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Limits on imports and exports have what name?
Quotas
2
Ben Nevis is in which mountain range?
The Grampians
3
Tropical storms in the Caribbean have what name?
Hurricanes
4
Why would a farmer use crop rotation?
To keep the soil healthy
5
Which country consists entirely of desert?
Djibouti (in Africa)
6
Beri beri and rickets are caused by lack of what?
Vitamins
7
Which American state is the largest in area?
Alaska
8
What is the opposite of urban?
Rural
9
What is the highest point in Turkey?
Mount Ararat
10 Surface water heated by the sun leads to what?
Evaporation
11 What is an official population survey called?
Census
12 Japan is made up of how many main islands?
4
13 What colour are motorways on O.S. maps?
Blue
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14 Rivers wind around ridges known as what?
Spurs
15 What does immigration mean?
Permanently entering a new country
16 Very high, thin wispy clouds have what name?
Cirrus
17 A hot summer day may lead to what type of rain?
Convection
18 What is the UK's 2nd largest city ?
Birmingham
19 What is the calm centre of a hurricane called?
The eye
20 The area a shop serves is the sphere of what?
Influence
21 The movement of a wave up a beach is called what?
Swash
22 The 0° line of longitude is the Greenwich…what?
Meridian
23 The area drained by a river is the drainage…what?
Basin
24 Australia's native people have what name?
Aboriginals
25 Which lines join places lying at the same height?
Contour lines
26 In which country is the mountain "K2" situated?
Pakistan
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27 Vertical cracks in limestone have what name?
Joints
28 Which sea did Moses walk through in the Bible?
The Red Sea
29 The HIV virus can lead to which disease?
AIDS
30 What term means someone moving within a country?
Internal migration
31 On which river does St Petersburg stand?
Neva
32 What do the letters PC stand for on an O.S. map ?
Public convenience
33 Farming to raise animals is called what?
Pastoral farming
34 The letters HEP refer to what type of power?
Hydro Electric
35 Organising the movement of goods is called what?
Logistics
36 The active volcano on Sicily has what name?
Etna
37 Fair Trade began in 1993 with which crop?
Cocoa
38 Trees give out which gas?
Oxygen
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39 What does FB mean on an O.S. map?
Footbridge
40 What do the letters LEDC mean?
Less Economically Developed Country
41 An RORO ferry means 'Roll on…' then what?
Roll off
42 Tourism is what kind of industry?
Tertiary
43 What word means the height and shape of the land?
Relief
44 What is the longest river in Wales?
Towy
45 In which continent is Moldova found?
Europe
46 A spot height is shown by what colour dot?
Black
47 Atlases use what colour for very high mountains?
Purple
48 What is the common name for Bilharzia?
Snail fever
49 Which is Australia's only major inland city?
Canberra
50 Natural rubber is obtained from what?
Rubber Tree
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Printed Quiz | Secondary Schools | KS3 Geography | For Class Use (1)
1
Limits on imports and exports have what name?
2
Ben Nevis is in which mountain range?
3
Tropical storms in the Caribbean have what name?
4
Why would a farmer use crop rotation?
5
Which country consists entirely of desert?
6
Beri beri and rickets are caused by lack of what?
7
Which American state is the largest in area?
8
What is the opposite of urban?
9
What is the highest point in Turkey?
10 Surface water heated by the sun leads to what?
11 What is an official population survey called?
12 Japan is made up of how many main islands?
13 What colour are motorways on O.S. maps?
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14 Rivers wind around ridges known as what?
15 What does immigration mean?
16 Very high, thin wispy clouds have what name?
17 A hot summer day may lead to what type of rain?
18 What is the UK's 2nd largest city ?
19 What is the calm centre of a hurricane called?
20 The area a shop serves is the sphere of what?
21 The movement of a wave up a beach is called what?
22 The 0° line of longitude is the Greenwich…what?
23 The area drained by a river is the drainage…what?
24 Australia's native people have what name?
25 Which lines join places lying at the same height?
26 In which country is the mountain "K2" situated?
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27 Vertical cracks in limestone have what name?
28 Which sea did Moses walk through in the Bible?
29 The HIV virus can lead to which disease?
30 What term means someone moving within a country?
31 On which river does St Petersburg stand?
32 What do the letters PC stand for on an O.S. map ?
33 Farming to raise animals is called what?
34 The letters HEP refer to what type of power?
35 Organising the movement of goods is called what?
36 The active volcano on Sicily has what name?
37 Fair Trade began in 1993 with which crop?
38 Trees give out which gas?
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39 What does FB mean on an O.S. map?
40 What do the letters LEDC mean?
41 An RORO ferry means 'Roll on…' then what?
42 Tourism is what kind of industry?
43 What word means the height and shape of the land?
44 What is the longest river in Wales?
45 In which continent is Moldova found?
46 A spot height is shown by what colour dot?
47 Atlases use what colour for very high mountains?
48 What is the common name for Bilharzia?
49 Which is Australia's only major inland city?
50 Natural rubber is obtained from what?
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