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Year 4 Geography Weeks 1-6
Year 4 Geography Weeks 1-6
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1
The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world. Where is it located?
a) Africa
d) Asia
b) South America
c) Australia
2
How does vegetation help prevent soil erosion?
b) By providing shade
c) By blocking sunlight
a) By absorbing excess water
d) By increasing desertification
3
Which of the following is a role of vegetation?
d) Causing droughts
a) Producing oxygen
c) Reducing rainfall
b) Destroying ecosystems
4
What two lines divide the Earth into hemispheres?
Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
Equator and Prime Meridian
Latitude and Longitude
5
What is the main purpose of lines of latitude?
d) To connect all major cities
b) To measure distance north and south of the Equator
a) To measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian
c) To measure elevation above sea level
6
Which biome has frozen ground year-round?
b) Desert
c) Tundra
a) Rainforest
d) Grassland
7
How many continents are there on Earth?
6
5
8
7
8
Which of the following biomes experiences the most rainfall?
a) Desert
b) Tundra
d) Grassland
c) Rainforest
9
Why are sand dunes important to coastal environments?
a) They provide homes for sea creatures
d) They increase ocean temperatures
c) They are used for farming
b) They help protect the coast from erosion
10
What biome covers most of Australia?
c) Tundra
b) Rainforest
d) Grassland
a) Desert
11
What is the primary factor that determines a biome?
a) Population density
d) The presence of rivers
c) The type of government
b) Climate
12
What type of pollution is most commonly found on beaches?
b) Noise pollution
d) Radiation pollution
a) Air pollution
c) Plastic pollution
13
Which human activity negatively impacts coastal environments?
a) Beach clean-ups
d) Planting native vegetation
b) Coral reef conservation
c) Littering and dumping waste
14
Which of the following is the largest desert in Africa?
c) Namib Desert
b) Sahara Desert
a) Kalahari Desert
d) Atacama Desert
15
What type of trees are commonly found in the rainforest?
d) Oak trees
c) Cacti
b) Broadleaf evergreen trees
a) Pine trees
16
How can people help protect natural vegetation?
b) Dumping waste into forests
d) Burning more fossil fuels
c) Building more factories
a) Planting trees and reducing deforestation
17
What are the five oceans of the world?
b) Pacific, Atlantic, Mediterranean, Arctic, Indian
a) Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern
c) Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Caribbean, Arctic
d) Indian, Pacific, Atlantic, Caspian, Arctic
18
What is the purpose of the Prime Meridian?
It measures time zones only
It separates the continents of Africa and Australia
It marks the beginning of the Equator
It divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres
19
How do ocean currents affect climate?
c) They determine the shape of continents
d) They have no impact on climate
a) They create earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
b) They help distribute heat around the planet
20
Which of the following is a threat to beaches?
b) Air pollution
a) Overfishing
c) Plastic waste and oil spills
d) Logging
21
Which biome is mostly found in central Africa?
c) Rainforest
b) Grassland
d) Desert
a) Tundra
22
What is one way to protect beaches from pollution?
a) Leaving waste on the sand
d) Destroying sand dunes
c) Building more hotels
b) Using biodegradable materials
23
Which mountain range runs along the western coast of South America?
a) The Rockies
c) The Andes
b) The Alps
d) The Himalayas
24
Which part of a plant is responsible for photosynthesis?
roots
flowers
stems
leaves
25
Why are biomes important to the Earth’s ecosystem?
a) They provide habitats for different species
b) They determine the seasons
c) They create human settlements
d) They produce earthquakes
26
Which of the following is a product humans get from plants?
electricity
glass
medicine
plastic
27
Which climate zone is typically hot and wet year-round?
a) Tropical
c) Desert
d) Polar
b) Temperate
28
What is the largest rainforest in the world?
b) Amazon Rainforest
a) Congo Rainforest
c) Australian Rainforest
d) Boreal Forest
29
What is the primary characteristic of a desert climate?
c) Low rainfall and high temperatures
a) High rainfall and strong winds
b) Extreme cold and high humidity
d) Heavy snowfall and long winters
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How do mountains affect climate?
d) They create tornadoes
a) They increase temperature as altitude increases
b) They cause more rain on one side and dry conditions
c) They prevent changes in seasons
