Geography Quiz

What does the term "abrasion" refer to in geographical terms?

• The process of streams flowing off escarpments

• The wearing away of the landscape by rivers, glaciers, the sea, or wind, caused by the load of debris that they carry

• The deposition of sediment during flash floods

• The increase of adult population in a region

What is the primary function of an "administrative region"?

• A region where commercial agriculture is prominent

• A region in which functions, for example, the regions of local health authorities and water companies, and commercial sales are regulated

• A region used for summer grazing

• A region where the temperature and moisture conditions are monitored

What is the significance of the "arête" in geographical formations?

• A hard form of coal with a high carbon content

• A group of chain islands

• A knife-edged ridge separating two corries in a glaciated upland

• The lowest and finest cut in a river

Which term describes a set of interfaces, methods, procedures, and tools used to build or customize a software program?

• Alluvium

• API (application programming interface)

• Arable farming

• Atmosphere

What is the purpose of "alluvium"?

• Material deposited by a river in its middle and lower course

• A percentage measure which shows the proportion of an adult population able to read

• The conversion of land to forest

• A hard form of coal with a high carbon content

What is the term used to describe the return movement of seawater off the beach after a wave has broken?

• Drift

• Swash

• Backwash

• Longshore

Which type of graph is used to show the values of a certain variable, where the lengths of shaded columns are numbered in sequence?

• Pie chart

• Line graph

• Bar graph

• Scatter plot

What is a barchan?

What does a barometer measure?

• Wind speed

• Atmospheric pressure

• Water depth

• Land elevation

What is the purpose of a barrage?

• To measure wind velocity

• To provide flood control

• To generate hydroelectric power

• To provide water supply