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Geography Quiz Year5 - Cambridge

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the largest type of settlement?

a)

Villages

b)

Towns

c)

Cities

d)

Hamlets

2.

Which city has the most skyscrapers in the world?

a)

New York

b)

Hong Kong

c)

Tokyo

d)

Shanghai

3.

Why do people move to cities?

a)

To find jobs

b)

To escape war or drought

c)

For education

d)

All of the above

4.

What was the first city to have underground trains?

a)

New York

b)

Paris

c)

London

d)

Tokyo

5.

Factories need all of these EXCEPT:

a)

Workshops

b)

Storage space

c)

Swimming pool

d)

Power supply

6.

Bread is made from:

a)

Wood and metal

b)

Flour, yeast, salt, and water

c)

Plastic and chemicals

d)

Cotton and wool

7.

Which job involves unloading cargo from boats?

a)

Fisherman

b)

Crane driver

c)

Harbour master

d)

Lifeboat captain

8.

Farming and mining are examples of:

a)

Primary activities

b)

Secondary activities

c)

Tertiary activities

d)

Quaternary activities

9.

Wales is known for its:

a)

Deserts

b)

Mountains and valleys

c)

Rainforests

d)

Volcanoes

10.

What was mined in South Wales?

a)

Gold

b)

Coal

c)

Diamonds

d)

Salt

11.

Big Pit in Blaenavon is now a:

a)

Shopping centre

b)

Coal-mining museum

c)

Factory

d)

Farm

12.

Miners used ponies in coal mines to:

a)

Carry miners

b)

Pull coal trucks

c)

Guard the mine

d)

Provide milk

13.

Ancient Greeks were famous for:

a)

Temples and discoveries in science

b)

Building skyscrapers

c)

Inventing computers

d)

Creating motorways

14.

Greece has a ________ climate.

a)

Arctic

b)

Desert

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Tropical

15.

In summer, Athens often has ________ due to traffic fumes.

a)

Snow

b)

Floods

c)

Smog (nefos)

d)

Earthquakes

16.

What is the capital of Wales?

a)

Swansea

b)

Cardiff

c)

Bangor

d)

Newport

17.

Raw materials for factories come from:

a)

Farms, mines, or fisheries

b)

Offices

c)

Schools

d)

Libraries

18.

Tertiary activities include:

a)

Mining coal

b)

Making steel

c)

Driving buses or teaching

d)

Growing crops

19.

The River Thames was important for London because:

a)

Ships could carry goods along it

b)

It provided drinking water

c)

It was a tourist attraction

d)

It never flooded

20.

What is the highest mountain in Wales?

a)

Cader Idris

b)

Snowdon

c)

Pen y Fan

d)

Everest

21.

In Blaenavon, iron was made using:

a)

Solar power

b)

Coal and ironstone

c)

Wind energy

d)

Hydropower

22.

Dimitra leaves Athens in summer to escape:

a)

Cold weather

b)

Heat and traffic smog

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Snow

23.

The Parthenon in Athens is an ancient:

a)

Temple

b)

Shopping mall

c)

Railway station

d)

Factory

24.

Factories produce goods:

a)

Slowly and expensively

b)

Quickly and cheaply

c)

Only by hand

d)

Without machines

25.

Which city began as a Dutch trading post?

a)

London

b)

New York

c)

Tokyo

d)

Delhi

26.

What problem do some city areas suffer from?

a)

Vandalism

b)

Quiet streets

c)

Empty buildings

d)

Clean air

27.

Suburbs exist around cities because:

a)

They have space for houses and gardens

b)

They are busier than city centres

c)

Factories are built there

d)

No one lives there

28.

The Empire State Building is famous for having:

a)

A zoo

b)

102 floors

c)

A swimming pool

d)

A farm

29.

Primary activities involve:

a)

Making cars

b)

Farming or mining

c)

Teaching children

d)

Banking

30.

In Greece, ferries are important for:

a)

Linking islands to the mainland

b)

Transporting coal

c)

Flying tourists

d)

Mining

31.

Coal miners at Big Pit worked in shifts of:

a)

4 hours

b)

8 hours

c)

12 hours

d)

24 hours

32.

What percentage of the UK workforce works in tertiary jobs?

a)

2%

b)

11%

c)

81%

d)

50%

33.

The longest river in Wales is the:

a)

River Severn

b)

River Wye

c)

River Thames

d)

River Dee

34.

Dimitra’s school day in Athens ends at:

a)

8:00 AM

b)

1:00 PM

c)

5:00 PM

d)

7:00 PM

35.

Why are houses in Greek islands whitewashed?

a)

To attract tourists

b)

To keep them cool

c)

To show wealth

d)

For religious reasons

36.

Blaenavon became a World Heritage Site because of its:

a)

Beaches

b)

Industrial history

c)

Forests

d)

Markets

37.

Inputs for making apple juice include:

a)

Apples and water

b)

Plastic bottles

c)

Trucks

d)

Computers

38.

The Pindus Mountains are in:

a)

Wales

b)

Greece

c)

England

d)

USA

39.

In Victorian times, Blaenavon was connected to Newport by:

a)

Railway

b)

Canal

c)

Motorway

d)

Air route

40.

What is grown on Greek farms?

a)

Olives

b)

Rice

c)

Bananas

d)

Coffee

41.

Miners wore "self-rescuers" to:

a)

Protect against dangerous gases

b)

Keep warm

c)

Look fashionable

d)

Carry tools

42.

Cardiff’s redevelopment included building a new:

a)

Mine

b)

Stadium

c)

Airport

d)

Forest

43.

Tertiary activities are most common in:

a)

Cities

b)

Deserts

c)

Mountains

d)

Farms

44.

The meltemi wind blows in the:

a)

Aegean Sea

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

North Sea

45.

In London, the Great Fire happened in:

a)

1066

b)

1666

c)

1866

d)

1966

46.

What language is spoken in parts of Wales?

a)

Gaelic

b)

Welsh

c)

French

d)

Greek

47.

The Corinth Canal links which two seas?

a)

Aegean and Ionian

b)

Mediterranean and Red

c)

Black and Caspian

d)

North and Baltic

48.

Why do fewer people work in primary jobs today?

a)

Machines do the work

b)

No raw materials left

c)

People dislike farming

d)

Tertiary jobs pay less

49.

Tourists visit Big Pit to:

a)

Experience a coal mine

b)

Swim

c)

Ski

d)

Farm

50.

Greece is part of the:

a)

United Nations

b)

European Union

c)

African Union

d)

Asian Alliance

51.

People live in the quiet (a)   around cities, where there is space for gardens.

52.

Factories turn ___ _________like coal and ironstone into goods.

(a)  

53.

(a)   is the highest mountain in Wales.

54.

Jobs like teaching or driving buses are (a)   activities.

55.

In Athens, traffic fumes cause smog called (a)   .

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