O-Level Geography

Question 1

What is the definition of a 'population pyramid'?

Accepted Answer

A bar graph showing the age and sex distribution of a population

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A graph showing economic growth

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A map of densely populated areas

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A diagram of city structures

Question 2

What causes the urban heat island effect?

Accepted Answer

Higher temperatures in urban areas due to human activity and lack of vegetation

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Increased rainfall in cities

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Lower humidity in rural areas

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Pollution from factories only

Question 3

Which type of weathering involves the physical breakdown of rocks without chemical change?

Accepted Answer

Mechanical/physical weathering

Answer

Chemical weathering

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Biological weathering

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Carbonation

Question 4

What is the 'greenhouse effect'?

Accepted Answer

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere by greenhouse gases

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Growing plants in glass buildings

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The cooling of the atmosphere by clouds

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Pollution from factories

Question 5

What is the term for the seasonal migration of people between different areas?

Accepted Answer

Transhumance

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Urbanisation

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Emigration

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Rural-urban migration

Question 6

What is a watershed?

Accepted Answer

The area of land that drains into a river or body of water

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An area prone to flooding

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A type of dam

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A coastal landform