Geography Junior Cert

Question 1

What is the name of all the continents connected as one big landmass

Answer 1

Pangea

Question 2

Label the earths crust

Answer 2

Done

Question 3

What is the crust

Answer 3

The thin out layer of the earth made up of solid rock

Question 4

What is the mantle

Answer 4

Found underneath the crust. Consists of magma. It moves around in the form of very slow currents

Question 5

What is the plate

Answer 5

A large slab of the earths crust

Question 6

What is the outer core

Answer 6

Consists mostly of molten

Question 7

What is the inner core

Answer 7

The solid centre of the earth. Temperature up to 6,000 degrees

Question 8

Label the volcano

Answer 8

Done

Question 9

Name a volcano you have studied

Answer 9

Eyjafjallajokull Volcano in Iceland

Question 10

Name two positive social impacts of the volcano

Answer 10

1. Reduced unemployment from tourism
2. Increased tourism by 1.3 million to the country

Question 11

Name two positive economic impact from the volcano

Answer 11

1. Generates income for the local workers at the tourism centre
2. Fertile soil from the nutrients from lava and ash

Question 12

Name two negative social impacts from the volcano

Answer 12

Contaminated water and evacuation of 500 local famers and their families

Question 13

Name two negative economic impacts

Answer 13

1. Travel chaos - over eight days 100,000 flights to and from Europe were cancelled this cost the airline €145 million a day
2. Loss of earnings - fresh produce of vegetables fruit snd flowers could not be exported to Europe because of flights being cancelled

Question 14

What is an earthquake

Answer 14

An earthquake is the sudden shaking of the earth caused by tho movement of earths crust

Question 15

Label the earthquake

Answer 15

Done

Question 16

what is the focus

Answer 16

The place where the earthquake begins

Question 17

What happens when an earthquake occurs under the sea

Answer 17

It can trigger a tsunami

Question 18

What is a seismograph used fot

Answer 18

The instrument used to measure and record an earthquake how long it lasted

Question 19

What is a moment magnitude scale used for

Answer 19

Is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake

Question 20

Name an earthquake and information about it

Answer 20

Nepal earthquake 2015 a 7.8 earthquake was recorded on the moment magnitude scale 80km away from the Nepal capital city

Question 21

What were the social impacts of the volcano you studied

Answer 21

1. Just under 10,000 people died
2. Electricity and water supplies were damaged
3. Up to 90% of clinics and schools in some areas were left unusable

Question 22

What were the economic impacts of the volcano

Answer 22

1. The cost of damage was almost 9 billion
2. 1 million children were left without school to attend
3. 3.7 million people needed emergency aid