Year 7 Geography Exam Review
Your exam will last one hour.
The topics that we studied this year are:
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Mapping Skills
Weather
Settlements
Population
Within each of the four topics you are expected to know about the following.
Topic One – Mapping Skills
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Map Basics (symbols, continents/oceans)
Direction
Scale
Relief
Location (latitude/longitude, grid references)
Topic Two – Weather
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Weather and Climate
Observations and Measuring
Rain and Clouds
Forecasting
Water Cycle
Climate Regions
Topic Three – Settlements
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Growth
Location
Patterns
Benefits and Problems
Topic Four - Population
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Change
Density
Distribution
Overpopulation
Management
Pyramids
If you are unsure about any of these topics please ask your classroom teacher.
The following is an example of what the exam could look like.
Year 7: Geography Exam
1. Complete the missing cardinal points on the compass below.
NE
SE
2. Look at the world map and table below, the 7 continents have been labelled A to G. You must
complete the table with the names 7 continents. One box has been completed for you.
A
E
B
F
C
D
Europe
G
3. Look at the Ordnance Survey map below. Ordnance survey maps use a grid and number system
to help locate features and places. Use the Ordnance survey map to complete the questions
below.
Which building is in grid 69, 02?
Draw a cross on the map in the centre of the grid 67, 98
Write the grid reference for Grove farm
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What is the name of the road directly south of Gibbet Wood?
If you travelled in a straight line, what direction would you have to travel in to get
from the church to the village hall?
If the map scale is 1cm = 2km, how far is Plumpton Dairy farm from Grove Farm?
4. Match the following terms with the correct definition.
Temperature
how strong the wind is
Precipitation
where the wind is blowing
Wind speed
rain, snow, sleet, and hail
Wind direction
measure of how hot or cold it is
5. Complete the rainfall graph with the table below.
6. What two types of weather does a climate graph show?
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
Describe what the weather in this location
would be like. Forecast what you would expect
to see in July and November.
7. Label the water cycle diagram.
8. Study the weather map below, which shows a low-pressure system. Complete the weather
map.
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Write the world LOW in the center off the low pressure system
Draw accurately the 996 mb line
9. Match the following terms with the correct definition.
Settlement
a place where people buy and sell things
Function
the reason why a town was first built
Market town
a place where people make things
Industrial town
a place where people live
10. Looking at the following pictures, decide what the site factor is. Why would building a
settlement there would be a good thing? Why would building a settlement there be a bad thing?
Site Factor:
Site Factor:
Good:
Good:
Bad:
Bad:
11. The image below shows 3 sites where a new settlement could be located. Using evidence
from the image to justify your thinking, decide which site is the best location for a new settlement.
I think that site
is the best site
for a settlement.
I think this because