Lesson Y7-U05-L10

Y7-U05-L10 Telling Africa's Story Fairly Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 5

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U05-L10, Telling Africa's Story Fairly: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 5: Year 7: Africa: A Continent of Diversity, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What is a representation of a place?

    • How a place is shown to others, in words, photos or maps
    • A map that shows only roads and railways, drawn to show the transport network of a whole country
    • A law that protects the rights of people in a country
    • The exact measurement of a place's size on a map

  2. What does balanced mean when telling a place's story?

    • Showing the same photo of a place from every angle
    • Showing more than one side fairly, not just one part
    • Showing only the places that tourists are likely to visit
    • Showing only the most dramatic events in a place

  3. What is bias?

    • A map that is drawn to the correct scale of distance and shows every road in the country
    • A set of numbers collected from a large sample of people
    • When information leans one way and is not fair or balanced
    • A written source that has been checked by several experts

  4. Name a reliable source of geographical data.

    • A single photo posted without a name
    • A social media post from an unknown account
    • The World Bank
    • A rumour passed on by a friend

  5. What is the single story of a place?

    • A map that shows only one feature, such as a river
    • A story told by one traveller about a single day
    • Showing a place as only one thing, when it is really many things
    • A full history of a place written from one book, with every event described in order

  6. What does a fair fact-file need to include?

    • Only the personal opinions of the person writing it
    • Only facts taken from a single photo
    • Facts from more than one side, plus a named source
    • Only facts that are positive about the place

  7. Which of these is a physical feature of Kenya?

    • The Atacama Desert
    • The Sahara
    • The Amazon
    • Mount Kenya

  8. What makes a source reliable?

    • It is based on one person's memory of events
    • It is written in a long and complicated style
    • It is the most popular website this week, with millions of visitors and many advertisements
    • It is likely to give accurate information that you can trust

  9. Two photos of Nairobi show gleaming offices and a rubbish dump. Which statement is fairest?

    • Neither is true, because photos are never accurate and can always be edited to mislead people
    • Only the rubbish dump photo is true, because it shows the real problems
    • Only the office photo is true, because it shows the modern part
    • Both are real, but neither alone shows the whole city, so a balanced account uses both

  10. A report shows only war and hunger in a country. What type of representation is this?

    • One-sided, because it leaves out the country's successes and everyday life
    • Accurate, because hunger is the most common problem in every place
    • Balanced, because it shows the most serious problems honestly
    • Neutral, because it uses only numbers from official data and avoids any personal stories

  11. A headline says 'Africa: nothing but desert and danger'. Which fact would make it more balanced?

    • Africa is the largest continent by population in the world
    • Africa has a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean only, which means the rest of the continent has none
    • Africa contains rainforests, cities and farms as well as deserts
    • Africa contains many countries that all share the same language

  12. Which source would be most reliable for life expectancy in Kenya?

    • A single traveller's blog about one holiday
    • A guess made by a student in the class
    • A video comment from an anonymous viewer
    • World Bank data on Kenya

  13. A pupil writes: Nigeria has no successes at all. Which response is best?

    • No, one-sided claims like this ignore evidence such as growing cities and industries
    • No, because the claim is equally true for every country
    • Yes, because one negative report proves the claim and no other source is needed to check it
    • Yes, because any mention of problems shows a country has no successes

  14. Which fact is a balanced choice for a fact-file about Nigeria?

    • The River Niger flows through Nigeria, and Lagos is a fast-growing business city
    • Nigeria is the only country in Africa that matters for trade, so other countries can be ignored
    • Nigeria has nothing but problems with water and disease
    • Nigeria has always been poor and will always stay that way

  15. Why does a source's point of view matter when judging information about a place?

    • It can make information one-sided, so the reader should check who wrote it and compare sources
    • It makes information more accurate, because experts always share one view
    • It only matters for photos, not for written reports, because words are always neutral and fair
    • It has no effect, because all sources are checked by governments

  16. A fact-file lists only problems. Which addition best balances it?

    • A photo of a single empty road, to show the countryside and the quiet lives of local farmers
    • A success, such as a growing industry or city, with its source named
    • A rumour about the country's future, to make the file lively
    • Another problem, to show how serious the country's issues are

  17. Which statement best explains why a single photo can mislead?

    • It shows the place at the same time every day, so it always captures the typical weather and life there
    • It is always taken by a professional and so must be accurate
    • It always shows the whole place exactly as it is
    • It shows one moment chosen by the photographer, so it can leave out the wider picture

  18. Why does naming a source make a fact-file more trustworthy?

    • It removes the need for any balancing facts, because a named source is always automatically correct
    • It proves that every fact in the file is true without checking
    • It lets readers check where the facts came from and judge how reliable they are
    • It makes the facts longer, so readers believe them more easily

  19. Which fact-file would be judged most balanced?

    • One that copies a single newspaper article word for word and gives the newspaper's opinion as fact
    • One that lists five great achievements and no challenges at all
    • One with a physical feature, a strength and a fair challenge, each linked to a named source
    • One that lists only physical features, with no people or towns

  20. Why is telling one single story about a continent risky?

    • It risks misrepresenting a place by showing one side, so balanced evidence is needed
    • It is fair as long as the writer comes from the place they describe
    • It is always wrong, so no story about Africa can ever be told, and no source can help anyone
    • It is the most accurate approach because it focuses on one clear message

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