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Quizzes //
UK Physical landscapes
Test your knowledge of UK physical landscapes for GCSE with this 16-question GCSE quiz.
If you haven't already done it, work through the UK physical landscapes web enquiry on the PowerPoint. Or do it again to help fill in any gaps in what you know!
HIGH SCORES
| Rank | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | BoL | 32 |
| 2nd | ATO | 32 |
| 3rd | DJP | 32 |
| 4th | JCM | 32 |
| 5th | CME | 32 |
| 6th | SHJ | 32 |
| 7th | Cnf | 32 |
| 8th | Muy | 32 |
| 9th | vlf | 32 |
| 10th | SAM | 32 |
QUIZZES // UK physical landscapes
Q1. Which one of the following is the best definition of the United Kingdom (UK)?
A group of 6,000 islands of which Great Britain is the largest.
An island located in the north west of Europe.
A country but not a sovereign state.
A sovereign state that includes England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Q2. Which one of these is part of physical geography rather than human geography?
Climate
Population distribution
Deforestation
Places
Q3. Which one of these is the best definition of the term ‘landscape’?
Something that stands out in an area and can be recognised from a distance.
A country that is entirely surrounded by land.
What you can see of an area of land, including natural features and human features.
A feature of the Earth’s surface that is part of the terrain.
Q4. The Lake District is an upland area of the UK, but which country is it in?
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Q5. Ben Nevis is the UK’s highest mountain. Which upland area is it in?
Snowdonia in Wales
The Grampians in Scotland
The Lake District in England
The Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland
Q6. The Brecon Beacons is an upland area of the UK, but which country is it in?
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Q7. Fenland or the Fens is a lowland area of the UK, but which country is it in?
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Q8. Which one of these terms would you be more likely to use for an upland landscape than a lowland one?
Undulating
Fertile
Gentle relief
Rugged
Q9. Which one of these terms would you be more likely to use for a lowland landscape than an upland one?
Exposed rock
Lush vegetation
Angular
Dramatic
Q10. Which one of these river landforms would be more common in upland landscapes than in lowland ones?
Delta
Meander
Waterfall
Flood plain
Q11. Most of the UK’s upland landscapes were glaciated until rapid climate warming happened around 11,500 years ago. Which one of these features would suggest that an upland landscape used to be glaciated?
An ice cap
A U-shaped valley
Crevasses
Glacier snout
Q12. The UK’s lowland landscapes are mostly in…
the south and west.
the south and east.
the north and west.
the north and east.
Q13. Which one of these rock types would usually be the least resistant to weathering and erosion?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Basalt
Q14. Which one of these areas would be most like to have sedimentary geology?
The Lake District
Dartmoor
The Thames Valley
The Grampians
Q15. In the poem ‘Blencathra’ by John Phoenix Hutchinson, the poet describes a ‘broken horizon’ and ‘shattered walls’. What physical processes are most likely to have created these landscape features?
Erosion by the wind
Weathering, e.g. freeze-thaw
Deposition by glaciers
Human activity
Q16. Which of the following features on an OS map would indicate an upland landscape rather than a lowland one?
Few contour lines that are far apart.
Many contour lines close together.
Spot heights no higher than 200m.
Very large settlements.
Finished!
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