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Coastal settlement

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 29mins

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Class
Date
1.

Natural harbours are the best places to launch a boat and villages. Which of the following is a natural harbour?

a)

Dublin Ireland

b)

Sydney, Australia

c)

London

d)

Newcastle, Australia

2.

Beautiful places along the coasts are home to some world's best-known resorts. Which of the following is a coastal holiday resort?

a)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

b)

Acapulco, Mexico

c)

New York, USA

d)

Montreal

3.

An estuary is where a river widens out as it reaches the sea. Which of the following is an estuary?

a)

Portsmouth, England

b)

Dublin, Ireland

c)

Alexandria

d)

Dubai, UAE

4.

Villages also grew into towns and cities near the mouths of rivers. Which of the following coastal is a river crossing?

a)

London

b)

Kingston, Jamaica

c)

Vancouver, Canada

d)

Benidorm, Spain

5.

Other coastal cities grew because there were important resources or industries nearby. Which of the following is such coastal city?

a)

San Francisco, USA

b)

Dublin, Ireland

c)

Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt

d)

Libson

6.

Which of the following settlement is formed due to a natural harbour?

a)

Acapula, Mexico

b)

New York, USA

c)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

d)

Tromso, Norway

7.

Which of the following settlement is developed due to important resources or industries nearby?

a)

Miami Beach, Florida

b)

Newcastle, Australia

c)

Kingston, Jamaica

d)

Montreal

8.

Which of the following coastal settlement was developed for holiday resorts?

a)

Benidorm, Spain

b)

Abu Dhabi

c)

Tokyo

d)

Muscat

9.

What is an advantage with the development of ports?

a)

Growth of raw materials and exports

b)

Tourist attraction

c)

Increase in number of boats made

d)

Extension of a country's size

10.

What is a concern with the development of ports?

a)

Pollution

b)

Trade war

c)

Infectious diseases

d)

Growth in number of plants and animals

11.

As the port develop, the habitats of plants and animals are destroyed by the building work and pollution.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Many coastal settlements have developed into capital cities around the world.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The Red Sea gets its name because it contains algae that are reddish-brown in colour.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Cargo could be unloaded at Rotterdam and put on barges which could take it up the River Rhine to Germany, France and Switzerland.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Singapore is the world's first-busiest port.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Jebel Ali Port in Dubai handles over 1000 ships every year.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

One of the world's largest container ships is the Marie Maersk.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Portsmouth in southern England, Sydney in Australia, New York in the US, Kingston in Jamaica and Vancouver in Canada all developed around natural harbours.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

______________ is where a river widens out as it reaches the sea.

a)

Coastal

b)

Harbour

c)

Estuary

d)

Port

20.

Tromso in Norway began life as a port based on fishing and the capture of ____________.

a)

Lobsters

b)

Pearls

c)

Sharks

d)

Whales

21.

Benidorm is on Spain's ___________ coast.

a)

South

b)

East

c)

North

d)

West

22.

A coastal holiday resort, Benidorm in Spain, the average temperature in winer is ___________ and ____________ in summer.

a)

15° C and 26°C

b)

16°C and 25°C

c)

20°C and 26°C

d)

25°C and 15°C

23.

Before _________ , Benidorm was a small fishing village.

a)

1950s

b)

1960s

c)

1970s

d)

1980s

24.

With more than 8000 kilometres of sandy beaches, Spain is one of the most popular _____________ in Europe.

a)

trading port

b)

harbour

c)

tourist destinations

d)

coastal

25.

______________________ is the largest city in the Netherlands, and the biggest port in Europe, even though it lies 30 kilometres from the North Sea.

a)

Benidorm

b)

Aqaba

c)

Jebel Ali

d)

Rotterdam

26.

The things that attract tourists and holidaymakers to Benidorm include ;

a)

warm climate

b)

leisure activities

c)

cheap hotel

d)

easy to travel

27.

Aqaba is a city on the coast of Jordan at the north-eastern tip of __________.

a)

Dead Sea

b)

North Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Red Sea

28.

Aqaba first developed at the meeting point of two major trade routes that at that time linked _______________ and _____________.

a)

Asia and Europe

b)

Europe and Middle East

c)

Africa and Asia

d)

Africa and Middle East

29.

For people who do not dive or snorkel, there are trips in ___________ to see the coral and sea life in Aqaba.

a)

sail boats

b)

glass-bottomed boats

c)

diving boats

d)

cruise ships

30.

Most of Jordan's export goods leave the country from _____________ port.

a)

Aqaba

b)

container

c)

Aqaba, container

d)

coastal

31.

One of the Jordan's most important exports is __________.

a)

oil

b)

phosphate

c)

gold

d)

seafood

32.

Aqaba is connected to the rest of Jordan by ____________.

a)

highways

b)

two major highways

c)

fast train

d)

river

33.

One of the warmest, salties and reddest seas in the world is ____________.

a)

Dead Sea

b)

North Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

34.

Jebel Ali is a port in ______________.

a)

Jordan

b)

Middle East

c)

UAE

d)

Saudi Arabia

35.

Large ships such as bulk carriers, supertankers and container ships require ________ and _______ for handling their cargo.

a)

deep water and special equipment

b)

deep water

c)

special equipment

d)

big port

36.

All defines the key concept CHANGE except one, what is it?

a)

improvement

b)

from nothing to having

c)

make a difference

d)

remain the same

37.

What is the largest continent in the World?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

38.

What kind of settlement Hunters and Gatherers have?

a)

Temporary Settlement

b)

Permanent Settlement

39.

It is a settlement that is usually a single house or a series of buildings that exist far from others. These types of houses are typically in rural areas maybe connected with a farm or an industry that requires a lot of space.

a)

Hamlet

b)

Village

c)

Isolated Dwelling

d)

Megacity

40.

A type of settlement with more than 10 million people living there, and Tokyo Japan is one of it.

a)

Megacity

b)

City

c)

Town

d)

Village

41.

It means places or location where people set up homes to live.

a)

Human Settlements

b)

Settlement Hierarchy

c)

Settlement Patterns

42.

If a person has a farm or an agricultural land to take care of what kind of settlement he must have?

a)

Temporary Settlement

b)

Permanent Settlement

43.

It refers sizes of the settlement arranged in different levels.

a)

Settlement Types

b)

Settlement Hierarchy

c)

Changes in Settlements

d)

Settlement Patterns

44.

It is a type of settlement which has the largest population having more than 10 Million people living there.

a)

Hamlet

b)

Town

c)

Village

d)

Megacity

45.

It is a type of settlement referring to large urban areas that sees a merging together of more than one city or with surrounding towns.

a)

Large Cities

b)

Conurbations

c)

Isolated Dwellings

d)

Villages

46.

Which areas can we see Hamlet and Isolated Dwellings?

a)

Rural Areas

b)

Urban Areas

47.

This settlement pattern involves a number of buildings or houses not that close to each other but are within the same locality.

a)

Dispersed

b)

Isolated

c)

Nucleated

d)

Linear

48.

This is a settlement pattern that is usually developed along the road, railways, established routes or waterways.

a)

Linear

b)

Dispersed

c)

Isolated

d)

Nucleated

49.

This type of settlement pattern has a center point and develop from the middle outwards.

a)

Dispersed

b)

Nucleated

c)

Isolated

d)

Linear

50.

Which one is not a Megacity?

a)

Tokyo, Japan with population of 37 million

b)

Calcutta, India with 14 million people living in the area

c)

New York City with 20 million inhabitants

d)

Vatican City, Italy with only 836 people living in the area.

51.

In the tropics the beaches have deposits of

a)

sand

b)

mud

c)

corals

d)

pebbles

52.

The correct order of sorted beach material is from the seashore towards the land

a)

silt, sand, smaller pebbles, larger pebbles, rocks

b)

smaller pebbles, rocks, larger pebbles, silt, sand

c)

silt, sand, larger pebbles, smaller pebbles, rocks

d)

rocks, sand, silt, smaller pebbles, large pebbles

53.

Large rocks that fall from the cliff is known as

a)

concrete

b)

boulders

c)

rounded boulders

d)

large pebbles

54.

Small particles that are deposited at the beach that is finer than sand and coarser than mud or clay.

a)

shingles

b)

pebbles

c)

silt

d)

soil

55.

The wave water that drains back to the sea and has less force.

a)

peaking wave

b)

crest

c)

swash

d)

backwash

56.

The place where land meets the sea.

a)

horizon

b)

plantation

c)

harbour

d)

coast

57.

A place where people stay during for a holiday

a)

home

b)

resort

c)

kingdom

d)

desert

58.

A place where ships stop to load and unload their cargo.

a)

harbour

b)

coast

c)

port

d)

beach

59.

A place such as village, town or city where people live

a)

location

b)

market place

c)

settlement

d)

country

60.

Everything that surrounds us is known as

a)

air

b)

trees

c)

environment

d)

atmosphere

61.

Part of a coast sheltered from an open sea and has natural deep water.

a)

port

b)

bay

c)

harbour

d)

ford

62.

Things that are useful and valuable and makes our life easier.

a)

electricity

b)

forest

c)

export

d)

resources

63.

Settlements develop along the coast because of

a)

travelers, customers, holidays

b)

ports, trade, industries and resources

c)

industries and population

d)

coastal view

64.

A place where things are produced or manufactured

a)

estuary

b)

ports

c)

industry

d)

rivers

65.

Herring is a type of

a)

Animal

b)

bird

c)

insect

d)

fish