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It's exam season. In a spirit of solidarity with frazzled school children, the Magazine is inviting readers to see how they would fare in a series of curriculum tests. Questions are of a GCSE standard and supplied by BBC Bitesize. You may turn over your papers now.It's exam season. In a spirit of solidarity with frazzled school children, the Magazine is inviting readers to see how they would fare in a series of curriculum tests. Questions are of a GCSE standard and supplied by BBC Bitesize. You may turn over your papers now.
1.) GCSE Geography Quiz1.) GCSE Geography Quiz
What is A in this diagram?What is A in this diagram?
  1. A vent
  2. A vein
  3. A dyke
  1. A vent
  2. A vein
  3. A dyke
2.) GCSE Geography Quiz2.) GCSE Geography Quiz
The Himalayas were formed on what kind of plate boundary?The Himalayas were formed on what kind of plate boundary?
  1. Conservative
  2. Constructive
  3. Destructive
  1. Conservative
  2. Constructive
  3. Destructive
GCSE Geography QuizGCSE Geography Quiz
A constructive plate boundary is where plates move apart and a conservative plate boundary is where they slide past each other in opposite directions.A constructive plate boundary is where plates move apart and a conservative plate boundary is where they slide past each other in opposite directions.
3.) GCSE Geography Quiz3.) GCSE Geography Quiz
How many years longer can a person expect to live in the country with the highest GDP in the world compared to the country with the lowest?How many years longer can a person expect to live in the country with the highest GDP in the world compared to the country with the lowest?
  1. 34.1 years
  2. 38.1 years
  3. 40.1 years
  1. 34.1 years
  2. 38.1 years
  3. 40.1 years
4.) GCSE Geography Quiz4.) GCSE Geography Quiz
Name the process that describes the movement of material along a coast?Name the process that describes the movement of material along a coast?
  1. Longshore drift
  2. Shoreline drift
  3. Coastal drift
  1. Longshore drift
  2. Shoreline drift
  3. Coastal drift
5.) GCSE Geography Quiz5.) GCSE Geography Quiz
Limestone pavement consists of which two features?Limestone pavement consists of which two features?
  1. Clints and grikes
  2. Crags and striations
  3. Scarp and dip
  1. Clints and grikes
  2. Crags and striations
  3. Scarp and dip
GCSE Geography Quiz
Striations are scratches in a glacier. Scarps and dips refer to chalk escarpments, which have a gentle slope - or dip - on one side and a steeper slope - or scarp - on the other.
6.) Multiple Choice Question6.) Multiple Choice Question
A map that summarises atmospheric conditions over a wide area is known as what?A map that summarises atmospheric conditions over a wide area is known as what?
  1. A climate graph
  2. A chloropleth map
  3. A synoptic chart
  1. A climate graph
  2. A chloropleth map
  3. A synoptic chart
GCSE Geography QuizGCSE Geography Quiz
A choropleth map, like the one opposite, is a thematic map in which areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of a statistic, such as population density. A climate graph measures temperatures and precipitation.A choropleth map, like the one opposite, is a thematic map in which areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of a statistic, such as population density. A climate graph measures temperatures and precipitation.
7.) GCSE Geography Quiz7.) GCSE Geography Quiz
The world is divided up into 10 large-scale ecosystems called biomes. Which is the following biomes is the coldest?The world is divided up into 10 large-scale ecosystems called biomes. Which is the following biomes is the coldest?
  1. Mountain
  2. Tundra
  3. Coniferous forest
  1. Mountain
  2. Tundra
  3. Coniferous forest
GCSE Geography Quiz
Striations are scratches in a glacier. Scarps and dips refer to chalk escarpments, which have a gentle slope - or dip - on one side and a steeper slope - or scarp - on the other.
AnswersAnswers
  1. It's a dyke, which is an intrusion of igneous rock across a sedimentary layer. A vent is the main outlet for the magma to escape from a volcano. A throat is the top of that outlet.
  2. The Himalayas were formed on a destructive plate boundary. This is when plates move together, pushing the continental crust together and forcing land upwards to form fold mountains.
  3. It's 40.1 years. If you subtract the life expectancy in Sierra Leone, which has the lowest GDP, from Norway, which has the highest, you get this answer.
  4. It's called longshore drift. The other two are red herrings.
  5. It's clints and grikes. Where limestone has been exposed at the surface due to erosion, the joints become widened to leave dips between the blocks of rock called grikes. The blocks are called clints.
  6. A synoptic chart summarises atmospheric conditions like rainfall, pressure, wind speed and cloud coverage over a large area.
  7. The tundra, or polar biome, is the coldest.
  1. It's a dyke, which is an intrusion of igneous rock across a sedimentary layer. A vent is the main outlet for the magma to escape from a volcano. A throat is the top of that outlet.
  2. The Himalayas were formed on a destructive plate boundary. This is when plates move together, pushing the continental crust together and forcing land upwards to form fold mountains.
  3. It's 40.1 years. If you subtract the life expectancy in Sierra Leone, which has the lowest GDP, from Norway, which has the highest, you get this answer.
  4. It's called longshore drift. The other two are red herrings.
  5. It's clints and grikes. Where limestone has been exposed at the surface due to erosion, the joints become widened to leave dips between the blocks of rock called grikes. The blocks are called clints.
  6. A synoptic chart summarises atmospheric conditions like rainfall, pressure, wind speed and cloud coverage over a large area.
  7. The tundra, or polar biome, is the coldest.
Your ScoreYour Score
0 - 3 : Cold shoulder0 - 3 : Cold shoulder
4 - 6 : Lukewarm4 - 6 : Lukewarm
7 - 7 : Sizzling!7 - 7 : Sizzling!
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