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Year 8 Geography Quiz
Year 8 Geography Quiz
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1
Which of these words describes snow that is hard and compacted?
Snowpack
Meltwater
Neve
Firn
2
Which of these famous landmarks is found in Australia?
Louvre
Ayres Rock
Grand Canyon
Victoria Falls
3
what does attrition mean?
dissolved chemicals erode the rocks
water is forced into cracks breaking bits off
particles crashing into eachother, breaking bits off
particles sliding past eachother
4
Which of these is
NOT
a type of plate boundary?
Constructive
Obstructive
Destructive
Conservative
5
How many people died in the Haiti Earthquake in 2010?
200,000
220,000
320,000
300,000
6
When was the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami
2011
2012
2010
2009
7
What do the Brazilian locals call the houses in the picture below?
a bustee
a favela
council owned housing
squatter house
8
What was the name of the volcano in Iceland that erupted and caused ash problems in 2010?
Snaefellsjokul
Eyjafjallajokul
Oraefajokull
Hekla
9
Which of these are Greenhouse Gases?
Fe, Na, Mg, Ca
CO2, SO2, NOx, CH4
CO2, N, O, H
H, O, N, Ar
10
What does
urbanisation
mean?
people moving from the countryside to cities
people moving house
people setting up new homes on the edge of cities
people moving from towns to the countryside
11
Which one of these is an example of a job in the
primary industry?
police man
tour guide
farmer
manufacturer
12
Which of these is a river in the UK?
Seine
Ganges
Amazon
Thames
13
What is a youthful population?
Lots of people between 16 and 65
Lots of people under 18
Lots of people over 65
Lots of people under 16
14
What is the name of the part of the volcano
missing
in the picture?
Volcano Chamber
Magma Chamber
Magma Cavern
Lava Chamber
15
Which of these is
NOT
a feature of a sustainable eco-lodge
Composting Toilet
Electric Ceiling Fan
Renewable Energy
Edible Garden
16
Where is Benidorm?
Costa Blanca
Canary Islands
Balearic Islands
Costa del Sol
17
What does this population pyramid tell you about the Philippines?
High Life Expectancy
Low Life Expectancy
Low Birth Rate
Low Death Rate
18
Which of these countries was at the
top
of the Human Development Index in 2014?
Germany
Switzerland
United States of America (USA)
Norway
19
Which of these tourist destinations had 5.5 million visitors in 2015?
Berlin
Barcelona
Paris
London
20
Which of these is a fair trade product?
Prawns
Chocolate
Broccoli
Paper
21
What is the name of the ocean area that contains a lot of active volcanoes and earthquakes?
Pacific Square of Fire
Ocean Ring of Fire
Atlantic Ring of Fire
Pacific Ring of Fire
22
Which is the correct order of the water cycle?
Evaporation -> Condensation -> Transpiration-> Precipitation
Evaporation -> Transpiration -> Precipitation
Transpiration -> Condensation -> Precipitation
Evaporation -> Condensation -> Preciptation -> Runoff
23
How many million people in the world
DON'T
have access to clean water?
740 Million
800 Million
748 Million
700 Million
24
Which of these is
NOT
a national park?
Cairngorms
Snowdonia
Daleside
Dartmoor
