GCSE Physical Geography

What type of mass movement involves saturated soil slumping down a curved surface?

• Mudflow

• Rotational Slip

• Rock fall

• Landslide

1. What is the name for marks that are caused by glacial abrasion？

• Gullies

• Scars

• Striations

• Pot holes

1. Which of the following is true of precipitation in Polar regions?

• There is over 6,000mm of precipitation annually

• It snows almost every day of the year

• Most precipitation falls as rain

• There is very little precipitation

In figure 1, which letter shows the magma chamber?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

2. Which Tropical Rainforest layer receives the most sunlight?

• Canopy

• Under canopy

• Emergent

• Shrub layer

1. What is a dam?

• An underground store of water

• A fence in river to filter sediments

• A wall built to trap water

• A large lake

Study the Richter scale above, which of the following statements are not true? Choose two of the following options.

• Higher numbers on the Richter scale mean there have been more deaths

• 
  The Richter scale is logarithmic

• Lower numbers on the Richter scale show more severe earthquakes

• Earthquakes that measure 1 can go unnoticed by people

Figure 5 shows how increased pollution leads to global warming.

Which of the following is another human cause of global warming?

• Volcanic activity

• Changes to the Earth’s orbit

• Deforestation

• Increased solar output

More impermeable surfaces lead to...

• A decrease in the speed and amount of runoff

• More water infiltrating into the ground

• Less water infiltrating into the ground

• An increase in the speed and amount of runoff

Which of these features is NOT found at a constructive plate margin?

• Volcanoes

• Plates moving apart

• Rising Magma

• Subduction Zone