GCSE Geography 3

Question 1

What is the name for the curved ridge of deposited material that forms across a bay?

Accepted Answer

Bar

Answer

A bar is a ridge of sand or shingle that forms when a spit extends across the full width of a bay, enclosing a lagoon.

Question 2

Which greenhouse gas is primarily produced by livestock and landfill sites?

Accepted Answer

Methane

Answer

Methane (CH₄) is released in large quantities through livestock digestion and the decomposition of organic waste in landfills.

Question 3

In a river's long profile, where does deposition most commonly occur?

Accepted Answer

In the lower course near the mouth

Answer

Deposition is most common in the lower course where the river slows down as gradient decreases and it approaches the sea.

Question 4

What is a 'corrie' (also called a cirque)?

Accepted Answer

An armchair-shaped hollow in a mountainside carved by glacial erosion

Answer

A corrie is an armchair-shaped hollow high on a mountainside formed by rotational movement of ice eroding the rock.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes a 'trade wind'?

Accepted Answer

Prevailing winds that blow toward the equator from the subtropical high-pressure zones

Answer

Trade winds are persistent winds that blow from subtropical high-pressure belts toward the equatorial low-pressure zone.

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