Lesson Y8-U04-L01

Y8-U04-L01 Locating Asia: Continent of Contrasts Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 10

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. Which region of Asia is India in?

    • Central Asia
    • South Asia
    • East Asia
    • West Asia

  2. Which ocean lies to the east of Asia?

    • The Arctic Ocean
    • The Pacific Ocean
    • The Indian Ocean
    • The Atlantic Ocean

  3. Which ocean lies to the south of Asia?

    • The Indian Ocean
    • The Pacific Ocean
    • The Arctic Ocean
    • The Atlantic Ocean

  4. Which continent joins Asia on its western side?

    • Africa
    • Australia
    • Europe
    • North America

  5. Which mountain range holds the world's highest mountain?

    • The Himalayas
    • The Rocky Mountains
    • The Alps
    • The Andes

  6. Which large cold desert lies in central Asia?

    • The Sahara Desert
    • The Atacama Desert
    • The Gobi Desert
    • The Kalahari Desert

  7. What is a megacity?

    • The capital city of a whole continent, its main hub
    • A city with more than 10 million people living in it
    • A city with fewer than 100,000 people living in it
    • A city built on the edge of a dry desert region

  8. Which is the largest continent on Earth?

    • Africa
    • Asia
    • South America
    • Europe

  9. In which region of Asia is China?

    • West Asia
    • South Asia
    • Central Asia
    • East Asia

  10. Which great river flows through India?

    • The Nile
    • The Ganges
    • The Amazon
    • The Yangtze

  11. Japan lies in the Pacific Ocean, east of mainland China. Which statement describes Japan correctly?

    • Central Asia, in the Arctic Ocean, north of Mongolia
    • East Asia, in the Pacific Ocean, east of mainland China
    • South Asia, in the Indian Ocean, south of the Himalayas
    • West Asia, in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Europe

  12. Which human feature is a megacity in East Asia?

    • Cairo
    • Sydney
    • Tokyo
    • Mumbai

  13. A map of Asia shows the Arctic Ocean at the top. Which direction is the Arctic from Asia?

    • East
    • South
    • West
    • North

  14. Which of these shows a contrast within Asia?

    • High mountains in the south beside a cold, dry desert in the centre
    • A single climate that is the same everywhere across the whole continent
    • A continent with no rivers at all, so its land is dry and barren
    • Mountains and deserts found only on the coast, in the same small area

  15. Why do many of Asia's largest cities grow near coasts and rivers?

    • Mountains are the only places where cities can grow to a large size because the land is safe
    • Coasts and rivers provide water, trade routes and farmland for large numbers of people
    • Deserts have the most people because they are warm and the land is flat for building on
    • Towns are banned from growing next to rivers and coasts by national law across the continent

  16. Evaluate: 'Asia is one culture and one landscape from end to end.' How far do you agree?

    • Disagree, because Asia has varied climates, landscapes and peoples across its regions
    • Agree, because all Asian countries share one climate and one landscape
    • Disagree, because Asia has no physical features at all
    • Agree, because the continent borders only one ocean

  17. Compare South Asia and Central Asia using one physical difference.

    • Both regions are the same, with the same rivers and deserts found across them both
    • South Asia is a desert while Central Asia is a rainforest with heavy rain each season
    • Central Asia has the Ganges while South Asia has the Gobi, so the rivers are swapped
    • South Asia has high mountains and great rivers, while Central Asia has cold, dry deserts

  18. Explain how the Himalayas and the Gobi Desert show contrasts within one continent.

    • Both are cities that grew around a single port, trading with the same nearby countries across the sea
    • Both are great rivers that flow into the Pacific, carrying meltwater from the same high mountain source
    • Both are coastal features with the same mild climate, found on the same stretch of shoreline together
    • A high mountain wall in the south sits beside a cold, dry desert in the centre, showing very different landscapes

  19. Which conclusion about Asia is best supported by the physical and human features covered?

    • Asia is the smallest continent, with the same climate in every region of the land
    • Asia's landscapes and climates vary enormously, so no single description fits the whole continent
    • Asia borders only the west, so it is a continent with no coasts at all along its edges
    • Asia has no mountains, deserts or rivers worth studying, so it is dull for geographers

  20. Why is Asia described as a continent of contrasts?

    • It has the world's highest mountains as well as dry deserts, wet south and crowded coasts
    • It has one climate and one language everywhere across the whole continent
    • It has only flat land and no mountains at all, so its terrain is uniform
    • It is surrounded by just one small sea, which limits its many coastal regions

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