Year 9 Geography, Semester 1
This quiz is about Geography with miss Galea in terms 1 and 2, semester 1. There will be a various array of topics included in this quiz which mmay include Natural Hazards, Australian communities and various skills. ENJOY!
- 1.What Does Demography Mean?
- A.
The study of populations, characteristics and patterns
- B.
The different types of communities
- C.
The way communities change
- D.
A study of world wide areas
- E.
The study of populations and their special interests
- 2.Which of the following is Australia's largest state?
- A.
South Australia
- B.
Queensland
- C.
Western Australia
- D.
New South Wales
- 3.Australia is a.....
- A.
Island
- B.
Continent
- C.
Country
- D.
All of the above
- 4.What of the following features is unique to Australia
- A.
Spiders
- B.
Uluru
- C.
Nicole Kidman
- D.
Nutella
- 5.What is a Natural Hazard?
- A.
When a hurricane strikes and kills more then 1000 people
- B.
A natural disturbance occurs and a population is affected
- C.
A natural disturbance occurs, but in a remote area where no one is affected
- D.
Things that are related to weather and climatic change
- 6.What is a Cyclone?
- A.
A Natural Hazard
- B.
A Natural Disaster
- C.
An unfortunate accident
- D.
A terrible disaster
- 7.Which of the following is a natural disaster?
- A.
Car accident
- B.
Flood
- C.
Bushfire
- D.
Collapsing building
- 8.Which of the following are part of demographic characteristics?
- A.
Growth rates, fertility rates, Gender and Age structure
- B.
Fertility rates, growth rates and ethnic composition
- C.
Ethnic composition, gender, age structure and growth rates
- D.
Gender, age structure and death rates
- 9.Whih of the following is not a skill used in geography?
- A.
Area Reference
- B.
Interpreting climatic graphs
- C.
Riding a bicycle
- D.
Gradient