Year 4 Geography Summer assessment

What is a very large area of land on Earth called?

• An island

• A country

• A city

• A continent

How many continents make up planet Earth?

• Five

• Six

• Seven

• Eight

How many oceans are there on Earth?

• Four

• Five

• Six

• Seven

What does 'climate' mean?

• The weather on one particular day

• How hot a place is

• How much rain a place gets

• The usual pattern of weather over many years

What are large areas around the world that share a similar climate called?

• Biomes

• Continents

• Climate zones

• Oceans

Where are the hottest places on Earth usually found?

• Near the North Pole

• Near the South Pole

• In the mountains

• Near the Equator

Where are the coldest places on Earth usually found?

• Near the Equator

• Along the Tropics

• In deserts

• Near the Poles

Which climate zone is hot and humid all year round and is found along the Equator?

• Tropical

• Temperate

• Arid

• Equatorial

What is an area with tall evergreen trees, hot temperatures, and high amounts of rainfall all year round called?

• A desert

• A savannah

• A temperate forest

• A tropical rainforest

Which is the largest tropical rainforest in the world?

• The Congo Rainforest

• The Borneo Rainforest

• The Daintree Rainforest

• The Amazon Rainforest