Lesson Y7-U04-L09

Y7-U04-L09 Sustainable Cities: Living Greener Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 4

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U04-L09, Sustainable Cities: Living Greener: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 4: Year 7: Population and Settlement, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What is a sustainable city?

    • A city that grows while protecting the planet for the future
    • A city that burns as much coal as it can to keep its factories running all year
    • A city with no people living in it at all, kept empty as a nature reserve
    • A city that stops growing and closes its roads to protect its old buildings and parks

  2. What two things must a sustainable city balance?

    • Using more cars and burning more fuel to power a fast-growing city centre
    • Meeting people's needs and protecting the planet
    • Growing fast and ignoring the future, so the planet pays the cost later on
    • Building roads and closing parks to make room for more traffic in the city

  3. What are emissions?

    • The number of people born each year in a city, counted at the hospitals
    • The flow of rivers into the sea, measured at the mouth each summer
    • Rain that soaks into the ground and feeds the water in rocks and soil below
    • Harmful gases released into the air, mainly from burning fuel

  4. Which of these is a type of clean public transport?

    • A private jet
    • A lorry carrying coal
    • A tram
    • A petrol car on every street

  5. Which of these is an example of renewable energy?

    • Solar power from panels on roofs
    • Gas burned for heating homes
    • Coal burned in a power station
    • Petrol burned in a car engine

  6. Which of these is a green feature of a sustainable city?

    • A road with no trees along it
    • A row of coal power stations
    • A wide car park in the centre
    • A cycle lane beside a busy road

  7. Which country is Freiburg in?

    • Norway
    • Germany
    • Spain
    • France

  8. What is the name of Freiburg's famous green district?

    • Vauban
    • Black Forest
    • Montmartre
    • Greenwich

  9. Why do trams help the planet more than lots of cars?

    • They use more fuel per person than cars do, so they are harder on the planet
    • They carry many people at once and release fewer emissions than cars
    • They are only used in the countryside, far away from the crowded city streets
    • They stop people from travelling at all, so no journeys are made by anyone

  10. Give one reason parks and trees are useful in a city, beyond looking nice.

    • They cool the air, clean it and soak up rain
    • They produce the harmful gases in the air
    • They make the city hotter and dryer
    • They block all the sunlight from homes

  11. Which helps the planet more: one bus route or a tram for thousands of daily trips?

    • One bus route, because it is cheaper to run
    • Neither, because both produce the same emissions
    • The bus route, because trams cannot carry people at all
    • A tram, because it cuts emissions for many more people each day

  12. Which feature of a sustainable city best matches renewable energy?

    • A diesel bus with no route plan
    • Solar panels that power homes without burning fuel
    • A coal power station on the edge of town
    • A petrol generator in every street

  13. A city adds a new park, and another city knocks down a park for a car park. Which city is greener?

    • The city that knocked down the park, because cars are cleaner
    • Neither, because greenness is measured by the number of cars
    • Both are equally green because parks are not important
    • The city that added the park, because it adds green space

  14. Which idea would make a city greener?

    • Building a tram network
    • Cutting down street trees
    • Knocking down a park for a car park
    • Burning more coal for power

  15. Which of these would harm the planet the most?

    • Putting solar panels on the roofs
    • Adding cycle lanes beside the roads
    • Burning more coal to power the city
    • Planting trees along the streets

  16. In Vauban, some streets ban parked cars. Which benefit does this give to people who live there?

    • Children can play safely outside on quiet streets
    • Homes use more fuel for heating
    • Cars can park on every street without limit
    • Trees can no longer grow along the streets

  17. A poorer city wants to become more sustainable. Which problem might make this harder?

    • Having too many solar panels on its roofs, which blocks sunlight from the streets
    • Having too many cycle lanes already, which makes the roads too crowded for people
    • Having too many parks and trees, which take up space that cars would use
    • Having too little money to build trams and renewable power

  18. Evaluate: which feature helps a city most, green transport or renewable energy? Which reason is strongest?

    • Transport and energy never affect each other in any city, so they can be judged apart
    • Neither feature matters for the planet's future, so cities can ignore both of them
    • Renewable energy is never useful for a city at all, so it should never be built there
    • Green transport cuts car emissions for many people each day, which makes a strong case

  19. Which statement best describes how Freiburg grows greener?

    • It builds more coal power stations on its edges to supply energy to its homes
    • It bans all trams and bikes to save money, and relies on cars for every journey
    • It combines a tram and bike network with solar power and green space
    • It removes all parks to make room for more cars, roads and large car parks

  20. Which natural feature is Freiburg located near?

    • The Sahara Desert
    • The Himalayas
    • The Black Forest
    • The Atlantic Ocean

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