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S1W: Geography General Quiz

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Question 1

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What is Geography?
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  • It is the study of volcanoes, weather and rocks
  • It is the study of the surface of the earth
  • It is the study of how the earth moves through space and time

Question 2

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What is physical Geography?
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  • A world feature that is solely natural and was not 'made' by humans
  • A part of the world where no humans live
  • A part of the world where humans have built something (for example) but haven't actually lived there

Question 3

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Select the correct definitions for Communication and Location:
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  • How people, goods and information travel
  • How a village is connected with internet and phone lines
  • How cars and road travel get to and from the place
  • Where the place is
  • How to get to the place

Question 4

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Select the terms that match the definitions: 'The shape of the land' & 'The rivers and streams'
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  • Relief
  • Drainage
  • Vegetation
  • Relaxation
  • Wateressence

Question 5

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A national connection (if you lived in Wales) would be if you supported an English football team!
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  • True
  • False

Question 6

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Select the Second and Fourth steps in a Geographical enquiry:
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  • Collecting Data
  • Describing and analysing results
  • Conclusion
  • Presenting results

Question 7

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What is the usual pattern of questions for a Geographical enquiry?
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  • The 6 'w's'
  • The 6 'what's'
  • The 6 desiders

Question 8

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Select the terms which correspond to both definitions: 'The velocity of the wind' & 'The amount of water vapour in the air'
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  • Wind speed
  • Humidity
  • Cloud cover
  • Hotness
  • V-Wind

Question 9

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Select the definitions which correspond to both words: Air pressure & Precipitation
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  • The 'weight' of the air in the atmosphere pressing down on the earth's surface
  • All moisture that reaches the earth's surface
  • The concentration/thickness of the air
  • The snow and hail that touches the earth
  • How much of the air weighs more than 1g

Question 10

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Select the two weather instruments that measure the amount of sunshine in a day and the speed of the wind. Also select the units these two are measured in:
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Question 11

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The average weather condition in an area is called the climate!
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  • True
  • False

Question 12

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Select a weather word for Wind speed and one for Humidity
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  • Gusty
  • Damp
  • Hazy
  • Scorching

Question 13

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Select the 'wettest' word out of the following:
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  • Saturated
  • Wet
  • Dull

Question 14

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Select the weather symbol for Clouds and the definition for the following picture:
Image:
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Question 15

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The lower the air pressure, the better the weather!
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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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What is the type of rain that forms when water vapour has to rise over high ground?
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  • Relief Rainfall
  • Frontal Rainfall
  • High Ground rainfall

Question 17

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Depressions look like a large spiral from above and 'spin' in an anticlockwise direction!
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  • True
  • False

Question 18

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What is the usual pattern of weather when a depression goes over you?
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  • Sunny but a few overhead Stratus clouds; Steady rain with a drop in temperature; A warm burst; Large Cumulonimbus clouds and heavy showers; cold temperatures.
  • Very sunny; Still warm but raining; Suddenly cold and thunder overhead; Stratus clouds high above with low temperatures.
  • Very cold; Suddenly very warm; Stratus clouds form which bring cumulonimbus ones later; beginning to get cold; steady rainfall; warm weather

Question 19

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Depressions that reach the UK are usually formed over the atlantic!
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  • True
  • False

Question 20

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What is Tenby's wettest month according to the graph?
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  • November
  • December
  • July
  • March

Question 21

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Name the 2 volcanos located in Italy:
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  • Mount Etna
  • Mount Vesuvius
  • Mount Tiranise
  • Mount Helen

Question 22

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Name 2 of the 3 mountain ranges in Italy
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  • Alps (part of them)
  • Apennines (all of them)
  • The Rockies (most of them)
  • The Blues (the red ones)

Question 23

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Name One of the Italian Islands
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  • Sardinia
  • Corsica
  • Adriatica

Question 24

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Italy is NOT a Peninsula!
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  • True
  • False
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