Multiple Choice Geography Test 6th Class

1. Geography Test
Summer 2012

2. How many countries in EU?
1. 25
2. 17
3. 27
4. 20
5. 24

3. Where a river enters the sea
1. Source
2. Tributary
3. Mouth
4. Meander
5. Confluence
6. Estuary

4. A winding turning course of a river
1. Source
2. Tributary
3. Mouth
4. Meander
5. Confluence
6. Estuary

5. The part of the wide lower course of a river
where its current is met by the tides.
1. Source
2. Tributary
3. Mouth
4. Meander
5. Confluence
6. Estuary

6. Where a river starts
1. Source
2. Tributary
3. Mouth
4. Meander
5. Confluence
6. estuary

7. A river that joins a main river
1. Source
2. Tributary
3. Mouth
4. Meander
5. Confluence
6. estuary
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4 5 6

8. The point where 2 rivers meet
1. Source
2. Tributary
3. Mouth
4. Meander
5. Confluence
6. estuary
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4 5 6

10. Name the coastal feature
1. Bay
2. Sea arch
3. Sea stack
4. Stump
5. peninsula
6. Atoll
7. lagoon

12. Name the coastal feature
1. Bay
2. Sea arch
3. Sea stack
4. Stump
5. peninsula
6. Atoll
7. lagoon

14. Name the coastal feature
1. Bay
2. Sea arch
3. Sea stack
4. Stump
5. peninsula
6. Atoll
7. lagoon
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

16. Name the coastal feature
1. Bay
2. Sea arch
3. Sea stack
4. Stump
5. peninsula
6. Atoll
7. lagoon
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

18. Name the coastal feature
1. Bay
2. Sea arch
3. Sea stack
4. Stump
5. peninsula
6. Atoll
7. lagoon

20. Name the coastal feature
1. Bay
2. Sea arch
3. Sea stack
4. Stump
5. peninsula
6. Atoll
7. lagoon

21. Ireland joined the EU
1. 1958
2. 1960
3. 1973
4. 1989
5. 2002
0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4 5

22. Why is there night and day?
1. Earth tilted on its
own axis
2. Earth spins on its
own axis
3. Earth orbits the sun
4. The influence of the
moon
0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4

23. Why do we have tides?
1. Earth tilted on its
own axis
2. Earth spins on its
own axis
3. Earth orbits the sun
4. The influence of the
moon

24. Why is it winter in the southern hemisphere
when its summer in the northern ?
1. Earth tilted on its
own axis
2. Earth spins on its
own axis
3. Earth orbits the sun
4. The influence of the
moon
0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4

25. Why do we have seasons?
1. Earth tilted on its
own axis
2. Earth spins on its
own axis
3. Earth orbits the sun
4. The influence of the
moon
0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4

26. Outside layer of the Earth
1. Core
2. Crust
3. Inner Core
4. Mantle

27. Name this cross section of the Earth
1. Core
2. Crust
3. Inner Core
4. Mantle

28. Name this section of the Earth’s
interior
1. Core
2. Crust
3. Inner Core
4. Mantle

29. Name the section at the centre of the
Earth
1. Core
2. Crust
3. Inner Core
4. Mantle
0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4

30. Rock that is created by pressure on eroded
material at the bottom of the sea
1. Metamorphic
2. Igneous
3. Sedimentary
4. Magma
5. lava

31. Rock that is changed by heat &
pressure
1. Metamorphic
2. Igneous
3. Sedimentary
4. Magma
5. lava

32. Rock that is created by cooled molten
rock
1. Metamorphic
2. Igneous
3. Sedimentary
4. Magma
5. lava
0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4 5

33. Rock that has erupted from a volcano
1. Metamorphic
2. Igneous
3. Sedimentary
4. Magma
5. lava

34. Sun's rays are directly overhead along
the Tropic of Cancer
1. Winter Solstice
2. Summer Solstice
3. Spring Equinox
4. Autumn Equinox
0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4

35. December 21st
1. Winter Solstice
2. Summer Solstice
3. Spring Equinox
4. Autumn Equinox

36. Sun's rays are directly overhead along
the Equator in Northern hemisphere
1. Winter Solstice
2. Summer Solstice
3. Spring Equinox
4. Autumn Equinox
0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4

37. Not too hot or not too cold
1. Tropical
2. temperate
3. arid
4. continental
5. polar.

38. Hot summers and cold winters
1. Tropical
2. temperate
3. arid
4. continental
5. polar.

39. Near the equator - hot
1. Tropical
2. temperate
3. continental
4. polar.

40. Little or no rainfall – hot or cold
1. Tropical
2. temperate
3. arid
4. continental
5. polar.
0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4 5

41. Which one is a glaciated valley?
2.
1.
3.
4.

42. Which climate factor could also be
called latitude
1. Distance from
equator
2. Aspect
3. Distance from sea
4. Elevation
5. Prevailing wind

43. Which climate factor is connected with
mountains
1. Distance from
equator
2. Aspect
3. Distance from sea
4. Elevation
5. Prevailing wind

44. They come from the South West
1. condensation
2. Aspect
3. Ocean currents
4. Elevation
5. Prevailing wind
0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4 5

45. Write down the coordinates

46. What is longitude and latitude
reference
1. 40 N 80 W
2. 40 N 40 W
3. 40 S 80 E
4. 80 S 80 E
5. 40 N 80 E

47. Write down the coordinates

48. What is longitude and latitude
reference
1. 80 S 80 E
2. 80 S 80 W
3. 60 N 120 W
4. 120 S 60 E
5. 60 S 120 E
0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4 5

49. Write down the coordinates

50. What is longitude and latitude
reference
1. 160 N 80 W
2. 80 N 80 W
3. 80 N 160 W
4. 120 S 80 E
5. 60 N 160 E
0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4 5

51. Write down the compass direction marked in red

52. Compass
1. NW
2. NE
3. NNE
4. ENE
5. WNW
0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4 5

53. Write down the compass direction marked in
red

54. Compass
1. SE
2. NSE
3. ENE
4. ESE
5. SEE
0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4 5

55. Name the mountain range
1. Rockies
2. Atlas
3. Sierra Madre
4. Andes
5. Ural
6. Himalayas

56. Name the mountain range
1. Rockies
2. Atlas
3. Sierra Madre
4. Andes
5. Ural
6. Himalayas

57. Name a major river in this continent.
1. Amazon
2. Ganges
3. Mississippi
4. Danube
5. Nile

58. Name a major river in this continent.
1. Amazon
2. Ganges
3. Mississippi
4. Danube
5. Nile

59. Name the rainforest layer.
1. Herb layer
2. Canopy
3. Emergent layer
4. Under-story
5. Shrub layer

60. Grassland in Africa is called …
1. Pampas
2. Steppes
3. Savannah
4. Arctic tundra

61. Grassland in South America is called …
1. Pampas
2. Steppes
3. Savannah
4. Arctic tundra

62. Which of these is not a mountain
range in Britain?
1. Grampian Mts.
2. Pennines
3. Southern Uplands
4. Lancashire Mts.
5. North West Highlands
6. Cambrian Mts.

63. Where a river enters the sea..
1. precipitation
2. erosion
3. glacier
4. Mouth
5. Source
6. plateau

64. Wearing away of rock by wind, water
and ice ….
1. precipitation
2. erosion
3. glacier
4. Mouth
5. Source
6. plateau

65. Which is the odd one out
1. precipitation
2. rain
3. hail
4. condensation
5. sleet
6. snow

66. Which one is a canyon?
4.
1.
5.
2.
3.

67. Name the European country
1. Georgia
2. Austria
3. Slovakia
4. Azerbaijan
5. Czech Republic
6. Albania

68. Name the Irish bay
1. Clew Bay
2. Donegal Bay
3. Bantry Bay
4. Galway Bay
5. Killala Bay
6. Shannon Estuary
7. Dingle Bay
8. Lough Swilly

69. Volcanoes and earthquakes happen at
the edge of plates. These are called
1. Fault Lines
2. Continental drift
3. Epicentre
4. Magma
5. Giant Plates
6. Pacific Ring of Fire

70. The instrument to measure the
strength of earthquakes -
1. Richter Scale
2. Anemometer
3. Beaufort Scale
4. Seismograph
5. Eye of the Storm

71. The instrument to measure wind
speed -
1. Richter Scale
2. Anemometer
3. Beaufort Scale
4. Seismograph
5. Eye of the Storm

72. Cyclones that start in the Atlantic
especially near the Caribbean Sea are
called a -
1. Prevailing Wind
2. Typhoon
3. Twister
4. Tornado
5. Hurricane
6. Spout

73. With which European country would
you associate polders, dykes, dams
and Vincent Van Gogh.
1. Germany
2. Austria
3. France
4. Netherlands
5. Italy
6. United Kingdom

74. Energy that can be used over and over
again without running out is
1. Non-renewable
2. Fossil fuels
3. Conserving energy
4. Renewable

75. Which of these is not a form of
energy?
1. Mechanical energy
2. Solar energy
3. Nuclear energy
4. Chemical energy
5. Electrical energy
6. Industrial energy

76. Which of these is not a cause of
Poverty?
1. Famine
2. War
3. Drought
4. Disease
5. Natural Disasters
6. Greenhouse Effect
7. Insects

77. Imaginary lines around the world
parallel to the equator are called
1. Longitude
2. Meridians
3. Grid References
4. Equatorial
5. Latitude

78. Which biome is located in the north?
1. Rainforest
2. Tundra
3. Grassland
4. Temperate Forest
5. Desert

79. Name the rainforest layer.
1. Herb layer
2. Canopy
3. Emergent layer
4. Under-story
5. Shrub layer

80. Which one is not a solution to
poverty?
1. Improved Farming Methods
2. Unequal Sharing
3. Financial Help
4. Debt Relief
5. Access to Clean Water
6. Better Seeds

81. What is this geographical feature?
1. Atoll
2. Archipelago
3. Lagoon
4. Geyser
5. Glacier

82. What is this geographical feature?
1. Atoll
2. Archipelago
3. Lagoon
4. Geyser
5. Glacier