonal or monsoon rainfall

11.

Which type of rainfall occurs when cold air forces warmer air to rise?

a)

frontal rainfall

b)

relief or orographic rainfall

c)

convection rainfall

d)

seasonal or monsoon rainfall

12.

How much does temperature decrease with altitude?

a)

1 C per 150 m

b)

1 C per 1500 m

c)

1 C per 15 m

d)

1 C per 1 km

13.

Which type of climate/ecosystem has rainfall above 2000 mm per year?

a)

desert

b)

savanna

c)

tropical rainforest

d)

Mediterranean

14.

What is the name for the climate in a small area?

a)

macroclimate

b)

local climate

c)

miniclimate

d)

microclimate

15.

Differential erosion of more and less resistant rocks best explains the formation of which erosional landforms?

a)

Beaches and spits

b)

Spits and bars

c)

Headlands and bays

d)

Arches and stacks

16.

Headlands and bays are most likely to be formed along which type of coast?

a)

Discordant coasts

b)

Coasts with impermeable rock

c)

Concordant coasts

d)

Coast with permeable rock

17.

A gently sloping rocky area at the bottom of a retreating cliff:

a)

Wave cut notch

b)

Beach

c)

Headland

d)

Wave cut platform

18.

The area at the bottom of a cliff that destructive waves attack:

a)

Above the high water mark.

b)

Between the high and low water marks.

c)

Below the low water mark.

d)

The overhanging rock.

19.

The correct sequence of headland evolution:

a)

Cave, joint, arch, stack, stump

b)

Joint, cave, arch, stump, stack

c)

Stack, arch, stump, joint, cave

d)

Joint, cave, arch, stack, stump

20.

"The wearing away and removal of material by a moving force, such as a breaking wave" is which process?

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Transportation

d)

Weathering

21.

"The movement of eroded material" is which process?

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Transportation

d)

Weathering

22.

"Material being transported by the sea is dropped due to the sea losing energy" is which process?

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Transportation

d)

Weathering

23.

Which type of erosional process is this? - "The force of the water against the cliff can cause air to be trapped in cracks and crevices. The pressure weakens the cliff and gradually wears it away."

a)

Abrasion

b)

Attrition

c)

Solution

d)

Hydraulic action

24.

Which type of erosional process is this?

"When rocks and boulders transported by waves bump into each other and break up into smaller pieces."

a)

Abrasion

b)

Attrition

c)

Solution

d)

Hydraulic action

25.

Which type of erosional process is this?

"The wearing away of cliffs by sediment flung by breaking waves."

a)

Abrasion

b)

Attrition

c)

Solution

d)

Hydraulic action

26.

Which type of erosional process is this?

"Soluble particles are dissolved into the sea water".

a)

Abrasion

b)

Attrition

c)

Solution

d)

Hydraulic action

27.

A pinnacle of rock separated from the mainland is...

a)

A stump

b)

A stack

c)

A natural arch

d)

A headland

28.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subducting
29.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
30.

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

d)

strike slip

31.
What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift Valleys
32.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
33.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
34.
In which type of boundary do the plates move away from each other?
a)
convergent
b)
normal
c)
divergent
d)
transform
35.
The area where two or more plates meet is called a __________________.
a)
fault
b)
plate boundary
c)
plate edge
d)
ring of fire
36.
Plates slide past one another at ____________ boundaries.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
37.
Plates move towards one another at ______________ boundaries.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
detergent
38.

The point where the earthquake first occurs?

a)

Epicenter

b)

Focus

c)

Fault

d)

Plate

39.
Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Hypocenter
d)
Tremor
40.
What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Magnitude
d)
Seismogram
41.

Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?

a)

Mercalli Scale

b)

Richter Scale

c)

Seismogram Scale

d)

Bernoulli Scale

42.
Where do volcanoes come from?
a)
Places where plates move apart
b)
Places where plates are moving together
c)
Hot Spots
d)
All of these options
43.

This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.

a)

Circle of Fire

b)

Ring of Lava

c)

Ring of Fire

d)

One Hot Magma

44.
What is the best explanation for why oceanic crust is subducted by continental crust?
a)
The oceanic crust is cooler than continental crust.
b)
Continental crust is denser than oceanic crust.
c)
Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust.
d)
The oceanic crust is hotter than continental crust.
45.

How do we call the 'Water flowing directly over the surface of the ground' in the water cycle?

a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Transpiration
d)

Overland Flow / Surface Runoff

46.

How do we call the 'Water flowing through rocks' in the water cycle?

a)
Condensation
b)

Groundwater flow

c)

Throughflow

d)
Infiltration
47.

How do we call the 'Water falls from clouds to the earth’s surface as rain or snow' in the water cycle?

a)
Condensation
b)

Transpiration

c)

Precipitation

d)

Rainfall

48.

How do we call the 'Rain stored on leaves of trees' in the water cycle?

a)

Infiltration

b)

Transpiration

c)

Percolation

d)

Interception

49.

How do we call the 'Water flowing through the soil' in the water cycle?

a)

Throughflow

b)

Transpiration

c)

Groundwater flow

d)

Soil moisture

50.

How do we call the 'Water moving down from surface into soil' in the water cycle?

a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Infiltration
d)

Percolation

51.

What do the bars on the graph represent in the hydrograph?

a)
The amount of rainfall
b)
The water level in the river
c)
The speed of the river flow
d)
The time period of the graph
52.

What do the bars on the line represent in the hydrograph?

a)
The amount of rainfall
b)
The water level in a river
c)

The discharge of a river

d)
The time of year
53.

Processes of erosion

The sheer power of the water as it smashes against the river banks. Air becomes trapped in the cracks in the rock of the river bank and bed, and causes the rock to break apart.

a)

Saltation

b)

Hydraulic action

c)

Abrasion

d)

Attrition

54.

Processes of erosion

When pebbles grind along the river bank and bed in a sand-papering effect

a)

Weathering

b)

Abrasion

c)

Hydraulic action

d)

Attrition

55.

Processes of erosion

When rocks that the river is carrying knock against each other. They break apart to become smaller and more rounded.

a)

Attrition

b)

Abrasion

c)

Solution

d)

Hydraulic action

56.

Processes of erosion

When the water dissolves certain types of rocks, e.g. limestone.

a)

Solution

b)

Abrasion

c)

Hydraulic action

d)

Attrition

57.

Weathering processes

Rainwater is slightly acidic and over time this dissolves rocks such as limestone and chalk.

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Biological weathering

c)

Mechanical (freeze-thaw) weathering

58.

Weathering processes

This occurs when plants and animals break up rocks, for example, roots growing in cracks in the rock or animals such as rabbits burrowing into rock.

a)

Mechanical (freeze-thaw) weathering

b)

Chemical weathering

c)

Biological weathering

d)

Erosion

59.

Weathering processes

Mechanical (freeze-thaw) weathering requires which of the following?

a)

Water

b)

Temperatures fluctuating above and below zero degrees

c)

Soft rock

d)

Cracks or pores in the rock

e)

Vegetation cover

60.

The movement of rocks and soil downslope due to gravity.

a)

Weathering

b)

Mass movement

c)

Erosion

61.

Transportation processes

Large, heavy pebbles are rolled along the river bed. This is most common near the source of a river.

a)

Suspension

b)

Solution

c)

Traction

62.

Transportation processes

Pebbles are bounced along the river bed, most commonly near the source.

a)

Saltation

b)

Suspension

c)

Solution

d)

Traction

63.

Transportation processes

Lighter sediment is carried within the water, most commonly in the middle and lower course of the river.

a)

Suspension

b)

Solution

c)

Hydraulic action

d)

Saltation

64.

Features of the drainage basin

A small river or stream that joins a larger river.

a)

Confluence

b)

Tributary

c)

Mouth

d)

Watershed

65.

Features of the drainage basin

The point at which two rivers meet.

a)

Confluence

b)

Watershed

c)

Mouth

d)

Tributary

66.

Features of the drainage basin

The area of high land forming the edge of a river basin.

a)

Mouth

b)

Channel

c)

Watershed

d)

Confluence

67.

Features of the drainage basin

This is where the river flows.

a)

Channel

b)

Watershed

c)

Mouth

d)

Tributary

68.

The area of land drained by a river and its tributaries.

a)

Channel

b)

Watershed

c)

Drainage basin

d)

Mouth

69.

In its upper course, a river mainly erodes...

a)

Laterally

b)

From side to side

c)

Vertically and laterally

d)

Vertically

70.

When a river floods...

a)

... the heaviest particles are carried furthest.

b)

… the smallest particles are deposited closest to the river channel.

c)

… the load is spread randomly across the floodplain.

d)

… the heaviest particles are deposited closest to the river channel.

71.

What is the name of the deep pool found at the base of a waterfall?

a)

Diving pool

b)

Jacuzzi pool

c)

Plunge pool

d)

Overhang

72.

Floodplains are formed by...

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Erosion and deposition

d)

Plate tectonics

73.

Which of the following is NOT required for delta formation?

a)

Strong waves

b)

Weak waves

c)

Lots of sediment

d)

Weak tides

74.

What does the following phrase describe? The narrow gap between two meander loops.

a)

Throat

b)

Neck

c)

Gorge

d)

Elbow

75.

At what stage is the river valley V shaped?

a)

Upper course

b)

Lower course

c)

Middle course

d)

You can't tell

76.

Where on a meander does the largest amount of erosion occur?

a)

Outside of the bend

b)

Inside the bend

c)

Anywhere in the channel

d)

Middle

77.

What is weathering?

a)

Rocks moving down a slope

b)

The breakdown of rocks

c)

Rain, snow, sleet and hail

d)

A pile of debris at the bottom of a slope

78.

What measures the number of deaths a country has in a year?

a)

Crude Birth Rate

b)

Crude Death Rate

c)

Natural Increase Rate

d)

Doubling Time

79.

In this population pyramid which side are girls on?

a)

Left

b)

Right

c)

Bottom Half

d)

Top Half

80.

What region of the world has the lowest life expectancy?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

Australia

d)

Africa

81.

What is the number of Mr Griffin's Geography classroom?

a)

S308

b)

S310

c)

S309

d)

P309

82.

Early Expanding is the _______ Stage in DTM.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

e)

5th

83.

Declining is the _______ Stage in DTM.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

e)

5th

84.

Low Stationary is the _______ Stage in DTM.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

e)

5th

85.

In which stage The birth rate continues to fall as women are empowered and tend to have careers rather than children.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

86.

The One Child Policy was introduced in....

a)

2016

b)

1979

c)

1977

d)

1719

87.

Why was the one child policy needed?

a)

China was at war

b)

It wasn't needed

c)

Concerns about running out of enough food or electricity

d)

China's population was nearly 1 billion

88.

Which of these is not an exception to the one child rule?

a)

If you have twins or triplets

b)

Parents who are both only children

c)

If your first child has a disability

d)

If you live in the country and have a boy

89.

Approximately how many people currently live in China?

a)

1.3 billion

b)

1.3 million

c)

3.1 billion

d)

3.1 million

90.

Tourism you do when you visit cities, historical buidings...

a)

Beach tourism

b)

Rural tourism

c)

Cultural tourism

91.

Which is the most visited country?

a)

Mexico

b)

USA

c)

France

d)

Germany

92.

Which is the largest river in China?

a)

Pearl River

b)

Yangtze River

c)

Yellow River

d)

None of the above

93.
The nation of Japan is located on which type of landform?
a)
Peninsula
b)
Islands
c)
Plateau
d)
River Valley
94.

LAND ON WHICH CROPS ARE GROWN IS KNOWN AS ---

a)

ARABLE LAND

b)

CULTIVATED LAND

c)

PLAIN LAND

95.

SUBSISTANCE FARMING IS MAINLY PRACTISED TO MEET---

a)

THE NEEDS OF THE FARMER'S FAMILY

b)

THE NEEDS OF THE VILLAGE

c)

THE NEEDS OF THE TOWN

d)

THE NEEDS OF THE VILLAGE

96.

WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE HIGHEST YEILD OF RICE PER HECTARE ?

a)

CHINA

b)

JAPAN

c)

INDIA

d)

PAKISTAN

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