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Term 2 Geography Year 6

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Nairobi does not have a problem with rush hour traffic.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Nairobi's most important industry is

a)

tabacco manufacturing

b)

car manufacturing

c)

tourism

3.

People in Kenya move from the countryside to the city to

a)

buy houses

b)

look for work

c)

start their own factories

4.

People who move to Nairobi and are unable to find work

a)

buy houses

b)

end up in shanty towns

c)

rent houses

5.

What are Shanty towns?

4 lines
6.

Why are people moving to the cities?

4 lines
7.

is an important industry in Nairobi.

(a)  

8.

Most people in Kenya live on __________ and in __________.

a)

farms

b)

cities

c)

villages

9.

Name the ocean that borders Kenya to the southeast.

(a)  

10.

What is the capital city of Kenya?

2 lines
11.

What continent does Brazil belong to?

(a)  

12.

There are farms in the centre of Rio de Janeiro

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Many people move from the country to Rio de Janeiro to look for jobs.

a)

True

b)

False

14.
True or False: The Christ the Reedemer Statue lost a thumb when it was struck by lightening 
a)
True
b)
False
15.
What is the name of the settlements where poor people live in cities in Brazil?
a)
Villages
b)
Favelas
c)
Hamlets
d)
Squats
16.
What is the capital city of Brazil?
a)
Sao Paulo
b)
Rio de Janeiro
c)
Brasillia 
d)
South America
17.
What is the name of the largest rainforest in the world?
a)
Amazon Prime 
b)
The Amazon Rainforest
c)
The Favela Rainforest
d)
The Rio Rainforest
18.

What statue in Rio de Janeiro is world famous?

a)

David the Savior

b)

La Modonna

c)

Christ the Redeemer

d)

Columbus the Discoverer

19.

What is Brazil's official language?

a)

Spanish

b)

French

c)

Portuguese

d)

Italian

20.
Largest city in Brazil
a)
Brasilia
b)
Manaus
c)
Rio de Janeiro
d)
Sao Paulo
21.

How many islands does Japan have?

a)

6852

b)

430

c)

5

d)

none

22.

What is the Capital of Japan?

a)

Tokyo

b)

Osaka

c)

Kyoto

d)

Nara

23.

What big event is being held in Japan in 2020?

a)

Summer Olympics

b)

Winter Olympics

c)

Coachella

d)

Rugby world cup

24.

Which one of these is NOT a japanese brand?

a)

Honda

b)

Panasonic

c)

Sony

d)

Samsung

25.

What is the name of this famous volcano?

a)

Mt Fuji

b)

Mt Everest

c)

Mt Kilimanjaro

d)

Mountain McMoutain face

26.

What is the name of this famous mascot?

a)

Miffy

b)

Hello Kitty

c)

Pikachu

d)

Moomin

27.

What is the name of this famous Japanese food?

a)

Ramen

b)

Soba

c)

Udon

d)

Chow mein

28.

Who is the prime minister of Japan?

a)

Shinzo Abe

b)

Kim jong un

c)

Xi jing pin

d)

Chung sye-kung

29.

What is the name of this famous temple?

a)

Kinkakuji

b)

Kaminarimon

c)

Kiyomizudera

d)

Fushimi inari jinja

30.

Brazil is located in the continent of

a)

Africa

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

31.

Which photo shows the flag of Brazil?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

Brazil's currency is called

a)

Franc

b)

Real

c)

Dollars

d)

Yen

33.

What natural feature is found in Brazil?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

The Amazon Rainforest

c)

Mount Everest

34.
What is the capital city of Brazil?
a)
Sao Paulo
b)
Rio de Janeiro
c)
Brasillia 
d)
South America
35.

Which of these is NOT an effect of deforestation (cutting down trees)?

a)

Animals will lose their habitats.

b)

There will be more oxygen.

c)

There will be more space to build houses

d)

Tribes in the rainforest will lose their homes

36.

What is the main language spoken in Brazil?

a)

Spanish

b)

Italian

c)

Portuguese

d)

French

37.

The state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions is

(a)  

38.

Dying from lack of food is

a)

Hunger

b)

Starvation

c)

Malnutrition

d)

Thirst

39.

 In which countries live most people in extreme poverty?

a)

Egypt

b)

South Africa

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Bangladesh

40.

Refunges

a)

Are trying to get into the country

b)

Are trying to escape from the country

c)

Refuse to leave the country

41.

In which countries is the worst famine situation?

a)

Yemen

b)

Lybia

c)

Madagascar

d)

Namibia

42.

Can insect infestation cause famine?

a)

Yes

b)

No

43.

Can government's inability cause poverty?

a)

Yes

b)

No

44.

An extreme shortage of food in one area during a long period of time is

(a)  

45.

From which countries do people get lots of babanas?

a)

(1) Africa /Caribbean

b)

(2) Africa/ Canada

c)

(3) Caribbean/Thailand

46.

From which countries get lots of cheese?

a)

(1) England

b)

(2) New Zealand

c)

(3) Australia

47.

From which countries get lots of rice?

a)

(1) Japan

b)

(2) Thailand

c)

(3) India

48.

From which countries get lots of Pasta?

a)

(1) Italy

b)

(2) The U S A

c)

(2) Germany

49.

From which countries get lots of Cereal?

a)

(1) Canada

b)

(2) Spain

c)

(3) France

50.

What happens when people have too much food?

a)

(1) obese

b)

(2) slim

c)

(3) thin

51.

If people are obese, what kind of diseases can they suffer?

a)

(1) tooth decay/ heart attack/stroke/diabetes/appendicitis/cancer

b)

(2) covid(19)/tooth decay/heart attack/ stroke/diabetes

c)

(3)vormit/covid(19)/flu/tooth decay/cancer/appendictis

52.

What is a famine?

a)

(1) a very serious shortage of food

b)

(2) no more rain for about a month

c)

(3) a very serious disease spread

53.

What happens when people have too little food?

a)

(1) hunger/starving

b)

(2) sleepy

c)

(3) become fat

54.

What is malnourished?

a)

(1) not eat enough of the right kinds of food

b)

(2) eat lots of food

c)

(3) drink lots of water

55.

If the children are malnourished , what kind of diseases will they suffer?

a)

(1) diarrhoea/measles/tuberculosis

b)

(2)measles/flu

c)

(3) covid (19)/ diarrhoea/tuberculosis

56.

Tell about name of international aid.

a)

(1) Red Cross/Red Crescent/Oxfam/Save the children Fund/ ActionAid/UNICEF

b)

(2)UNICEF/Red Cross?/Save the Children /World Vision

c)

(3) World Vision/ Save the Children/ Red Cross/ Oxfam

57.

Reasons for famine by nature.

a)

(1) drought/flood

b)

(2) earthquake/volcanoes

c)

(3) drought/ flood/ earthquake/volcanoes/plagues of insect pests or plant diseases

58.

What is drought?

a)

(1) a period of abnormally dry(no more rain for a long time)

b)

(2) rain very often

c)

(3)rain heavily

59.

Which countries have severe floods?

a)

(1) India

b)

(2) Bangladesh

c)

(3)Thailand

60.

Where does Bangladesh lie on?

a)

(1) delta at the mouth of the Ganges and Brahmaputra

b)

(2) between Ganges and Brahmaputra

c)

(3) on the Ganges

61.

causes of famine by people?

a)

(1) wars/land turning into desert/fail to provide a cheap food/grow cash crops

b)

(2) wars/grow cash crops

c)

(3) land turning into deserts

62.

What is desertification?

a)

(1) land turns into desert

b)

(2) land turns into stones

c)

(3) Land turns into pepples

63.

What is overgazing?

a)

(1) allow too many animals to eat grass and trample on it

b)

(2) allow few animals to eat grass

c)

(3) never allow animals to eat grass

64.

What is deforestration?

a)

(1)cut down all the trees for fire and timber and never grow the plants

b)

(2) few trees are cut down

c)

(3) never cut down the trees

65.

Identify the coastal defense feature.

a)

Sea wall

b)

groyne

c)

breakwater

d)

barrages

66.

Identify the coastal defense feature.

a)

revetment

b)

sea wall

c)

groyne

d)

breakwaters

67.

Identify the coastal defense feature.

a)

groyne

b)

sea wall

c)

gabion

d)

revetment

68.

Identify the coastal defense feature.

a)

sea wall

b)

revetment

c)

gabion

d)

groyne

69.

Identify the coastal defense feature.

a)

sea wall

b)

revetment

c)

rock armour

d)

groyne

70.

Which type of coastal management involves building artificial structures that try to control natural processes?

a)

hard engineering

b)

soft engineering

71.

Which of the following statements does NOT apply to hard engineering coastal management strategies?

a)

A natural approach to managing the coast

b)

Last a short amount of time

c)

Tend to be expensive

d)

Increase erosion further along the coast

72.

Identify the different types of hard engineering used to protect the coast in the image above.

a)

Rock armour, groyne and sea wall

b)

Rock armour, groyne and revetment

c)

Sea wall, groyne and gabion

d)

Rock armour, groyne and gabion

73.

Identify the hard engineering techniques used to manage the coast in the image.

a)

Groyne, rock armour and sea wall

b)

Revetment, rock armour and sea wall

c)

Groyne, rock armour and revetment

d)

Groyne, gabion and sea wall

74.

Sandscaping is a type of hard engineering. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

75.

Why are coastlines important?

a)

They are a place for people to live and work

b)

They are a habitat for wildlife

c)

They are a place for people to live and work and a habitat for wildlife

76.

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

77.

What is a disadvantage of groynes?

a)

They stop the process of longshore drift and so they stop sediment from reaching beaches further down the coast.

b)

They don't last very long

c)

They involve the loss of land

78.

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

a)

Beach nourishment

b)

Sea wall

c)

Groynes

79.

Which form of coastal management is best at reducing longshore drift?

a)

Sea wall

b)

Beach nourishment

c)

Groynes

80.

Which of these coastal defense engineering is the cheapest?

a)

rock armour

b)

gabions

c)

sea wall

81.

What is a major environmental benefit for sand dune regeneration?

a)

Sand dune protect land uses behind them, allowing housing to be protected.

b)

Small planting projects often use volunteer labour and local grass so costs are kept down.

c)

Dune regeneration create a habitat for warblers, night jars and sand lizards.

d)

A nourished beach blends in with the environment

82.

The use of Gabions is restricted to what type of beach?

a)

Shingle

b)

Cliffed beach

c)

Sandy beach

d)

You can use them on all types of beach

83.

What is the dumping of new sand onto an eroded beach to restore it?

a)

barrier island

b)

beach nourishment

c)

dredging

d)

jetty

84.

What is the main disadvantage of a sea wall?

a)

Aesthetically displeasing

b)

Encourages tourism, and thus litter

c)

Creates strong backwash, causing erosion beneath the wall

d)

Expensive