9th Grade Geography MCQ Quiz: Test!
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- 1.Australia is located in which global region?
- A.
East Asia
- B.
Americas
- C.
North Pacific
- D.
Asia- Pacific
- 2.What is the name associated with plate movements?
- A.
Tectonic movement
- B.
Plate movement
- C.
Continental drift
- D.
Weathering and erosion
- 3.There are several factors influencing Australia's climate. These include:
- A.
Latitude, El Nino and Ocean currents
- B.
Latitude, Longitude and Relief
- C.
Relief, Ocean Currents and Vegetation
- D.
Weather, Pressure systems and Distance from the coast
- 4.Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural Australian feature?
- A.
Uluru
- B.
Great Barrier Reef
- C.
Sydney Aquarium
- D.
Jenolan Caves
- 5.There are three types of impacts of natural hazards. Social impacts refer to:
- A.
The loss of life and stress placed on families and people
- B.
The loss of income and business for people, property and industry
- C.
The destruction of the natural and human homes and livestock
- D.
The loss of buildings and farm equiptment
- 6.What is the defintion of 'isobars'?
- A.
Isobars join areas of equal hight
- B.
Isobars join areas of equal barometric pressure
- C.
Isobars join areas of equal windspeed
- D.
Isobars join areas of equal rainfall patterns
- 7.Fires require three elements to grow into bushfires and spread. These are:
- A.
Fuel source, leaf litter and oxygen
- B.
Oxygen, starter fluid and heat
- C.
Fuel source, oxygen and heat
- D.
Heat, leaf litter and oxygen
- 8.Indigenous Australia traditionally used bushfire for several purposes. Which of the following is NOT a way that Aboriginal people used fire:
- A.
As a hunting tool to flush out animals
- B.
As a farming tool to encorage new growth in plants
- C.
For warfare, as a tactic to fight other enemy tribes
- D.
For ceremonial purposes, signalling and cooking
- 9.Maps are often said to be large scale or small scale. Large scale maps are useful because:
- A.
They show a small area in a lot of detail
- B.
They show a large area of a region
- C.
They show broad patterns of a much larger area
- D.
They show trends between places
- 10.Population pyramids show the:
- A.
Sex structure of a population
- B.
Age sturcture of a population
- C.
Male/ Female ratio of a population
- D.
Age/ sex structure of a population
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