Multi Media Test 2010
Red. Joop van der Schee, Luc Zwartjes
• Instructions
Look at the PowerPoint slides and read the questions carefully.
This multi media test has 40 questions. You have 1 hour to complete the test.
Each question is multiple-choice. Choose A, B, C or D. Only one answer is correct.
Mark your choice on the Answer Sheet with a circle around the letter that you want to select. If you make a mistake, delete the selected letter and make a new choice.
Some questions have a movie, indicated by an icon. Click on the image to start the movie. You can replay the movie once it’s finished by clicking on it again.
For navigation it is best to use the arrows × Ø on the keyboard to move to the next page. Do not click on the escape button, as that ends the presentation.
When you reach the last page the screen will be black. Click on the × to go back in the presentation if you want to check your answers.
Good luck!
• Instructions
• Question 1
These three photographs were all taken in the same country. Look carefully. In which country were they taken?
A Sweden B Greece C Egypt
D Costa Rica
Question 2
This photo was taken some time after a:
A volcanic eruption B hurricane
C landslide D bush fire
• Question 3
The three images are related in that they all show the effects of:
A deforestation and soil erosion B earthquakes
C melting permafrost D rainfall and landslides
Question 4
This world map shows the geographical distribution of:
A child labour B pollution by cars C deforestation D emigration
Question 5
These two images and the climate graph relate to the same city. They are of which city?
A San Diego B Vancouver C Lima
D Montevideo
• Question 6
The USA has 7 million people with the same characteristic as that shown in this graph of
some African countries. The graph shows:
A criminality B illiteracy
C agricultural workers D infant mortality
• Question 7
Table 1. Perceived Corruption (2007, based on an analysis of 13 surveys) Source: Transparency International
Which row gives the country perceived as the most corrupt in its region, according to Transparency International?
A Row 1 B Row 2 C Row 3 D Row 4
• Question 8
This landform is the result of:
A deposition C longshore drift B refraction D sea level rise
• Question 9
Foraminifer are tiny animals that are important in the food chain. The shells of foraminifer in the Southern Ocean have reduced in weight by about 30% since pre-industrial times. What has caused this?
A changes in diet C evolution
B sea level rise D ocean acidification
• Question 10
The distribution shown on the map is of countries with:
A high levels of biodiversity C high levels of coal production B low levels of urbanisation D low levels of water stress
Number 1
Number 2
Number 3
Percentage of Workforce
This diagram shows the size of workforce sectors in the Western World, as classified using the three-sector
hypothesis. Which sector is labelled by which number?
A 1-primary, 2-secondary, 3-tertiary B 1-secondary, 2-tertiary, 3-primary C 1-tertiary, 2-primary, 3-secondary D 1-secondary, 2-primary, 3-tertiary
• Question 11
Volcanic Eruption The image shows the plume from the
volcano near Eyjafjallajokull in Iceland. This
particular volcanic activity is due to the fact that Iceland is:
A on a hot spot
B on the Mid Atlantic Ridge C on a destructive plate edge D near the Arctic Circle
• Question 12
Retreating glaciers
Which of the following statements
explains glacier retreat most accurately?
A A warmer climate raises the albedo of the ice, thus melting the ice.
B A warmer climate melts the ice, thus lowering the overall albedo, reinforcing the melting process.
C Global warming causes more
precipitation, thus causing the glaciers to retreat.
D Global warming causes less precipitation, thus causing the glaciers to retreat.
• Question 13
Look carefully at the photo. The services sector of this city mainly caters for:
A tourism B finances C trade D politics
• Question 14
Where was this photo taken?
A South Africa B Germany C Brazil
D New Zealand
• Question 15
In which mid- latitude region is this landscape located?
A Atacama Desert B Barents Sea C Dead Sea
D Nam-Tso Lake
• Question 16
These three photographs were all taken in the same country. Look
carefully. In which country were they taken?
A Bolivia
B Myanmar C Switzerland D Nepal
• Question 17
Here are three photographs. Despite
language, religious and cultural differences, these people belong to the same racial
group. Which racial group is it?
A caucasian race B mongoloid race C negroid race D mixed race
• Question 18
The city where this photo was taken is located close to the:
A Equator
B Tropic of Cancer C Tropic of Capricorn D Arctic Circle
• Question 19
This photo of the
London Eye was taken on 9 September 1999.
In which part of the day was the photo taken?
A morning B noon
C afternoon D late evening
• Question 20
This is a photo of the Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium. It is located at 50°50’N, 4°21’E. The photo was taken on 8
June 2004 exactly at solar noon. What was the
official time in Brussels when the photo was taken?
Hint: Belgium is in GMT+1 time zone. Remember that the photo was taken in summer.
A 11.18 B 12.18 C 12.42 D 13.42
• Question 21
Years for American continent
A maize / corn C gold
B population D birds
Years
This map shows the flow of:
• Question 22
A births or deaths B male or female
C immigration or emigration D young or old
Year: 2007
This map divides
countries into 2 categories, based on the dominance in their
populations of:
• Question 23
The yellow line on the image distinguishes between:
A sizes of households B vegetation types
C effects of a flash-flood D states
• Question 24
The alliance illustrated here was established by the leaders of two Latin American countries in 2004. What is the proposed common currency unit for this alliance?
A bolivar C peso
B Caribbean dollar D sucre
Question 25
This map shows the data by country for:
A GDP growth 1990–2007 B GDP per capita in 2009
C employment in agriculture in 2009 D population density in 2009
• Question 26
Look carefully at the photo and name the country in which it was taken.
A Gambia
B New Zealand C Argentina D Costa Rica
• Question 27
Most of the world’s coastal cities were established during the last few
millennia, a period when global sea level has been near constant. Since the mid-19th century, sea level has been rising, most likely as a result of human-
induced climate change.
During the 20th century, sea level rose by roughly:
• Question 28
A 1.5 to 2.0 mm/year B 1.5 to 2.0 cm/year C 10 cm/year
D 50 cm/year
In which country does this natural phenomenon occur?
A Greece B Albania C Iraq
D Bangladesh
• Question 29
※ a short film：
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=cMGpBmiKEyc&feature=related
Country 1 and 2 have
different official languages.
Which language is
labelled by which number?
A 1-Dutch, 2-Spanish B 1-English, 2- French C 1- French, 2-Spanish D 1-French, 2-Dutch
• Question 30
1 2
Source：TATSUMI,Masaru
In which country was this photo taken?
A Bolivia B Fiji
C Tunisia D Mongolia
• Question 31
Look carefully. This satellite image represents:
A cyclones in the South Pacific B anticyclones in the North Atlantic C cyclones in the North Atlantic D anticyclones in the South Pacific
• Question 32
The diagram on the left shows the
Demographic Transition Model. Which population pyramid – identified by
letters A to D – is typical of Stage 2?
A B C
D
• Question 33
This photo shows a physical geographer (or two!) trapped in rock holes. In which type of rock does this kind of landform usually develop?
A sandstone B limestone C granite D basalt
• Question 34
What does this film show?
A annual migration of Orca whales B ocean surface currents
C thermo-haline circulation D major global wind systems
• Question 35
※ a short film：
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3niR_- Kv4SM&feature=player_embedded
For the inhabitants of Quebec, when this image was taken it was a:
A summer morning B autumn afternoon C winter morning D spring afternoon
• Question 36
Only one country (Congo Dem. Rep.) among the 5 shown does not follow the typical development path.
What is the main reason for this?
A natural disaster B global warming C corruption
D civil war
• Question 37
※ a short film from Gapminder World：http://0rz.tw/WVdHq
What is the immediate cause of the phenomenon you
can see in this movie?
A global warming
B leaking gas pipelines
C methane bubbles in the ice D gelifluction
• Question 38
※ a short film：
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B36EoEuKjVg
What do we call this phenomenon?
A mud flow B landslide C creep
D solifluction
• Question 39
※ a short film：
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJudA7Mbz98
This is a typical example of:
A a strato volcano erupting B the formation of a caldera C a shield volcano erupting D pyroclastic clouds
• Question 40
※ a short film：
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=488 BkTUsMa4&feature=related
