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Total questions: 54

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Name
Class
Date
1.

What does this relief map show?

a)

Elevation

b)

Gradient

c)

Landscape

d)

Waterways

e)

Climate

2.

The study of the structure, evolution and dynamics of the Earth and its natural mineral and energy resources.

(a)  

3.

What is the Climate?

a)

average weather of a place over a long period of time

b)

daily weather patterns in a region

c)

how close a country is to the equator

d)

average weather of the entire world over a long period of time

4.

The NATURAL LANDSCAPE IS the original landscape that exists before it is changed by (a)  

5.

The longest river in Austria is the

a)

Danube

b)

Salzach

c)

Inn

d)

Enns

6.

This Austrian river passes through Salzburg

a)

Danube

b)

Salzach

c)

Inn

d)

Enns

7.

This Austrian river is mainly in Tyrol

a)

Danube

b)

Salzach

c)

Inn

d)

Enns

8.

This Austrian river is mainly in Upper Austria

a)

Danube

b)

Salzach

c)

Inn

d)

Enns

9.

Climate graphs usually measure what and what?

a)

Rainfall in mm and temperature in celsius

b)

Rainfall in cm and temperature in celsius

c)

Rainfall and temperature

d)

Rainfall in litres and temperature in census

10.

Which month had the highest rainfall?

(a)  

11.

Which month had the lowest rainfall?

(a)  

12.

Which month had the highest temperature?

(a)  

13.

Based on this climate graph, what can you say about the overall climate of this area? What is the average temperature and rainfall? Does it have seasons? Is it in the northern or southern hemisphere?

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14.

Austria has five micro-climates: which one has...

central Alpine region with cold snowy winters and cool, wet summers (e.g Innsbruck)

a)

Alpine Climate

b)

Central European Transitional Climate

c)

Highland Climate

d)

Pannonian Climate

e)

Illyrian Climate

15.

Austria has five micro-climates: which one has...

northern Alpine foothills. Transitional conditions from the cooler, wetter west to the warmer and drier east (e.g Linz)

a)

Alpine Climate

b)

Central European Transitional Climate

c)

Highland Climate

d)

Pannonian Climate

e)

Illyrian Climate

16.

Austria has five micro-climates: which one has...

Located in the Granite and Gneiss highlands, which due to the high elevation causes this zone to have cool summers and lots of precipitation throughout the year (e.g Gmünd)

a)

Alpine Climate

b)

Central European Transitional Climate

c)

Highland Climate

d)

Pannonian Climate

e)

Illyrian Climate

17.

Austria has five micro-climates: which one has...

Located in the Eastern lowlands, the flat plains of this zone has hot, dry summers and cold winters with low precipitation throughout the year (e.g Vienna)

a)

Alpine Climate

b)

Central European Transitional Climate

c)

Highland Climate

d)

Pannonian Climate

e)

Illyrian Climate

18.

Austria has five micro-climates: which one has...

Located in the south-eastern Alpine foothills, this region is influenced by the Mediterranean Sea so it has warm, dry summers and mild, wet conditions in autumn and winter (e.g Feldbach)

a)

Alpine Climate

b)

Central European Transitional Climate

c)

Highland Climate

d)

Pannonian Climate

e)

Illyrian Climate

19.

What is the difference between weather and climate?

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20.

  • Climate is based on location due to how heat from the sun hits the Earth.

  • The most intense area is the



(a)  

21.

Why are the North and South Pole the coldest areas?

a)

Due to the curvature of the Earth which spreads sunlight over a large area (ending at the poles)

b)

They are the furthest points from the equator

c)

They are closer to the moon which creates darkness and cold/ice

d)

They are colder due to the magnetic field of the Earth

22.

Which of the following factors affect climate?

a)

Earth's curvature and amount of sunlight that hits an area

b)

landscape like mountains, highlands, plains

c)

location in relation to the equator

d)

weather like snow and rain on a day to day basis

e)

the time and the month

23.

the process by which the land is covered by glaciers

a)

glaciation

b)

glacial period

c)

interglacial period

d)

glaciers

24.

  • A large mass of ice that flows very slowly, under the force of gravity

a)

glaciation

b)

glacial period

c)

interglacial period

d)

glaciers

25.

times with large ice sheets are known as ice ages or

a)

glaciation

b)

glacial period

c)

interglacial period

d)

glaciers

26.

times without large ice sheets are known as

a)

glaciation

b)

glacial period

c)

interglacial period

d)

glaciers

27.

How are Glaciers formed?

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28.

Areas on a glacier where more ice is gained than lost are called zone of

a)

Accumulation

b)

Ablation

c)

Erosion

d)

Abrasion

e)

Plucking

29.

Areas on glaciers where more ice is lost than gained are called zones o

a)

Accumulation

b)

Ablation

c)

Erosion

d)

Abrasion

e)

Plucking

30.

Glaciers carry lots of energy and as they move, this energy can break down or (a)  

31.

  • When a glacier drops material due to having no energy it is called glacial (a)  

32.

These landforms are created through erosion and occurs in highland areas (hollowed out crater-like hole often filled with a lake)

a)

Cirques or Corries

b)

Moraines

c)

Arêtes

d)

Erratics

e)

Drumlins

33.

  • as they move downhill, the glaciers change V-shaped valleys into _________ as they fill the area

a)

Cirques or Corries

b)

U-Shaped Valleys

c)

Arêtes

d)

Erratics

e)

Drumlins

34.

  • jagged ridge that forms as the glacier moves down the valley (located at the highest point of the highlands)

a)

Cirques or Corries

b)

Moraines

c)

Arêtes

d)

Erratics

e)

Drumlins

35.

  • large boulders dumped by the melting ice (transported and deposited) 

a)

Cirques or Corries

b)

Moraines

c)

Arêtes

d)

Erratics

e)

Drumlins

36.

  • mounds of glacial material with a smooth shape as the ice moved over them

a)

Cirques or Corries

b)

Moraines

c)

Arêtes

d)

Erratics

e)

Drumlins

37.

  • appear as slopes that have been bunched together. Formed when ice retreats and leaves behind the rocks and sediment it was carrying 

a)

Cirques or Corries

b)

Moraines

c)

Arêtes

d)

Erratics

e)

Drumlins

38.

Which erosion based landform is shown?

(a)  

39.

Which erosion based landform is shown?

(a)  

40.

Which erosion based landform is shown?

(a)  

41.

Which deposition based landform is shown?

(a)  

42.

Which deposition based landform is shown?

(a)  

43.

Which deposition based landform is shown?

(a)  

44.

How has glacial erosion and deposition changed the landscape of Austria?

a)

It has shaped the valleys and mountain ranges in the Alps

b)

Left behind glacial lakes and glaciers

c)

Just 20,000 years ago, most of Austria was covered in ice

d)

Glaciers still exist all over Austria

e)

Just 200,000 years ago, most of Austria was covered in ice

45.

Label the following Bundesländer (Federal states)

46.

  • Farmland grazed by animals

a)

Pasture

b)

Pastoral

c)

Arable

d)

Arid

47.

  • weak, crumbly, sedimentary rock

a)

sandstone

b)

limestone

c)

slatestone

d)

obsidian

48.

  • Weak, loose, sedimentary rock

a)

sandstone

b)

limestone

c)

slatestone

d)

obsidian

49.

  • Fragile, metamorphic rock

a)

sandstone

b)

limestone

c)

slatestone

d)

obsidian

50.

  • Something that does not allow water to pass through it is called (a)  

51.

  • Large pieces of strong, hard, igneous rock that are resistant to erosion.

a)

limestone

b)

granite boulders

c)

sandstone

d)

slate boulders

e)

slatestone

52.

If something is dry, it is also called (a)  

53.

  • Levelled banks dug on slopes to slow down the flow of water (used in farming and for environmental control) are called ______ ________



(a)  

54.

What can you tell about this continent from the relief map? Use cardinal directions like north, south, east, west. Is it landlocked?

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