GEOGRAPHY – FIRST TERM EXAM
GRADE 6 100 MARKS
I. Multiple choice .[30MARKS]
Underline the correct answer
1. What unit is used to measure lines of longitude?
a. Hour
b. Degrees
c. Percentage
d. centimeter
2. What is the main line of latitude?
a. Tropic of Cancer
b. Tropic of Capricorn
c. Equator
d. Prime Meridian
3. Another name for parallels is .
a. Latitude
b. Longitude
c. meridians lines
d. equator
4. When you describe where a country is by listing other countries and bodies of water on its
borders you are using .
a. Directions
b. Coordinates
c. Relative location
d. Absolute location
5. A allows us to see how far two places are apart.
a. map skills
b. key
c. compass rose
d. scale
6. This theme refers to the way that information, people and products travel around the world.
a. Movement
b. Human environment interaction
c. Region
d. Location
7. Relative location is
a. the hemisphere in which a place is located.
b. the description of a place using the relation of one place to another.
c. the coordinates at which a place is located.
d. the mailing address of a location.
8. A building or tree that helps you locate a place is called a .
a. landmark
b. historical site
9. A creates maps for specific purposes and represents the context in which
they were created.
a. economist
b. cartographer
c. biologist
d. dictator
10. The angle of the sun`s rays causes the…………………..
a. Seasons
b. Years
c. Days
d. orbits
11. The area that surrounds the Earth`s core is called
a. mantle
b. crust
c. continents
d. magma
12. All the water including precipitation make up the.
a. biosphere
b. hydrosphere
c. atmosphere
d. lithosphere
13. The day with the fewest hours of sunlight occurs in the northern hemisphere in the…………….
a. Summer
b. Autumn
c. Spring
d. Winter
14. Climate with dry , cold winters and hot ,wet summers
a.Tundra
b.Desert
c. Mediterranean
d.Savanna
15. Which of the following is an element of culture?
a.Landforms
b. Latitude
c. Geography
d.sports
16. are anything that represents something else.
a. Symbols
b. Map keys
c. legends
d. map scales
17. This type of map uses contour lines to show elevation. What is it called?
a. road map
b. physical map
c. topographic map
d. climate map
18. Movement is how:
a. places change
b. people move
c. people, ideas, and stuff travels from place to place
d. All of the above
19. Most of the Earth's tropical climates are found
a. near the poles
b. in Earth's temperature zones
c. along the drainage basins of rivers
d. between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
20. Wind, water, and ice wear away the surface of landforms by causing
a. Magma
b. Earthquakes
c. Mantle
d. erosion
21. Which of the following is a body of water?
a. Peninsula
b. Mesa
c. Plateau
d. strait
22. Life on earth depends on light and heat from the……………..
a. Volcanoes
b. Sun
c. Moon
d. Tectonic plates
23. Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of………..
a. Hydroelectric power
b. Urbanization
c. Pesticides
d. Fossil fuels
24. The area that’s surrounds the Earth`s core is called…………………
a. Magma
b. Mantle
c. Crust
d. Continents
25. The main religion found in India is
a. Islam
b. Christianity
c. Hinduism
d. Judaism
26. Broad areas of grassland with few trees are called…………………..
a. Rainforests
b. Savannas
c. The Amazon Basin
d. A canopy
27. Trees, fertile soil, and clean water are examples of……………
a. Fossil fuels
b. Nonrenewable resources
c. Natural resources
d. Energy sources
28. The earth`s crust includes ocean floors and………………………
a. An outer core
b. Continents
c. An inner core
d. Straits
29. A type of government where people vote to choose their representative.
a. absolute monarchy
b. democracy
c. dictatorship
d. constitutional monarchy
30. An example of a country which was once under dictatorship rule.
a. Russia
b. France
c. Germany
d. United Kingdom
II. Define the following.[15marks]
1. Geography
2. Environment
3. Region
4. Earthquake
5. Tsunami
6. Free trade
7. Rainforest
8. Drought
9. Irrigation
10. Famine
11. Island
12. Commercial farming
13. Landforms
14. Crust
15. Desert climate
III. Choose the correct word below and Fill in the blanks
Conservation Orbit Natural resources Commercial farming Revolution Physical
Acid rain Continents Rain-shadow Refugees Birthrate Death-rate Atmosphere
Ecosystem Culture Graphs
1. Layer of air surrounding the earth is the .
2. An is the pattern followed by the planets around the sun
3. are seven masses of land areas of the earth
4. An is the sudden movement of the earth`s crust
5. are people who flee their countries because of persecution, war or natural
disasters
6. is the number of people out of every 1,000 who die in a year.
7. The products of the earth that use to meet their needs are .
8. is the way of life of people who share common beliefs and customs.
9. The is the other side of the mountain facing away from the wind.
10. are drawings or pictures of information ,easy to see and understand
11. Careful use of resources so that they are not wasted is called .
12. An is a place where plants and animals depend on one another and the
environment for their survival
13. farming is growing food crops on a large scale for resale.
14. is formed when chemicals in the air combine with precipitation.
15. maps show landforms like mountains and valleys.
IV. Answer the following the following in full.[35MARKS]
1. What are the main tools of geography?[2]
2. What are the uses of geography?[3]
3. Which two characteristics of a place are studied by geographers? [2]
4. How many days are there in a leap year? [1]
5. What bodies make up the solar system? [3]
6. What are the two types of water found on earth? Mention their percentages[2]
7. What percentage of the earth is covered by water? [1]
8. Name the seven continents of the earth.[4]
9. Which two gases are found in the atmosphere? [2]
10. Name the four oceans of the earth. [2]
11. What is the difference between weathering and climate?[3]
12. What are the five types of climate regions? [5]
13. What is the difference between a democracy, monarchy and a dictatorship?[6]
14. What are the two ways of managing water? [2]
15. Name any three problems that are caused by overpopulation[3]
V. Draw the internal structure of the earth, label it well and color it.[5marks]
VI. State whether the statements below are True or False.[15marks]
1. The currents in the Indian Ocean are warm. .
2. The Leeward side of a mountain is also called rain shadow. .
3. A plain is a body of land that is surrounded by water. .
4. Erosion is the process of breaking surface rock into boulders, gravel, sand or soil. .
5. Africa, Asia, Europe, Austria are all continents. .
6. The revolution of the earth around the sun gives us day and night. .
7. Trenches are the lowest spots on the earth`s crust. .
8. Tariffs and quotas restrict people from importing goods
9. The sub-Arctic climate is found along the equator. .
10. The Mississippi river is the longest river in the world. .
11. The sun orbits the earth. .
12. The mantle is the outermost layer of the earth. .
13. The living things and their environment makeup the biosphere. .
14. Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy . .
15. The Equinox is when there are more hours of darkness and fewer hours of sunshine. .
