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WorksheetsLENT term Year 9 (Development & Glaciation)
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name a glacial erosional landform
Arete
Terminal Moraine
Lateral moraine
Medial Moraine
Identify the correct definition of development
A new building constructed in a town or city
Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations
Value of everything produced by a country including overseas interests.
A process which leads to an improvement in the quality of life of a nation. This looks at their wealth and also social aspects like education, health and water.
Identify the correct definition for infant mortality rate
The age people live to on average.
Number of babies (under the age of 1) who die for every 1000 live births
% of people above the age of 15 years who can read and write.
Value of everything produced by a country, including overseas interests.
Identify the correct definition GNP (Gross National Product)
Value of everything produced by a country, including overseas interests. This is usually measured per capita, which means per person.
Number of babies (under the age of 1) who die for every 1000 live births
A process which leads to an improvement in the quality of life of a nation. This looks at their wealth and also social aspects like education, health and water.
Combines life expectancy, GNP per capita and school enrollment to give countries a score between 0 and 1. One is the most developed.
Identify the developed country from the list
Japan
Sierra Leone
Gambia
Bangladesh
Identify the economic measure of development
Gross Domestic Product
Literacy Rate
Life Expectancy
HDI
Identify the social measure of development
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Gross National Product (GNP)
Infant Mortality Rate
HDI
The climate such as droughts and floods can cause hunger. People are unable to grown crops and are left malnourished and weak. This is a ________________ of the development gap.
Physical cause
Economic cause
Social cause
Political cause
Identify the political cause of the development gap
Corruption and bad governments
Debt
Natural Hazards
Access to resources (oil, minerals, gas)
Identify the natural cause of the development gap
Landlocked countries
Trade (History of Colonialism)
Debt
Poverty Cycles
Identify the developing country from the list
Ethiopia
France
Sweden
USA
UK
Which is NOT a physical cause of the development gap
Climate
Landlocked countries
Natural Resources
Natural Hazards
Trade
Identify the definition of the term development gap
The difference between the richest and poorest countries
The physical and social causes of uneven development
When a country is stuck in a cycle of poverty due to colonialism
The gap between two walls in a high rise building
Which letter represents the shape of valleys created by glaciers?
V
U
W
L
Abrasion is:
parallel and straight scratches cut into bedrock by a glacier.
a process of erosion which occurs when material being transported wears away at a surface over time.
the transportation of large rocks and boulders
a ridge at the edge of a glacier where rocks and sediment are deposited
Glaciers are found:
in locations where snowfall exceeds snowmelt
everywhere on earth
only near the north and south poles
in locations where snowmelt is greater than snowfall
Where is Earth's largest glacier?
Alaska
Iceland
Greenland
Antarctica
Why do glaciers move?
due to their immense weight
gravity
their weight AND gravity
They DON'T move!
Glaciers can be found in which Mountain range in Europe today?
The Lake District
The Alps
Snowdonia
The Pennines
What is an arm-chair shaped hollow known as?
Arete
Pyramidal Peak
Corrie
Glacial Trough
After an ice-age a corrie often fills with melt water. This is known as....
A Lake
A Ribbon Lake
A Tarn
A Drumlin
A knife-edged ridge is known as....
A Pyramidal Peak
A Corrie
An Erratic
An Arete
An unsorted mixture of sand, clay and boulders carried by a glacier and deposited as ground moraine over a large area.
Snout
Till
Outwash
Erratic
What are warmer periods of time that are not ice ages known as?
Glacial
Intergalactic
Interglacial
Hot
What glacial landform is this?
Corrie and Tarn
U-shaped valley
Hanging valley
Ribbon Lake
What glacial landform is this?
Waterfall
U-shaped valley
Arete
Ribbon Lake
What glacial landform is this?
Waterfall
Hanging valley
Arete
Pyramidal Peak
What glacial landform is this?
Waterfall
Ribbon Lake
Arete
Pyramidal Peak
What glacial landform is this?
Waterfall
Ribbon Lake
Tarn
Pyramidal Peak
If there is more ablation than accumulation, the glacier will .......
Advance
Retreat
Identify the negative impact of globalisation
People can share their knowledge and new scientific research more easily
Clothes are relatively cheap to buy
We have a multicultural society so there are lots of events to celebrate
Places are less distinct now as places all have the same large chain shops and brands
Identify the positive impact of globalisation
Plants and animals that move into countries can affect the native species
Diseases can be spread when people travel
Workers in factories are paid little to make a greater profit on goods sold
People can share their knowledge and new scientific research more easily
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is...
Sustainable development
Lower income development
Green energy development
Future development
Which is not a transnational cooperation (TNC)?
Amazon
McDonalds
Microsoft
Newton Farm shop
Which is not an intermediate technology?
Microhydro
Smoke hood
Rainwater harvesting
Drone crop mapping
Identify the advantage of the Akosombo Dam
Created many jobs in construction and smelting
3.6% of the country was flooded by Lake Volta
An increase in snail population led to rise in Bilharzia infection
Valco took 80% of electricity and what was left was too expensive for local people
Where is the Akosombo Dam?
UK
Kenya
Ghana
India
Define intermediate technology
technology suitable for use in developing countries, typically making use of locally available resources
technology suitable for use in developed countries. It is advanced technology and appropriate for the people using it
