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Y8- Topic 3& 4 EOY practice

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is urbanisation?

a)

The movement of people from urban to rural areas

b)

The growth and expansion of urban areas and the increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas

c)

The decline of urban areas and the increase in rural populations

d)

The development of agricultural land in rural areas

2.

Which of the following is a push factor for migration from rural to urban areas?

a)

Job opportunities

b)

Better housing

c)

Lack of medical services

d)

Improved education

3.

Which of the following is a pull factor for migration to urban areas?

a)

War

b)

Famine

c)

Job opportunities

d)

Natural disasters

4.

Which city is mentioned as being reliant on foreign workers?

a)

London

b)

New York

c)

Dubai

d)

Sydney

5.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of urbanisation?

a)

Increased job opportunities

b)

Improved healthcare

c)

Higher cost of living

d)

Better education facilities

6.

Internal migration is defined as:

a)

The movement of people from one region in Australia to another

b)

How people commute to work each day

c)

The buying and selling of houses within Australia

7.
What are the three contributing factors to population?
a)
Birth rate, death rate and marriage
b)
Death rate, tourists, immigration
c)
Birth rate, death rate and immigration
8.

An 'urban area' refers to:

a)
The area along coastlines.
b)
to towns, cities, and suburbs. An urban area includes the city itself, as well as the surrounding areas.
c)
Villages, farms and agricultural areas within the state of Queensland.
9.

The graphs shows the top 10 megacities, which cities have population below 25 000?

a)

Cairo, Beijing, Karachi, Mexico city

b)

Cairo, Karachi, Mexico city, Lagos

c)

Manila, Beijing, Mexico city

d)

Delhi, Beijing, Karachi, Cairo

10.

Which statement is NOT TRUE about the diagram?

a)

The fastest growing city is in Tanzania.

b)

London has the highest urban population.

c)

There are more cities in Asia.

d)

The city that has the highest population is Hyderabad.

11.

Name a country that has the highest amount of deaths due to air pollution.

a)

Madagascar

b)

Turkey

c)

Indonesia

d)

China

12.

What is Erosion?

a)

Movement of rocks from one place to another

b)

The dropping off of rocks

c)

The wearing away of rocks

d)

The picking up of rocks

13.

What is Transportation?

a)

Movement of rocks from one place to another

b)

The dropping off of rocks

c)

The wearing away of rocks

d)

The picking up of rocks

14.

What is Deposition?

a)

Movement of rocks from one place to another

b)

The dropping off of rocks

c)

The wearing away of rocks

d)

The picking up of rocks

15.

What causes Erosion?

a)

Sea

b)

Ice

c)

Rivers

d)

Humans

e)

Sun

16.

How does the Sea cause Erosion?

a)

Wears away valleys at the bottom and the sides of it

b)

Coastlines are under constant attack by waves

c)

Wears away bits of rock from its bed and the bank on either side of the channel

d)

Bulldozers or Lorries move large amounts of soil or loose rock, remove trees and vegetation which allows water, wind and ice to erode the land more easily

e)

Picks up tiny particles of sand and blast them against anything

17.

How do Humans cause Erosion?

a)

Wears away valleys at the bottom and the sides of it

b)

Coastlines are under constant attack by waves

c)

Wears away bits of rock from its bed and the bank on either side of the channel

d)

Bulldozers or Lorries move large amounts of soil or loose rock, remove trees and vegetation which allows water, wind and ice to erode the land more easily

e)

Picks up tiny particles of sand and blast them against anything

18.

How does the Ice cause Erosion?

a)

Wears away valleys at the bottom and the sides of it

b)

Coastlines are under constant attack by waves

c)

Wears away bits of rock from its bed and the bank on either side of the channel

d)

Bulldozers or Lorries move large amounts of soil or loose rock, remove trees and vegetation which allows water, wind and ice to erode the land more easily

e)

Picks up tiny particles of sand and blast them against anything

19.

What does the Top, Boldest Arrow mean?

a)

Direction of Longshore Drift

b)

Prevailing Wind

c)

Swash

d)

Backwash

20.

What does the Bottom, 2nd Boldest Arrow mean?

a)

Direction of Longshore Drift

b)

Prevailing Wind

c)

Swash

d)

Backwash

21.

What does the Middle, facing Downwards Arrow mean?

a)

Direction of Longshore Drift

b)

Prevailing Wind

c)

Swash

d)

Backwash

22.

What does the Middle, facing the Top Right Corner Arrow mean?

a)

Direction of Longshore Drift

b)

Prevailing Wind

c)

Swash

d)

Backwash

23.

How are Erosion Landforms formed?

a)

They are made because of Tornadoes

b)

They are made because of Volcanoes

c)

They are made because of the Wearing away of the Coast

d)

They are made because of the Movement of Plates

24.

Population density is defined as...

a)

The amount of people living in a geographical location

b)

The spatial distribution of people

c)

The number of people living within one square kilometre of land

d)

Amount of brain cells in an ant

25.

Population distribution is defined as...

a)

Cost of living in an urban area

b)

The pattern of where people live

c)

A high density region of a city

d)

A social factor in a rural area

26.

Define a megacity...

a)

A city with a population over 10 million

b)

Has a cultural significance

c)

Is a capital city

d)

Located in Asia

27.

A push factor is defined as...

a)

Something that attracts people to an area

b)

A type of dance move

c)

Something that drives people out of an area

d)

Someone that pushes people away

28.

A negative environmental impact of a big city is...

a)

Funding for environmental projects

b)

Energy efficiency

c)

Landscaping

d)

Pollution

29.

This graph shows...

a)

Urbanisation decreasing

b)

A straight and dotted line intersecting

c)

People living in urban areas increasing

d)

People in rural areas increasing

30.

A social impact if the trend continues...

a)

More people living in urban areas

b)

Greater urban density

c)

Less people living in rural areas

d)

All of the above

31.

A negative environmental impact if the trend continues...

a)

Greater environmental destruction

b)

Increase of pollution in urban areas

c)

Negative impact on food production

d)

All of the above

32.

Internal migration is defined as...

a)

Only happens in China

b)

People leaving a country

c)

People moving within a country

d)

Socially driven

33.

A Less Economically Developed Country (LEDC) is located in...

a)

Latin America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

All of the above

34.

What does coastline mean?

a)

Where the land meets the sea

b)

Where the land meets the sea, it is a forever changing line

c)

Where there is a beach

d)

Where the sea is

35.

Headlands and bays are created because of...

a)

layers of different rock types

b)

it's always been like that

c)

tides

d)

destructive waves

36.

'The wearing away of the landscape ' is the definition for...

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Attrition

d)

Abrasion

37.

Which of these is the definition for hydraulic action?

a)

Bits of rock and sand grind down the coast line like sandpaper

b)

The waves smash rocks and pebbles into the shore, and each other, they break and become smoother

c)

Acids contained in the water will dissolve some types of rock

d)

Air may become trapped in cracks in the coast. The trapped air is compressed which weakens the rocks

38.

What is meant by transportation?

a)

The wearing away of the landscape

b)

When eroded rock is moved to another place by the sea

c)

When transported material is dropped by the sea

d)

The breaking down of rock

39.

What are headlands usually made from?

a)

Soft rock

b)

Hard rock

c)

Rock candy

d)

Rock metal

40.

What does backwash mean (in geography terms of course)?

a)

The water that moves up the beach at an angle

b)

The water that flows straight back down the beach

c)

When someone has some of your drink but the water from their mouth ends up back in the bottle

d)

The wearing away of rock

41.

Which process is 'the dropping of material by the sea'?

a)

Erosion

b)

Transportation

c)

Weathering

d)

Deposition

42.

What process causes a scene like this?

a)

Weathering

b)

Longshore drift

c)

Solution

d)

Suspension

43.

What coastal protection strategy is shown in the image?

a)

Groynes

b)

Sea Wall

c)

Revetments

d)

Beach Nourishment

44.
Waves are created by wind 
a)
True 
b)
False 
45.
I transport material along a beach. What am I?
a)
Longshore Drift
b)
Longshape Drift
c)
Longnose Drift
d)
Longway drift
46.
I happen when the waves don't have enough energy to carry sediment
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Swash
d)
Backwash
47.
Which erodes quicker?
a)
Hard rock
b)
Soft rock
48.
Erosion means 'the wearing away of rock'.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
What is this landform?
a)
Spit
b)
Sand dune
c)
Stack
d)
Stump
50.
I am the type of erosion where sediment scrapes against the headland. What am I?
a)
Attrition
b)
Hydraulic action
c)
Solution
d)
Abrasion
51.
What is this landform?
a)
Arch
b)
Cave
c)
Headland
d)
Wave-cut Platform
52.
What best describe hydraulic action?
a)
Sediment grinds against the cliff
b)
Sediment is thrown at the cliff
c)
Waves smash into the cliff compression air which weakens the cliff
53.

24.Which of the following is an ENVIRONMENTAL disadvantage of fracking?

a)

Habitats being destroyed

b)

Stops the government from investing in renewables

c)

Workers from outside areas flood small towns

d)

Heavy trucks crowd roads - increased traffic

54.

On a choropleth map, the lightest colour usually represents...

a)

The smallest number in the data set

b)

The greatest number in the data set

c)

The prettiest colour in the rainbow

d)

The ocean

55.

On the image, in what positions of the moon would Earth experience a SPRING tide?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

56.

Which of the waves in the image have the longest wavelength?

a)

Red (A)

b)

Orange (B)

c)

Yellow (C)

d)

Green (D)

e)

Blue (E)

57.

During a neap tide there is ________ difference between high and low tide.

a)

the largest

b)

the smallest

c)

no noticeable

58.
This picture shows an area experiencing....
a)
low tide
b)
high tide
59.
Surface ocean currents are generated mostly by
a)
the Coriolis effect
b)
water density
c)
tides
d)
wind
60.

What causes surface waves?

a)

underwater volcanoes

b)

earthquakes

c)

wind

d)

landslides

61.

Which of the following can cause tsunamis?

a)

earthquake

b)

landslide

c)

meteorite/asteroid

d)

underwater volcano

62.

Which of the following can cause tsunamis?

a)

earthquake

b)

landslide

c)

meteorite/asteroid

d)

underwater volcano

63.
Many people believe that ocean waves move water.  However, ocean waves really transfer ______.
a)
wind
b)
sand
c)
energy
d)
pressure
64.
Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves
a)
clockwise
b)
counter clockwise
c)
both
d)
neither
65.
A horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface.
a)
Gulf Stream
b)
Global Conveyor Belt
c)
Surface Current
d)
Gyre
66.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
67.

Which of the following affects surface currents?

a)

Coriolis Effect

b)

Continental Deflection

c)

Global Winds

d)

All of the above

68.
Temperature and salinity differences in ocean water cause:
a)
Mid-ocean ridges
b)
Deep Currents
c)
Surface Currents
d)
High tide and low tide
69.
If water is more dense, it
a)
doesn't move as fast
b)
is heavier than surrounding water and will sink
c)
is lighter than surrounding water and will rise
d)
must be frozen
70.

Which factor is MOST responsible for the ocean tides?

a)

the wind

b)

earthquakes

c)

the moon's gravity

d)

density differences in water