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1
Which of the following industries could be footloose?
Laboratories
Web design
Textiles manufacturing
Food processing
2
Which of the following facts about the Pearl River Delta is not true?
Located at the mouth of the Pearl River
Includes large cities wuch as Shanghai and Wuhan
Major manufacturing base for electronics
Flat and fertile land
3
Where does ther majority of Hong Kong water supply come from?
Local Yield
Dongjiang
Recyled
Seawater
4
What type of pollution is caused by PM2.5?
Light
Water
Air
Noise
5
Which of the following is a likely impact of water shortages in a HIC (High Income Country)?
Loss of livelihood
Famine
Death
Limits imposed on water usage
6
In which direction are the eastings lines on a map?
Zig-zag
Vertical
Diagonal
Horizontal
7
Which type of industry prepares raw materials into a different state?
Manufacturing
High-tech
Processing
Assembly
8
Which of the following is a soft engineering option to prevent river flooding?
Levees
Channelisation
Dam
Afforestation
9
Which of the following is a correct reason for globalisation taking place?
Improvements in communications technology
Lack of global events
Decrease in holiday time
Decrease in disposable income
10
If a bearing is 90
o
, what compass direction is that?
West
North
South
East
11
Which of the following is a domestic use of water?
Power plants using water to produce energy
Farmers irrigating crops
Factories using water to make products
People using water for cooking
12
Which of the following reasons for turning to renewable energy is incorrect?
They are more environmentally friendly
They are cheaper to set-up
They help a country be self-sufficient
They will never run out
13
Where is Silicon Valley?
New York
Nevada
Texas
California
14
What emplyment category would a waiter be?
Quaternary
Primary
Tertiary
Secondary
15
Which of the following is a natural cause of desertification?
Increased demand for fuelwood
Changing rainfall patterns
Population increase
Over-cultivation of land
16
What is the correct definition of energy supply?
The amount of energy that people need
The types of energy being produced
The amount of energy that people are provided with
The amount of energy used by people
17
Which of the following factors is not needed for the site of a heavy manufacturing industry?
Close to raw materials
Good transport links
Flat land
Close to market
18
Which development indicator can be measured per capita?
HDI
TNC
GDP
GHI
19
Which of the following applies to renewable energy?
Clean
Made from remains of living things
Fossil fuels
Finite
20
Which of the following terms applies to a pig farm that sells meat to supermarkets?
Subsistence
Extensive
Pastoral
Arable
21
If the scale is 1:50,000, how do you translate your cm into km?
Multiply by 5
Divide by 5
Divide by 2
Multiply by 2
22
Which piece of equipment would not be needed to measure a river cross section?
Ranging poles
Stopwatch
Ruler
Tape measure
23
Which of the following locational factors does not apply to Silicon Valley?
Close to investment banks
Close to water source
Good transport links
Close to top universities
24
Which of these world regions suffers from water scarcity?
Northern Africa
Australia
Northern Europe
South America
25
Rise = 20m, run = 40m. What is the gradient?
1:3
1:2
1:4
1:5
26
Which of the following National Parks is home to many endemic species including giant tortoises?
Florida Everglades
Great Barrier Reef
Krueger National parl
Galapagos Islands
27
What is represented by a triangle on an OS map?
Gradient
Trigonometric point
Contour line
Spot height
28
Which of the following soil properties makes a good soil?
Fertile
Waterlogged
Acidic
Compacted
29
Which of the following famous landmarks is a natural tourist attraction?
The Pyramids of Giza
The Statue of Liberty
Niagara Falls
Christ the Redeemer
30
Which of the following facts about Jamaica is true?
Tourism accounts for 15% of the GDP
The capital city is Havana
Many tourists visit the Green Mountains
It is located in the Canary Islands
31
Which of the following activities is a method of diversification?
Rearing animals
Renting your fields to campers
Growing different crops
Crop rotation
32
Which of the following parts of the agricultural system is an output?
Meat
Water
Planting seeds
Machinery
33
Which development indicator measures the average number of children per woman?
Fertility rate
Infant mortality rate
GDP
Birth rate
34
Which tyoe of energy can be used in 3 states; solid, liquid and gas?
Geothermal
Biofuel
HEP
Coal
35
Which of the following are characteristics of TNCs?
Employ many workers in many countries
Outsourcing of manufacturing to HICs
HQ and R&D in LICs
Low annual sales
36
Which of these water supply methods uses dams and reservoirs?
Cloud seeding
Groundwater
Surface water
Desalination
37
Which of the following features is found on the inside of a meander?
Slip-off slope
Bluff
Floodplain
River cliff
38
What is the Netherlands attempting to do to reduce pollution?
Making public transport free
Fine people for not recycling rubbish
Ban the sale of petrol and deisel cars
Pedestrianise all city centres
39
Which of the following activites would be sustainable tourism?
Staying in multinational hotels
Visiting a waterpark
Flying for a weekend trip
Eating in locally run restaurants
40
Which of the following is a global impact of increased tourism?
Disrespecting local cultures
Climate change
Overcrowding of resorts
Increased job opportunities in resorts
41
Which of the following would cause tourist numbers to decrease?
New low-cost airlines
Social media advertising
Economic crash
Longer holiday pay
42
What is the name of the river feature shown?
Levee
Floodplain
Waterfall
Delta
43
Which of these conservation methods helps prevent wind erosion of soil?
Crop rotation
Terraces
Filling gullies
Shelter belts
44
What is the largest source of energy in China?
Nuclear
HEP
Coal
Oil
45
Which of the following river processes is a type of erosion?
Traction
Saltation
Suspension
Attrition
