Knowledge Test - December 2024

Question 1

What is the name of the Dam in China?

Answer 1

The 3 Gorges Dam

Question 2

how long and tall is the 3 Gorges Dam

Answer 2

2.3km long and 181m tall

Question 3

How much did the Dam cost to build

Answer 3

around £20billion

Question 4

On what river is the 3 Gorges Dam

Answer 4

The Yangtze river

Question 5

What are the advantages of the 3 Gorges Dam

Answer 5

It has saved many places further down stream from flooding

It is a HYDRO ELECTRIC DAM producing clean renewable energy

It is a tourist attraction which is good for the economy

Question 6

What are the negative impacts of the 3 Gorges Dam?

Answer 6

Some marine life is now endangered

to build it many people had to be relocated and towns were flooded

it cost a huge amount of money

human and industrial waste is polluting the reservoir

if it breaks it will cause massive flooding

Question 7

how long is the reservoir at the 3 Gorges Dam

Answer 7

600km

Question 8

Where is the tallest place on earth?

Answer 8

Mount Everest
8848m above sea level
Asia
China, nepal

Question 9

Where is the lowest point on earth?

Answer 9

The Dead Sea
-427m below sea level
Asia
Israel , Jordan

Question 10

Where is the wettest place on earth?

Answer 10

Mawsynram
India
11,871mm rainfall

Question 11

Driest place on earth?

Answer 11

Atacama Desert
Chile
15mm rainfall

Question 12

Hottest place on earth

Answer 12

Death Valley
USA
56.7C

Question 13

Coldest place on earth?

Answer 13

Dome Argus
Antartica
98C

Question 14

name the oceans

Answer 14

Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean

Question 15

Name 2 lines of LATITUDE

Answer 15

Arctic circle
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic Circle

Question 16

Name 1 line of LONGITUDE

Answer 16

Prime Meridian

Question 17

What I step tallest mountain in Africa?

Answer 17

Mount Kilimanjaro
5,895m
Tanzania

Question 18

Which countries make up the UK

Answer 18

England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Question 19

Where is Kenya?

Answer 19

East Africa
Next to the Indian Ocean
On the equator

Question 20

Name some facts about the Maasai

Answer 20

jumping competitions
cattle farmers
bright red clothes to scare off wild animals
women build the homes
fences keep animals away
they have to walk to get water

Question 21

what are the problems in Kibera?

Answer 21

poverty
lack of education
crime , no police
lack of toilets

Question 22

When looking at a graph remember TEA

Answer 22

TREND - generally
EXAMPLE - a specific example
ANOMALY - odd one out

Question 23

Why are so many Australian cities found at the coast?

Answer 23

There is more rainfall
Water supply for population
Better Leisure activities
Plants grown with the rain for farming
Travel & Trade links at coastal towns and ports

Question 24

What is the Australian OUTBACK like?

Answer 24

Open land
Red land
Dry
Barren
Underdeveloped

Question 25

What is the name of the coral reef on the Eastern coast of Australia

Answer 25

The Great Barrier Reef

Question 26

Why is coral bleaching happening at the Great Barrier Reef

Answer 26

Rising sea temperatures

Question 27

Name an invasive species destroying the Great Barrier Reef

Answer 27

Crown of Thorns Starfish - has eaten 25% of the reef

Question 28

Why is plastic a problem in oceans?

Answer 28

• It doesn’t break down.
  *sealife mistakes it for food
  *sealife gets tangled in it
  *coral reefs can be smothered by it
  *microplastics are now found in seafood and drinking water

Question 29

What is causing rising sea temperatures at The Great Barrier REEF?

Answer 29

Climate change - Global Warming caused by pollution and increase in greenhouse gases

Question 30

What is the capital city of England and what is the name of the river that runs through it?

Answer 30

London
The River Thames