Lesson Y9-U04-L10

Y9-U04-L10 Evaluating Hazard and Landscape: Assessment Preparation Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 16

20 questions

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Lesson Y9-U04-L10, Evaluating Hazard and Landscape: Assessment Preparation: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 16: Year 9: Dynamic Landscapes: Tectonics and Ice, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What does the command 'to what extent' ask you to do?

    • Weigh both sides of the question, then judge how far it is true
    • Give one single reason and stop writing the answer at that point
    • Describe what the place looks like using colourful and vivid words
    • List every fact you know about the topic in the order you remember them

  2. What do the four letters in PEEL stand for?

    • Point, Evidence, Explain and Link
    • Place, Event, Effect and Lesson
    • Plan, Examine, Explore and Label the main points of the answer
    • Problem, Example, Edit and Learn

  3. Name one way people can manage a tectonic hazard.

    • Cooling the mantle so that volcanoes stop erupting completely
    • Moving the continents apart so that the plates stop colliding
    • Building quake-proof structures and enforcing strict building codes
    • Stopping the movement of tectonic plates beneath the surface

  4. Which natural process can people not stop?

    • Building codes that reduce the damage from earthquakes
    • Land-use planning that keeps homes away from fault zones
    • Movement of tectonic plates, driven by heat in the mantle
    • Early-warning systems that give people time to take cover

  5. Which phrase signals a balanced judgement about degree?

    • It is always the case that
    • To a large extent
    • Without any doubt at all
    • Everybody agrees that

  6. What is a counter-argument?

    • A second copy of your main point written in different words
    • A list of the instruments used in the field to test the claim and record the results
    • A short summary placed at the very end of the whole answer
    • A point on the other side that you weigh against your own view

  7. Japan's 2011 earthquake had a magnitude of 9.0. Could building codes stop an earthquake of this size?

    • No, codes made no difference at all to the damage caused
    • No, codes cut deaths but cannot stop the quake itself
    • Yes, codes could stop the quake completely if enforced strictly
    • Yes, codes work only for buildings made of wood or straw

  8. Why is a named place stronger evidence than 'some places'?

    • It is specific and can be checked, so it is more convincing
    • It always uses a number, which markers prefer to words
    • It is longer to write, so it earns more marks automatically
    • It always comes from a textbook written by a famous expert

  9. Which part of PEEL adds the place name or the number?

    • Evidence
    • Link
    • Point
    • Explain, which says why the evidence matters

  10. Which of these is a 'can manage' example?

    • Plate movement driven by convection currents in the mantle
    • Glacial erosion that slowly carved out the valleys of the Lake District
    • The enormous energy released by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake
    • Land-use planning that keeps new homes away from fault zones

  11. Which is a 'cannot control' example?

    • The huge energy released when a magnitude 9.0 quake strikes
    • Early-warning systems that alert people before shaking begins
    • Quake-proof buildings that stay standing during tremors
    • Education and practice drills that teach people how to respond

  12. Why is prediction a limitation when people try to manage hazards?

    • Scientists cannot say exactly when or where a quake will strike
    • Predictions only matter for hazards that happen on dry land
    • Predictions are never made by scientists using any data at all
    • Scientists can predict every quake accurately down to the second

  13. Why do poorer places often cope less well with hazards?

    • They never receive any help from the rest of the world
    • They are always located on the most stable plate boundary
    • They usually have fewer defences, such as strong buildings and warnings
    • They always have more people living in each building there

  14. Which sentence best shows a counter-argument in a judgement?

    • However, people can still reduce the damage a quake causes
    • Therefore, nothing else needs to be said about the hazard at all
    • In addition, the Earth is round and rotates every single day
    • Furthermore, people always cause more damage than nature does

  15. Which judgement uses 'to what extent' well?

    • People control nature only in the rich countries of the world
    • People can always control nature, so the question is quite simple and needs no evidence at all
    • To a large extent, people cannot control the process, but they can control its impacts
    • People cannot control nature at all, so there is no debate

  16. Plate movement is driven by heat in the mantle. Why does this matter for the judgement?

    • It shows the cause sits deep below people's control
    • It shows that every plate boundary is safe for building homes
    • It shows that the mantle can be cooled by human activity
    • It shows that the continents are moving apart in one direction only

  17. Glacial erosion carved out the Lake District. Why does this show the power of nature?

    • Ice formed only in the sea and never touched the land at all
    • Ice melted quickly in one summer and made the lakes at once
    • Ice was prevented by people from ever moving across the land
    • Ice moved slowly over long periods and reshaped the whole landscape

  18. Which step comes last in a strong evaluation answer?

    • A diagram of the plate boundaries drawn in colour on the page
    • A judgement using 'to what extent', with a counter-argument
    • A list of the instruments used to take each reading in the field
    • A definition of the word hazard given at the very start

  19. Why does a one-sided answer fail to fully evaluate a question?

    • It always uses too many facts for the examiner to read
    • It never mentions any place names or numbers at all
    • It is always shorter than the balanced answer expected
    • It never weighs evidence on both sides before judging how far

  20. Evaluate in one sentence: how far can people control the power of nature?

    • Only in rich countries, because poorer places have no defences
    • Not at all, because nature always wins every single contest
    • Completely, because modern technology can stop any hazard at all
    • To a large extent they can manage the impacts, but not the process itself

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