Geography end of year 7 test

Question 1

How many continents are there?

Answer 1

7

Question 2

Which continent contains the Sahara Desert?

Answer 2

Africa

Question 3

Name the smallest ocean.

Answer 3

Arctic Ocean

Question 4

Which ocean is located between Africa and Australia?

Answer 4

Indian Ocean

Question 5

What is the largest continent by population?

Answer 5

Asia

Question 6

Which country in the UK has Cardiff as its capital?

Answer 6

Wales

Question 7

What is the capital of Northern Ireland?

Answer 7

Belfast

Question 8

Which three countries make up Great Britain?

Answer 8

England, Scotland, Wales

Question 9

Which sea separates Great Britain and Ireland?

Answer 9

Irish Sea

Question 10

Name a highland area in Scotland.

Answer 10

Grampians

Question 11

What is the capital of China?

Answer 11

Beijing

Question 12

Which city is the capital of Brazil?

Answer 12

Brasília

Question 13

Name the capital of Australia.

Answer 13

Canberra

Question 14

What is the capital of Japan?

Answer 14

Tokyo

Question 15

Which city is the capital of India?

Answer 15

New Delhi

Question 16

Name the outermost layer of the Earth.

Answer 16

Crust

Question 17

What is the primary component of the inner core?

Answer 17

Iron and nickel

Question 18

Which layer generates Earth’s magnetic field?

Answer 18

Outer core

Question 19

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

Answer 19

Mantle

Question 20

What causes tectonic plates to move?

Answer 20

Convection currents in the mantle

Question 21

What type of plate boundary causes earthquakes?

Answer 21

Transform

Question 22

Name a volcano that erupted in the USA in 1980.

Answer 22

Mount St. Helens

Question 23

Which ancient city was buried by Mount Vesuvius?

Answer 23

Pompeii

Question 24

What is ejected during a volcanic eruption?

Answer 24

Ash, gas, and lava

Question 25

Define a “dormant” volcano.

Answer 25

A volcano that has not erupted recently but could in the future

Question 26

What does GDP measure?

Answer 26

Economic wealth

Question 27

Name a country with a high human development index.

Answer 27

Norway

Question 28

What is the difference between standard of living and quality of life?

Answer 28

Standard of living focuses on material wealth; quality of life includes health, education, and happiness

Question 29

Which country is an example of rapid economic growth?

Answer 29

China

Question 30

What challenges might Ethiopia face as a developing country?

Answer 30

Poverty, limited healthcare/education

Question 31

What do contour lines show on a map?

Answer 31

Relief/height

Question 32

What symbol represents a campsite on an OS map?

Answer 32

Tent icon

Question 33

How do you read a 6-figure grid reference?

Answer 33

Along the corridor (eastings), then up the stairs (northings)

Question 34

What does a blue line on a map usually represent?

Answer 34

River

Question 35

What is the capital city located at grid reference 528208?

Answer 35

Wanborough

Question 36

Why might urban areas have better services than rural areas?

Answer 36

Higher population density, more infrastructure

Question 37

Which country is an example of a developed nation?

Answer 37

Japan

Question 38

What factors contribute to quality of life?

Answer 38

Health, education, environment, happiness

Question 39

Compare life in the UK and Ethiopia.

Answer 39

UK has higher income/access to services; Ethiopia faces poverty challenges

Question 40

What does a high GDP per capita indicate?

Answer 40

Wealthier population

Question 41

What is the magma chamber?

Answer 41

Reservoir of molten rock beneath a volcano

Question 42

Which feature releases lava during an eruption?

Answer 42

Vent

Question 43

What is the crater of a volcano?

Answer 43

Bowl-shaped opening at the top

Question 44

Classify a volcano that has not erupted in recorded history.

Answer 44

Extinct

Question 45

What determines if an eruption is explosive?

Answer 45

Viscosity of magma

Question 46

What happens at a constructive boundary?

Answer 46

Plates move apart

Question 47

Which plate is causing earthquakes along the San Andreas Fault?

Answer 47

Pacific Plate

Question 48

define a destructive boundary

Answer 48

the denser oceanic crust subducts beneath the less dense continental crust

Question 49

Define a conservative boundary.

Answer 49

Plates sliding past each other

Question 50

Why are earthquakes common at plate boundaries?

Answer 50

Tectonic stress from plate movement