Geography test

GEOGRAPHY QUIZ

G 1. Long, deep or wide? Complete the sentences and read them aloud.

1. Certain trees in rain forests are up to 60 m ____.

2. The Nile is 6 852 km ____.

3. The Earth is about 4.6 billion years ____.

4. The equator is 40 076 km ____.

5. The Mariana Trench is 10 994 ± 40 m ____.

6. The Amazon in the estuary is almost 80 km ____.

7. Poland is 312 679 km2 ____.

8. The biggest geological bore-hole on the Earth is 12 262 m ____.

9. The border between England and Scotland is 154 km ____.

10. The largest goldmine in South Africa is 3.9 km ____.

11. Lake Tanganyika is 673 km __, 50 km __ and has a surface of almost 33 000 km²

G 2. What do these symbols mean?

a. Read the given symbols aloud.

%, ‰, p/km², hPa, ºC, km², km3, mm, cm, $, (€) EUR, km/h, m/s

b. Fill in the gaps and read the sentences aloud.

1. Population density in Poland is 122 people ____.

2. Infant mortality rate in the Third World is about 8____.

3. Population growth in the Third World is over 20____.

4. Illiteracy rate in Niger is 70 ____.

5. The delta of the Nile is 24 000 ____big.

6. Lake Baikal’s capacity is 23 000 ____.

7. Daily temperature amplitude on the desert is 50 ____.

8. The annual rainfall in the equator zone is over 2 000 ____.

9. The afforestation in Poland is ____.

10. Average air pressure on sea level is 1 013.25 ____.

11. The highest peak in the Tatra National Park is Rysy (2 499 ____ above sea level).

12. On a map with a scale of 1:40 000 000, the Chinese Wall is 6.78 ____long.