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Geography practice, Year 1–11
Short questions and lessons for geography across the UK curriculum, with explanations for every answer. Free, with an optional game mode.
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Which tool measures rainfall?
Options: A ruler · A compass · A rain gauge
Answer: A rain gauge
A rain gauge collects and measures precipitation.
On a standard map, which direction is usually at the top?
Options: East · South · North
Answer: North
Most maps place north at the top unless a compass shows otherwise.
What do grid references help you do?
Options: Measure temperature · Locate a place on a map · Name every road
Answer: Locate a place on a map
Grid references identify positions on a map.
Why did many early settlements grow near rivers?
Options: Rivers prevent all floods · Rivers make roads unnecessary · Water, transport and fertile land were useful
Answer: Water, transport and fertile land were useful
Rivers offered resources and routes, though they also brought risks.
What is urbanisation?
Options: A growing share of people living in towns and cities · A type of rock cycle · A decline in all transport
Answer: A growing share of people living in towns and cities
Urbanisation describes the growth of urban populations.
Why collect data at several sites along a river?
Options: To avoid recording any measurements · To prove the first result · To compare how conditions change downstream
Answer: To compare how conditions change downstream
Multiple sites can reveal spatial patterns and change.
What is adaptation to climate change?
Options: Measuring today's wind only · Adjusting to actual or expected impacts · Removing every greenhouse gas immediately
Answer: Adjusting to actual or expected impacts
Adaptation reduces harm from climate effects.
What is a sustainable urban decision?
Options: Maximising one need regardless of harm · Balancing environmental, social and economic needs · Removing public transport
Answer: Balancing environmental, social and economic needs
Sustainability weighs connected impacts over time.
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