A Level Geography Quiz 2018 Part 1

15 Questions

Quiz Description

“Geography is the subject which holds the key to our future". There has never been a better or more important time to study A level Geography. Dealing with vital issues such as climate change, migration, environmental degradation, social issues. A level Geography is one of the most relevant subjects you could choose to study.

The A level Geography course is often split into human and physical geography even though geography is a very fluid subject with some of the issues overlapping. Examination board provides slightly different topic options within these broad areas

Considering the efforts that students put in, we have also put in an effort to help these students prepare for their upcoming examinations.

What better way to help students than to prepare a quiz for them? This quiz is made up of 15 questions, with the questions selected from the physical geography. Also keep in mind that the questions are based on the past examination.

Good luck!!!

1:

Which is the best combination of atmospheric components whose variation is responsible for different weather conditions?


Correct
  • 1:
    Nitrogen and oxygen
  • 2:
    Water vapour and aerosols .
  • 3:
    Water vapour and argon
  • 4:
    Ozone and oxygen
2:

The process of heat transfer by the spontaneous upward movement of heated air molecules is known as


Correct
  • 1:
    Conduction.
  • 2:
    Convection
  • 3:
    Terrestrial radiation
  • 4:
    Ground surface radiation
3:

Which of the rainfall types is a major contributor towards Debunscha’s wetness?


Correct
  • 1:
    Convectional rainfall
  • 2:
    Orographic rainfall
  • 3:
    Frontal rainfall
  • 4:
    Cyclonic rainfall
4:

The Adamawa Plateau experiences which of the following climates?


Correct
  • 1:
    The Humid tropical climate
  • 2:
    The Dry tropical climate
  • 3:
    The semi-desert climate
  • 4:
    The Sahel climate
5:

The annual rainfall of town X is less than 250mm per year. Its average day time temperature is 35oC but at night, temperatures fall drastically to -3o town is certainly located in


Correct
  • 1:
    The Mediterranean region
  • 2:
    The Humid tropical Continental or Savanna climate
  • 3:
    The Tropical desert climate
  • 4:
    The Polar region
6:

The largest store of fresh water on the earth’s surface is located in


Correct
  • 1:
    The polar region
  • 2:
    The underground water
  • 3:
    All the rivers in all the continents
  • 4:
    The oceans and seas
7:

What is the mean bifurcation ratio of the stream below?


<p> What is the mean bifurcation ratio of the stream below? </p>
Correct
  • 1:
    1.25
  • 2:
    1.30
  • 3:
    2.00
  • 4:
    3.67
8:

Most of the rivers or tributaries being harnessed to produce hydroelectric power in Cameroon belong to one of the following drainage basins. Which is the basin?


Correct
  • 1:
    Niger-Benue basin
  • 2:
    Chad basin
  • 3:
    Atlantic basin
  • 4:
    Congo basin
9:

The young fold mountains were formed during which era?


Correct
  • 1:
    The Canozoic or tertiary
  • 2:
    The Mesozoic or secondary
  • 3:
    The Paleozoic or primary
  • 4:
    The Precambrian
10:

All of the following are evidences of the drifting of continents except one. Isolate the exception.


Correct
  • 1:
    Fossils of some animal species found only in Africa and South America.
  • 2:
    Similar forest vegetation such as the Equatorial Forest found on two/three separate continents
  • 3:
    Rocks of similar type, age, formation and structure found in North East USA (Appalachian and NorthWcst Europe) (Scandinavia)
  • 4:
    Evidence of glaciations (glacial deposits) found in tropical Africa precisely in the Congo basin
11:

Which type of volcanoe or cone is associated with the constructive plate margins?


Correct
  • 1:
    shield volcano
  • 2:
    Cumulo domes
  • 3:
    Ash and cinder cones
  • 4:
    Composite volcano
12:

The Adamawa Plateau and the Western Highlands of Cameroon were created by which of
the following groups of processes?


Correct
  • 1:
    Folding and volcanism
  • 2:
    Earthquakes and compressional faulting
  • 3:
    Crustal uplift and volcanism
  • 4:
    Compressional faulting and tensional faulting
13:

The most rapid and intense type of If chemical weathering processes occur in which of
the following regions?


Correct
  • 1:
    The warm and humid tropics
  • 2:
    The hot deserts
  • 3:
    The polar regions
  • 4:
    The cool temperate continental interiors
14:

Identify-the feature ‘A’ on the diagram below which shows a river flood plain.


<p>Identify-the feature ‘A’ on the diagram below which shows a river flood plain. </p>
Correct
  • 1:
    Point bars
  • 2:
    Bluffs
  • 3:
    Natural levees
  • 4:
    river cliffs
15:

The movement of sediments obliquely up the coast, then perpendicularly seawards is called


Correct
  • 1:
    Tides
  • 2:
    Back wash
  • 3:
    Ocean currents:
  • 4:
    Longshore drift

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