What is the definition of Urbanisation?

A proportional increase in the urban population

What is the definition of deindustrialisation?

A long term permanent decrease in the population in secondary employment

What is the definition of energy resource development?

The process of converting the resource into electrical energy

Which statement is true about the soil in the tropical rainforest

It has high degrees of weathering and high degrees of leaching

A crag and tail has a...

A steep stoss side and a gently sloping lee side.

Layered rock containing fossils

Sustainable Management of the Tropical Rainforest involves...

Balancing social, economic and environmental priorities

Why is the UK predicted to increase its natural gas consumption in the next 20 years?

Gas is the least polluting of the fossil fuels and is still significant.

What is the definition of a non-renewable energy resource?

A resource that is not infinite

As Tanzania has developed, what has happened to its fertility rate and infant mortality rate

Fertility rate decrease and IMR decrease

Why is investing in electrical cars environmentally sustainable for Bhutan?

Its grid is powered by HEP, so electric vehicles are carbon neutral

Insolation at the equator has...

A high angle and a low degree of scattering

An 'armchair shaped hollow' where a glacier forms

Its moisture holding capacity increases

An ecosystem service is...

A non-tangible benefit provided by an ecosystem

The breaking down of a rock in situ

What is the definition of aid

The transfer of capital and/or material goods to aid development

Which of these is a historical factor causing variation in UK development?

London's role as the metropole of the British Empire

A prolonged period of below average precipitation

Which is NOT a characteristic of Arid Environments?

Located 30 degrees North and South

Define re-urbanisation

The movement of people back into previously abandoned urban areas.

What is the definition of a 'Bottom Up project'?

A project designed in consultation with local people

The mass of water compressing air in cracks in the bank

Which is the correct order of the zones of the Burgess Model?

CBD, Inner City, Suburbs, Rural Urban Fringe

What is the definition of the 'Primary Sector'

The extraction of raw materials

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1
Which of these is NOT a core region of Tanzania?
Mtwara
Dodoma
Lake Malawi
Dar es Salaam
2
What is the definition of Urbanisation?
People moving to cities
A proportional increase in the urban population
An increase in the urban population
A decrease in the rural population
3
What is the definition of deindustrialisation?
People moving to the countryside
A long term permanent decrease in the population in secondary employment
Globalisation
The decline of the inner city
4
What is the definition of energy resource development?
Making the resource available for all
The process of converting the resource into electrical energy
Investing in the infrastructure for the resource
The process of extracting the resource
5
Which statement is true about the soil in the tropical rainforest
It has high degrees of weathering and low degrees of leaching
It has high degrees of weathering and high degrees of leaching
It does not contain a thick layer of iron deposits
It has a deep fertile layer
6
Which is NOT a biotic resource?
Timber
Meat
Coal
Bio-diesel
7
A crag and tail has a...
Exists in 'swarms'
A 'basket of eggs' configuration
A steep lee side and a gently sloping stoss side.
A steep stoss side and a gently sloping lee side.
8
Which is an example of soft engineering?
Artificially raised levees
Dams
Land use zoning
Channelisation
9
Which of these is not a flow in the Gershmel Model
Root Uptake
Decomposition
Leaching
Fallout
10
How many hours of sunlight per day does the TRF receive?
12 hours
18 hours
10 hours
4 hours
11
Sedimentary Rock
Contains crystals
Can be extrusive
Layered rock containing fossils
Transformed by extreme pressure and heat
12
Sustainable Management of the Tropical Rainforest involves...
Protecting the environment above all else
Balancing social and environmental priorities
Balancing social, economic and environmental priorities
Balancing social, political and international demands
13
The correct order of circulation cells from the equator to the poles is...
Ferrell, Polar, Hadley
Bryan, Hoban and Gibson
Hadley, Polar and Ferrell
Hadley, Ferrell, Polar
14
Why is the UK predicted to increase its natural gas consumption in the next 20 years?
Gas does not release CO2
The war in Ukraine has made gas cheap
The UK has discovered huge deposits of natural gas outside of Blackpool
Gas is the least polluting of the fossil fuels and is still significant.
15
What is the definition of a non-renewable energy resource?
A resource that doesn't run out.
A 'Green' resource
A resource that is not infinite
A resource that contributes to climate change
16
As Tanzania has developed, what has happened to its fertility rate and infant mortality rate
No change
Fertility rate decrease and IMR increase
Fertility rate decrease and IMR decrease
Fertility rate increase and IMR decrease
17
Why is investing in electrical cars environmentally sustainable for Bhutan?
It will reduce its need to import oil
Its grid is powered by HEP, so it won't run out of energy for cars
The cars are provided free by Japan
Its grid is powered by HEP, so electric vehicles are carbon neutral
18
Which of these is not a factor driving up energy demand?
Increasing technology
Increasing education
Increasing economic development
Increasing population
19
Hurricane Sandy was in...
2019
2023
2012
2002
20
Insolation at the equator has...
A high angle and a high degree of scattering
A low angle and a low degree of scattering
A high angle and a low degree of scattering
A low angle and a low degree of scattering
21
Corries are...
An 'armchair shaped hollow' where a glacier forms
Snow that has lasted for a full year
A valley suspended above a main glacial trough
Lakes formed of glacial meltwater
22
As air sinks...
It becomes less dense
Its moisture holding capacity increases
It cools down
Its moisture holding capacity decreases
23
An ecosystem service is...
A tangible benefit provided by an ecosystem
A non-tangible benefit provided by an ecosystem
A non-manufactured product provided by an ecosystem
Something that is done for someone else
24
Weathering
The breaking down of a rock in situ
The breaking down of a rock by animals
The breaking down and removal of rock
The breaking down of rock by chemical processes
25
What is the definition of aid
The transfer of capital and/or material goods to aid development
Investment by foreign companies in a country
The sending of money back to a country by migrants
Investment by foreign countries in a country
26
Which of these is a historical factor causing variation in UK development?
London as the centre of UK road and rail networks
London's role as the metropole of the British Empire
London's role as the capital city
Flat land in the South
27
A drought is...
When precipitation falls below 100mm per year
When it doesn't rain
A prolonged period of below average precipitation
When temperatures exceed the long term average
28
Which is NOT a characteristic of Arid Environments?
Precipitation between 300mm and 100mm
Located 30 degrees North and South
Inhabited by nomadic herds people
Xerophytic plants
29
What is the name of the resource extracted by fracking?
Coal
Shale gas
Geothermal energy
Biogas
30
Which of the following is NOT an element of the HDI
GNI per capita
Mean years of schooling
Adult literacy rate
Life expectancy at birth
31
What energy resource provides 42% of all energy consumed in Bhutan?
Fuelwood
Biogas
HEP
Oil
32
What percentage of Norway's electrical energy comes from HEP?
99%
6%
75%
100%
33
Hedgehogs are adapted to their climate by...
Hibernating
Having green algae in their fur for camoflage
Storing food during the winter
Migrating south for the winter
34
Most of the UK's Metamorphic Rock is found in...
Wales
England
Scotland
Northern Ireland
35
Define re-urbanisation
The movement of people into urban areas
The movement of people back into previously abandoned urban areas.
The expansion of the city into the surrounding countryside
A proportional increase in the number of people living in urban areas
36
What is the definition of a 'Bottom Up project'?
A project to replace shanty towns with large apartment blocks
A project designed by experts
A government funded development project
A project designed in consultation with local people
37
What does M-PESA allow?
People to be given a bank account in a Tanzanian bank
Tracking of rhinos to stop poaching
Investment in stocks and shares
The transfer of money by SMS
38
Which country does Bhutan export electricity to?
Mexico
Pakistan
China
India
39
Which of these is NOT a biome
Tundra
Tropical Dessert
Tropical Rainforest
Polar Mountain Ice
40
Hydraulic Action
The dragging of sedment against the bank and bed
Breaking down and rounding of sediment in transit
Breaking down of sediment by chemical processes
The mass of water compressing air in cracks in the bank
41
Which is the correct order of the zones of the Burgess Model?
Rural Urban Fringe, Suburbs, CBD, Inner City
CBD, Suburbs, Inner City, Rural Urban Fringe
BCD, Inner City, Suburbs, Rural Urban Fringe
CBD, Inner City, Suburbs, Rural Urban Fringe
42
What is the definition of the 'Primary Sector'
The acquisition and manipulation of knowledge
The extraction of raw materials
The provision of a service
The processing of raw materials into manufactured products
43
How many people in Tanzania still lack access to a toilet
4 million
30 million
27 million
90 million
44
Which two countries have very high levels of forestry resources?
Egypt and Sudan
Russia and Brazil
Chile and South Africa
UK and Malawi
45
The UK's prevailing winds come from the...
North East
South West
North
South East
46
Which is not true according to the Bradshaw Model?
Cross sectional area increases downstream
Discharge increases downstream
Load size increases downstream
Load mass increases downstream
47
What is the name of the website used to provide information about walking route in Bristol?
Walk.Bris
Walkit.com
Geogussr
Google Maps
48
Which is NOT a form of river transport?
Saltation
Solution
Traction
Plucking
49
What is the name of the region of Sao Paulo that contains the largest ethnically Japanese population outside of Japan?
Liberdade
San Antonio
Cingapura
Libertade
50
Which is NOT a long term cause of natural climate change
Volcanoes
Changes in orbital tilt
Changes in orbital eccentricity
Changes in solar output

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