Assessment week - January

Question 1

Which countries make up Great Britain?

Answer 1

England, Scotland, Wales

Question 2

Which countries make up United Kingdom?

Answer 2

England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

Question 3

Which countries make up the British Isles?

Answer 3

England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland)

Question 4

Where is Birmingham located?

Answer 4

West Midlands, within England

Question 5

On a relief map which colours show highland areas?

Answer 5

Darker browns, yellow, orange

Question 6

On a relief map which colours show lowland areas?

Answer 6

Green

Question 7

What does the word relief mean?

Answer 7

The shape and height of the land

Question 8

What does a climate graph show?

Answer 8

Precipitation (rainfall) Temperature

Question 9

What type of climate does the UK have?

Answer 9

Temperate

Question 10

_________ factors make people leave an area

Answer 10

Push

Question 11

__________ factors make attract people to an area

Answer 11

Pull

Question 12

What is the north – south divide in the UK?

Answer 12

A difference in wealth between the north and south

Question 13

Why did the north of the UK decline?

Answer 13

Closure of factories (deindustrialisation)

Question 14

Define the term migration

Answer 14

Movement of people from one place to another

Question 15

What is HS2?

Answer 15

High Speed railway to improve rail journeys in the UK

Question 16

HS2 will create faster journey times – (true or false)

Answer 16

True

Question 17

HS2 will be expensive to build – (true or false)

Answer 17

True

Question 18

HS2 will damage rural landscapes - (true or false)

Answer 18

True

Question 19

What is the rule for finding grid references?

Answer 19

Along the corridor up the stairs

Question 20

Why do we use symbols on a map?

Answer 20

To make it clearer to read a map

Question 21

Name the four compass points

Answer 21

North, south, east and west

Question 22

What is a choropleth map?

Answer 22

A map which uses colour to show data

Question 23

There are 7 continents and 5 oceans - (True or false)

Answer 23

TRUE

Question 24

Name the 7 continents

Answer 24

Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Oceania.

Question 25

Name the 5 oceans

Answer 25

Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Southern, Arctic

Question 26

Physical features are

Answer 26

Natural features that would be here even if humans did not exist

Question 27

Human features are

Answer 27

Manmade features that have been built by humans

Question 28

A river is an example of _________ geography

Answer 28

Physical

Question 29

A building is an example of __________ geography

Answer 29

Human

Question 30

A population pyramid shows

Answer 30

Age and gender of a population

Question 31

Define the term urban

Answer 31

Town or city

Question 32

Define the term rural

Answer 32

Countryside

Question 33

What is a HIC?

Answer 33

High income country

Question 34

What is a LIC?

Answer 34

Low income country

Question 35

What is a NEE?

Answer 35

Newly emerging economy

Question 36

A farmer is an example of a primary job (true or false)

Answer 36

True

Question 37

Define the term secondary jobs

Answer 37

Taking the raw materials and process them to manufactured goods

Question 38

A teacher is an example of a tertiary job (true or false)

Answer 38

True

Question 39

Define the term literacy rate

Answer 39

The percentage of people who are able to read and write

Question 40

Define the term birth rate

Answer 40

Number of births per 1000

Question 41

Define the term death rate

Answer 41

Number of deaths per 1000

Question 42

Japan has an ______________ population

Answer 42

Ageing

Question 43

Name one cause of an ageing population

Answer 43

Low birth rate as women are marrying at a later age and having less children due to careers. Good healthcare and diets

Question 44

Name one effect of an ageing population

Answer 44

Lots of old people meaning they have to spend more money on healthcare. Less working age people

Question 45

How are Japan managing the ageing population?

Answer 45

Increasing taxes to pay for healthcare and pensions. Encourage people to migrate to Japan to work

Question 46

Mali has a __________________ population

Answer 46

Youthful

Question 47

Name one cause of a youthful population

Answer 47

High birth rates as women are having children at a younger age and marrying earlier

Question 48

Name one effect of a youthful population

Answer 48

Lack of healthcare and education within the country for young people

Question 49

How are Mali managing the youthful population?

Answer 49

Better education on contraception if people do not want to have children. Improving the education for girls so they can access jobs

Question 50

Define the term sustainability

Answer 50

Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the future generations