I. Choose the correct answer.
1. The process of water turning into water vapour is called __________________.
(a) Evaporation
(b) condensation
(c) precipitation
2. The process of water vapour turning into water is called __________________.
(a) Evaporation
(b) condensation
(c) precipitation
3. _________________ means tiny droplets of water join to form bigger droplets that
fall to the ground as rain.
(a) Evaporation
(b) condensation
(c) precipitation
4. Most rain or snow falls over the _________________.
(a) land
(b) oceans and seas
(c) rivers and lakes
5. A river’s ____________ is its starting point.
(a) mouth
(b) source
(c) meander
6. Near the source of the river, the river flows very _____________ downhill.
(a) fast
(b) slow
7. _______________ causes the river to slowly form a V-shaped valley.
(a) Irrigation
(b) Erosion
(c) Weathering
8. If a river flows over a hard rock and then a soft rock, ______________ will be eroded more.
(a) hard rock
(b) soft rock
9. The whole area of land from which a river gets its water is called _____________.
(a) River basin
(b) river banks
(c) river bed
10. Dams are built in the river ____________.
(a) bed
(b) banks
(c) valley
11. ____________ is the longest river in the world.
(a) River Nile
(b) River Amazon
(c) The Murray river
12. The river Nile flows into the __________________.
(a) Mediterranean sea
(b) Red Sea
(c) Pacific ocean
13. The main source of the river Nile is the _______________.
(a) White Nile
(b) Australian Alps
(c) Blue Nile
14._________________ has the biggest river basin.
(a) The Nile
(b) The Murray
(c) The Amazon
15. The river Amazon flows into the _________________.
(a) Pacific Ocean
(b) Atlantic ocean
(c)
Mediterranean sea
16. The _______________ river begins in the Australian Alps.
(a) Nile
(b) Murray
(c) Amazon
17. Choose the tributary of the Murray river.
(a) Darling river
(b) The Yangtze river
(c) The Volga
18. The ground rises more than 300 m is called a ________________.
(a) hill
(b) mountain
(c) plateau
19. The ground rises less than 300 m is called a ________________.
(a) hill
(b) mountain
(c) plateau
20. _____________ maps show how high the different parts of a region is.
(a) Topographic
(b) Relief
(c) Small scale
21. ______________ are lines joining places that are the same height above sea level.
(a) Contour lines
(b) Small scale maps
(c) Plateau
22. On a _____________ slope, the contour lines are close together.
(a) Steep
(b) gentle
(c) flat land
23. On a _____________ slope, the contour lines are further apart.
(a) steep
(b) gentle
(c) flat land
24. Small scale maps show ______________ area and less details.
(a) large
(b) small
25. Large scale maps show ______________ area and a lot of details.
(a) large
(b) small
26. Fujiyama in Japan is a ________________.
(a) Solitary mountain
(b) mountain range
27. The Andes are ________________ mountains.
(a) Block
(b) fold
28. The Himalayas are ________________ mountains.
(a) Block
(b) fold
29. When two plates push against each other, _______________ are
formed.
(a) Block mountains
(b) fold mountains
30. When two plates move apart each other, _______________ are
formed.
(a) Block mountains
(b) fold mountains
31. The higher you go up a mountain, the __________ it gets.
(a) hotter
(b) colder
32. The side of a mountain which gets more rain is called ____________ side.
(a) windward
(b) leeward
33. The side of a mountain which gets less rain is called ____________ side.
(a) windward
(b) leeward
34. Weathering can be caused by ____________.
(a) Lakes
(b) ice, water and changes in temperature
(c) rivers
35. Choose the country that Himalayas run through.
(a) Egypt
(b) Peru
(c) Bhutan
36. Choose the country that Andes run through.
(a) Egypt
(b) Peru
(c) Bhutan
37. ________________ are a kind of mountain cattle.
(a) Yaks
(b) Alpacas
(c) Llamas
38. ______________ are used to produce some of the world’s finest cloth.
(a) Yaks
(b) Alpacas
(c) Llamas
39. The Andes run through 7 countries along the west coast of ______________.
(a) Asia
(b) South America
(c) Australia
40. Choose the desert found in the Andes mountain range.
(a) Atacama
(b) Titicaca
(c) Yanacocha
41. Choose the mountain activity.
(a) parascending
(b) swimming
(c) driving
42. _____________ maps show the natural features as well as human features.
(a) Topographic
(b) Relief
(c) Small scale
Multiple choice Answer Key
1.(a) evaporation
2.(b) condensation
3.(c) Precipitation
4.(b) oceans and seas
5.(b) source
6.(a) fast
7.(b) Erosion
8.(b) soft rock
9.( a) river basin
10. ( c) valley
11. (a) River Nile
12. (a) Mediterranean sea
13. (a) White Nile
14. (c) The Amazon
15. (b) Atlantic ocean
16. (b) Murray
17. (a) The Darling river
18. (b) mountain
19. (a) hill
20. (b) Relief
21. (a) Contour lines
22. (a) steep
23.(b) gentle
24.(a) large
25. (b) small
26. (a) solitary mountain
27.(b) Fold
28.(b) fold
29.(b) fold mountains
30. (a) block mountains
31. (b) colder
32. (a) windward
33. (b) leeward
34. (b) ice, water and changes in temperature
35.(c) Bhutan
36. (b) Peru
37. (a) Yaks
38. (b) Alpacas
39. (b) South America
40. (a) Atacama
41. (a) Parascending
42. (a) Topographic maps