WorksheetsEnd of Year 8 Quiz
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 36mins
Reorder the following steps in Eutrophication
Nutrients build up in water
Algae growth increases
Algae die, decomposition requires oxygen
Dissolved oxygen levels decrease
Other organisms like fish die
Eutrophication is caused by (select all that apply)
runoff of manure from farms
runoff of fertilizers and pet waste from lawns and homes
runoff from detergents (containing phosphates)
acid mine drainage
caused by erosion from poor farming techniques, land clearing etc.
Sediment pollution
includes heavy metals like arsenic and lead
Toxic chemical pollution
can occur when trees and shade are removed from around waterways
thermal pollution
includes bacteria like E. coli.
Biological pollution
This type of pollution comes from any heating of natural water that results from human activity
Thermal pollution
Chemical pollution
Biological pollution
What is the purpose of studying indicator species?
To determine their population growth or reduction
To identify species with high abundance
To understand their limited ranges of tolerance
To indicate changes in the environment
Place where a river or stream begins
sea
source
tributary
delta
Place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water
sea coast
mouth
bay
strait
Large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land
sea
source
tributary
delta
What similarities are found between the North Sea and Guanabara Bay?
They are shallow
They are mostly enclosed
There are surrounded by industry.
They are on the same continent.
What is this feature?
River
Lagoon
Lake
Sand Bar
How many centimeters are there in 1 meter?
(type your answer in numbers)
(a)
There are 100,000cm in...
1 km
There are 100 cm in...
1 m
There is 0.1 cm in ...
1 mm
There are 10 cm in ...
1 decimeter.
Which type of scale map would you use to indicate the location of all the countries on a continent? Use the image to help you.
Large Scale
Small Scale
Which type of scale map would you use to help a driver get from one side of a city to the other? Use the image to help you.
Large Scale
Small Scale
1km = _______________ cm
10
100
1000
100 000
A map of scale 1 : 10 000 means that 1 cm on the map represents the actual distance of 10 000 cm on the ground.
What does 4 cm on the map represent in real life?
4 cm
40 km
40 000 cm
40 000 m
What is the purpose of a map scale?
To weigh the political power of the states
To show where things are located on the map
Compare the distance measured on the map to the actual distance on Earth
To show how large the map is
What direction is the post office from the church?
North-East
South-East
South-West
North-West
What is the direction of Allemanskraal Dam from Armenia Dam?
North East
North-West
North
South
Is it supposed to rain on Friday?
Weather
Climate
For the past 10 years, the average rainfall in this region has been 2cm.
Weather
Climate
What region receives the least amount of solar radiation.
Polar Region
Tropical Region
Equatorial Region
Temperate Region
How does higher altitude affect climate?
The higher you go above sea level, the colder it gets.
The farther you go from the equator the colder it gets
The closer you are to the equator the hotter it gets
Does not affect it at all
What factor is influencing the temperature of these two cities
Latitude
Elevation
Distance from Large Body of Water
Ocean Currents
What are four factors that affect climate?
latitude
proximity (closeness) to large body of water
earthquakes
ocean currents
elevation
The Earth is divided into ________ time zones
48
360
24
15
The Earth rotates _________ around its axis.
Clockwise
Counter clockwise
One of Earths rotations is equal to
one hour
one day
one season
one year
It's half past five in the afternoon in Sydney. What time is in London?
It's half past three in the morning.
It's two o'clock in the afternoon.
It's eight o'clock in the morning.
It's half past four in the afternoon in London. What time is in New York?
It's half past eleven in the morning.
It's ten o'clock in the morning.
It's half past nine in the morning.
Approximately how wide is each time zone, in degrees?
5o
10o
15o
20o
12:00 a.m. is....
midnight
noon
A ………………………………. is the area of land drained by a river system ( a river and its tributaries).
Watershed
Drainage Basin
Confluence
Water table
A .................... is a wide, flat valley floor of a river where fine sediments are deposited during times of floods.
Drainage Basin
Watershed
Flood Plain
Clouds
What colour is rainfall usually coloured as on a climate graph?
Blue - pen
Blue - pencil
Any colour you want
Red pen
What colour is temperature usually shown as on a climate graph?
Blue - pen
Red - pencil
Any colour you want
Red pen
What kind of graph is rainfall shown as on a climate graph?
Line graph
Picture graph
Histogram
Bar graph
What kind of graph is temperature shown as on a climate graph?
Line graph
Picture graph
Histogram
Bar graph
In what month did Auckland get the most amount of rain?
May
June
July
August
What produces fires at the very end of the dry season?
Lightning
Thunder
Rain
The Sun
There are ......... main seasons in the Pantanal.
2
3
4
6
There are ............ sub-seasons in the Pantanal
2
4
6
1
Which type of rain occurs when two air masses meet?
Convectional
Relief
Frontal
The correct geographical term for any water falling from the sky is...
precipitation
accumulation
condensation
transpiration
Location of Brazilian Highlands
Location of Amazon River
Location of the Pantanal
What type of landscape can be found in the Pantanal biome?
Mountains
Tundra
Wetlands
Desert
Which of the following countries do NOT border Brasil?
Argentina and Uruguay
Chile and Ecuador
Bolívia and Paraguay
Colombia and Venezuela
The ecosystem found is these states is:
Pantanal
Caatinga
Mata Atlântica
Pampa
Which ecosystem is ONLY found in Brazil?
Amazônia
Pantanal
Caatinga
Mata Atlântica
The vegetation in the image is characteristic of the ...
Pantanal
Mata Atlântica
Caatinga
Cerrado
This is an illustration of the (a) ecosystem.
The ecosystem that occupies a large part of the Brazilian coastline is (a)
What is the name given to the Brazilian Savannah?
Caatinga.
Cerrado.
Campos or Pampas.
Mata Atlantica
The Cerrado is found on the Brazilian coastline.
True
False
How much of the South American continent does Brazil cover?
51%
47%
24%
63%
Look at the climate graph. Click the true statement.
The temperature of the rainforest stays fairly constant all year round at about 26c
The Temperature of the rainforest fluctuates. It is high in the summer and low in the winter
The rainforest see very little rain in May
The rainforest experiences a dry season from March to June
What factors make farming in the Northeastern part of Brazil difficult?
Hot, Dry, with droughts
Heat and Humidity
Rain and landslides
Volcanoes and hurricanes
