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Massive GCSE Paper 2 Revision Quiz

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The focus of Geography GCSE Edexcel B Paper 2 is....

a)

The UK

b)

The Wider World

2.

GCSE Geography Edexcel B Paper 2 has....

a)

Three sections: Development, Hazards and Urbanisation

b)

Three sections: Physical, Human and Fieldwork

c)

Four sections: Development, Hazards, Urbanisation and Fieldwork

d)

Four sections: Forests, Energy, Biomes and Decision Making

3.

Weathering is the process of -

a)

Moving sediment from one place to another

b)

Dropping or leaving sediment in a location

c)

Breaking down rocks in situ

4.

An example of physical weathering is -

a)

Plant roots and leaves releasing acids

b)

Carbonic acid dissolving limestone

c)

Freeze-thaw

d)

Lichens growing on rocks

5.

Over millions of years, weak carbonic acid can dissolve limestone to form -

a)

Cracks in rocks

b)

Caves and caverns

c)

Mountains and cliffs

6.

Carbonic acid is formed in nature when -

a)

Water dissolves particles of soil to form mud

b)

The oxygen molecules in water bond with minerals in rocks

c)

Water bonds with carbon dioxide in the air and/or soil

7.

Plant roots are an example of...

a)

Erosion

b)

Chemical weathering

c)

Biological weathering

8.

Which type of rock is easily eroded by chemical weathering?

a)

Granite

b)

Basalt

c)

Chalk

d)

Schist

9.

What shaped valley do glaciers create?

a)

A shaped

b)

U shaped

c)

V shaped

d)

C shaped

10.

When a glacier erodes a river valley and erodes a rivers interlocking spurs, what is the feature called?

a)

Truncated spurs

b)

Hanging valley

c)

Corrie

d)

Arete

11.

Where in the UK would you find a house make from these materials?

a)

The Fens

b)

Lake District

c)

Yorkshire Dales

d)

The Weald (South Downs)

12.

Where in the UK would you find this landscape?

a)

The Fens

b)

Lake District

c)

Yorkshire Dales

d)

Weald (South Downs)

13.

Where in the UK would you find a house make from these materials?

a)

The Fens

b)

Lake District

c)

Yorkshire Dales

d)

The Weald (South Downs)

14.

At the bottom of a cliff face in the English Lake District you will find which feature made from a pile of frost shattered rock? A _____ _____

(a)  

15.

Which landscape feature is this?

a)

Flood plain

b)

U-shaped valley

c)

Levees

d)

V-shaped valley

16.

Which landscape feature is shown here in the red box?

a)

V-shaped valley

b)

Interlocking spurs

c)

Ox-bow lake

d)

Flood plain

17.

Which landscape feature is shown here?

a)

A ribbon lake

b)

A V-shaped valley

c)

A dip slope

d)

A delta

18.

Which landscape feature is shown here by the red arrow?

a)

A ribbon lake

b)

A scree slope

c)

A landslide

d)

A misfit stream

19.

Which landscape feature is this?

a)

A V-shaped valley

b)

A U-shaped valley

c)

A dip slope

d)

An escarpment

20.

Which feature of a chalkland landscape is shown here?

a)

A dry valley

b)

A marsh

c)

A levee

d)

A U-shaped valley

21.

Give the 6 figure grid reference for the 155m spot high (leave no spaces between the 6 numbers).

(a)  

22.

When rocks are folded up it creates an...

(a)  

23.

The UK's upland areas are mainly found in the...

a)

South and East

b)

East

c)

North

d)

North and West

24.

The UK's igneous and metamorphic rocks are found in the...

a)

North & West

b)

North & East

c)

South & East

d)

North and Southeast

25.

The UK's highest rainfall totals are found in the...

a)

East and Southeast

b)

Yorkshire

c)

West

d)

Northeast

26.

The movement of water down the beach is known as ...

a)

Swash

b)

Backwash

c)

Fetch

27.

I have a strong swash and weak backwash. What am I?

a)

Constructive Wave

b)

Longshore Drift

c)

Destructive Wave

d)

Erosion

28.

I have a weak swash and strong backwash. My backwash removes sediment from the beach. My waves are steep and close together. What am I?

a)

Destructive Wave

b)

Longshore Drift

c)

Transportation

d)

Constructive Wave

29.

The movement of the material along a coastline is called?

a)

Erosion

b)

Longshore Drift

c)

Fetch

d)

Destructive Waves

30.

What is left when an arch collapses?

(a)  

31.

Select two methods of secondary data did you used to choose your study sites along the York transect?

a)

Ordnance Survey Maps

b)

UK Geological map

c)

Index of multiple deprivation website

d)

Decibel levels

32.

Which one of these methods is not quantitative?

a)

The width of the houses

b)

Environmental quality survey

c)

Decibel readings

d)

Field sketches

33.

Which 2 methods would make your house width data more reliable?

a)

Use a tape measure

b)

Walk the width of the house three times

c)

Measure more houses and use the average

d)

Take a photo

34.

How did you measure the noise levels?

a)

I used a phone

b)

I used the Decibel app in the middle of the street for 1 minute and recorded the average

c)

I used an app and took the biggest noise

d)

I used a 1-10 scale with 10 being loudest and wrote down how loud I though it was.

35.

What is the name for the gathering information along one road into a city?

a)

Transect

b)

Beach profile

36.

Houses on Kitchener Street are smaller than those on Bell Farm Avenue but they are often more expensive. which of these answers might suggest why?

a)

Because they are warmer and have lower energy bills

b)

Because it looks like the TV soap Coronation Street

c)

They are closer to the CBD

d)

They there is no garden to look after

37.

Which of these methods collected qualitative data?

a)

Field sketches

b)

House width measurement

c)

Decibel readings

d)

House price secondary research

38.

Which of these is the hypothesis of your York fieldwork enquiry?

a)

: To investigate the difference in housing and the quality of life in an urban area.

b)

The quality of life improves as you move towards the city centre

c)

The quality of life improves with distance from the city centre

d)

House prices increase as you move away from the city centre

39.

The new economy is based on the:

a)

Primary and Secondary Sectors

b)

Secondary and Tertiary Sectors

c)

Tertiary and Quaternary Sectors

d)

Secondary and Quaternary Sectors

40.

The old economy is based on the:

a)

Primary and Secondary Sectors

b)

Secondary and Tertiary Sectors

c)

Tertiary and Quaternary Sectors

d)

Primary and Tertiary Sectors

41.

Deindustrialisation is...

a)

the decline of services within a country

b)

the increase of services within a country

c)

the increase of manufacturing within a country

d)

the decline of manufacturing within a country

42.

The Knowledge Economy is based on which sector?

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

43.

Where do most companies in the knowledge economy prefer to locate?

a)

In city centres

b)

In town centres

c)

Rurally

44.

The new rural economy allows people to work almost anywhere. Working from home is also known as?

a)

Television

b)

Telecommunicating

c)

Teleworking

d)

Teleconnecting

45.

The ............ effect led to the decline of many northern towns.

a)

domino

b)

chain

c)

ripple

d)

knock on

46.

Population Density is measured in?

a)

cm²

b)

c)

km²

d)

miles²

47.

The (a)   is when people or businesses move to an area and invest money on housing and services, which in turn creates more jobs and attracts more people.

48.

What is globalisation?

a)

The process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected

b)

The process by which the world is becoming less interconnected

c)

The process by which the world is becoming more divided

49.

What is a key challenge faced by urban areas in the UK?

a)

Lack of cultural diversity

b)

Urban sustainability

c)

Decline in technology

d)

Excessive rural development

50.

What is a common feature of urban sustainability?

a)

Higher energy consumption

b)

Efficient public transport

c)

Increased waste production

d)

Decreased green spaces

51.

Which of the following is a benefit of urban green spaces?

a)

Higher property prices

b)

Improved air quality

c)

Increased traffic congestion

d)

Decreased biodiversity

52.

A zone of transition between the built-up area and the countryside, where there is often competition for land use. It is a zone of mixed land uses, from out of town shopping centres and golf courses to farmland and motorway. This known as ...

a)

rural to urban fringe

b)

urban to rural fringe

c)

central business district

53.

A plot of land, often in a rural or on the edge of an urban area that has not yet been subject to any building development.

a)

Brownfield site

b)

Greenfield site

54.

Which of the following is a characteristic of an inner city?

a)
  • It is where large retail and business parks are located

b)
  • It is where old, terraced housing is found alongside new redevelopment

c)
  • It is where large shops and offices are mainly found

d)
  • It is where semi-detached housing is mainly found

55.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a suburb?

a)

It is where large retail and business parks are located

b)

It is where semi-detached housing is mainly found

c)

It is where old, terraced housing is found alongside new redevelopment

d)

It is where large shops and offices are mainly found

56.

What is a brownfield site?

a)

Land that has never been used for any purpose

b)

An area of poor-quality housing lacking in amenities

c)

Land that has been used, abandoned and now awaits some new use

d)

A plot of land in a rural area that has not yet been subject to any building development

57.

Identify a pull factor to an urban area

a)

inadequate supplies of food

b)

Poor water supply

c)

Educational opportunities

d)

Overcrowding

58.

True or false. House prices higher due to more demand in the South compared to the North of the UK.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Populations can change in rural (​ (a)   ) areas. Populations can ​ (b)   where people move from the city to the countryside, this is called ​ (c)   . Also rural populations can decrease, this is called ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
depopulation
countryside
counter urbanisation
increase
60.

What is the main reason for the decline of traditional industries in the UK?

a)

Increase in wages in the manufacturing sector

b)

Decrease in the number of machines used for work

c)

Global shift in manufacturing to new emerging economies

d)

Government regulations on manufacturing

61.

Which industry experienced significant growth in the UK during the 1980s?

a)

Manufacturing

b)

Mining

c)

Service sector

d)

Agriculture

62.

What is a megacity

a)

A city with a population that is rapidly growing

b)

A city with a population of over 10 million people

c)

A city with a population of over 20 million people

d)

A city that has a large number of skyscrapers

63.

Which of the following are reasons for why London is important? Tick all that apply

a)

It is home to the UK government at the Houses of Parliament

b)

Wembley stadium is located there which hosts sporting and entertainment events

c)

It has the major airport of Heathrow which is an international transport hub

d)

It is where the United Nations headquarters is located

64.

What term describes this statement from your physical geography fieldwork... The beach with the concrete slipway will be steeper than the natural beach

(a)  

65.

Which of these pieces of equipment did we NOT use on your Flamborough Head fieldwork?

a)

Clinometer

b)

Protractor

c)

Tape measure

d)

Clipboard

66.

Data presentation for the physical geography fieldwork included

a)

cross sections

b)

bar charts

c)

field sketches

d)

population pyramids

67.

Which was the better method used to present the shape of pebbles found at the two beaches?

a)

Pie charts

b)

Bar charts

c)

Line graphs

68.

True or false... We found evidence to support the hypothesis that the beach with the concrete slipway was steeper?

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Which of these is a better explanation than the management for the difference between the two beaches?

a)

The direction the two beaches face.

b)

The lack of ice cream shops at one beach

c)

The lighthouse a Selswicks Bay

d)

stratified sampling

70.

Which of these was a problem with the environmental quality survey

a)

Lack of equipment

b)

It was subjective

c)

It was quantitative

d)

It was objective

71.

Is Terling in a rural or urban area

a)

urban

b)

rural

72.

What word describes London and surrounding rural areas

a)

under dependent

b)

overdependent

c)

interdependent

d)

regeneration

73.

London grew because

a)

It was a port

b)

It was a bridging point

c)

It had good access to the rest of Europe

d)

All of the above

74.

Is the south-east of the UK the core or the periphery?

a)

core

b)

Periphery

75.

The Lea Valley in London was improved by

(a)