Geography Revision Quiz Year 8

Geography is the study of:

• Relating to the form of the landscape and other natural features of the earth's surface.

• Earth science concerned with the solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time.

• Humans, the physical world, and the impact of human activity on the natural world.

• Humans and there interactions with other human beings.

Which of the following is not an example of a geomorphic hazard.

• Earthquake

• Cyclone

• Tsunami

• Volcanic Eruption

The Himalayas were formed from the collision of what two tectonic plates?

• Indo-Australian and Eurasian

• Indo-Australian and North American

• Eurasian and Himalayian

• Eurasian and African

Urbanisation is the increase in the percentage of:

• Rural Population

• Urban Population

• Country Population

• City Population

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a rural area?

• Lower population density

• Fewer job oppurtunities

• Employment mainly in non-agricultural activities

• Fewer services

An urban area with a population greater then 10 million people is known as what?

• Big city

• Tokyo

• Mega urban area

• Megacity

What is a push a factor?

• A condition that drives the movement of people away from a place.

• A condition that attract the movement of people to a place.

What is a pull a factor?

• A condition that drives the movement of people away from a place.

• A condition that attract the movement of people to a place.

Select all the examples of push factors.

• Fewer services

• Lack of job oppurtunities

• Good public transport

• War and civil unrest

Select the reasons why people might be pulled to the Dharavi Slum.

• High employment

• Good sanitation systems

• Sense of community

• Low crime