Lesson Y9-U06-L06

Y9-U06-L06 Conflict Over Land: A Contested Place Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 18

20 questions

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Lesson Y9-U06-L06, Conflict Over Land: A Contested Place: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 18: Year 9: Contested Worlds: Resources, Conflict and Geopolitics, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What does it mean to say a place is 'contested'?

    • More than one group claims the right to the same place
    • The place is a protected national park with no visitors
    • The place has been measured and mapped by a government survey
    • Only one group has ever lived in the place and claimed it

  2. Which two communities share the island of Cyprus?

    • Greek Cypriots and Italian Cypriots
    • Turkish Cypriots and Egyptian Cypriots
    • Spanish Cypriots and Portuguese Cypriots
    • Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots

  3. What is the Green Line or Buffer Zone in Cyprus?

    • A protected forest that is home to rare native birds
    • A new railway line built to connect the two communities
    • A motorway that carries traffic between the two capital cities
    • A strip dividing the two sides, patrolled by UN peacekeepers

  4. Which capital city is split by the Buffer Zone?

    • Limassol
    • Athens
    • Ankara
    • Nicosia

  5. In which year was Cyprus divided by the events of 1974?

    • 1974
    • 1914
    • 1990
    • 1947

  6. What event in 1974 led to the division of Cyprus?

    • An election that split the island into two new countries
    • A flood that destroyed the capital and its main roads
    • A coup aimed at union with Greece, followed by a Turkish invasion of the north
    • A famine that forced farmers to leave the island's fields and move to the capital city

  7. What does 'provenance' mean for a source?

    • Where a source comes from: who made it, when and why
    • The number of pages a source contains about one place
    • The price paid for a source in a bookshop or library
    • The colour and layout used in a printed source

  8. Which three questions should you ask to judge a source?

    • How long it is, what colour it is, and who printed it
    • How many pictures it has, how many words, and its font
    • Where it was sold, what it cost, and who bought it
    • Who made it, when, and why

  9. Why might a Greek Cypriot want a reunited island?

    • They want to stop all trade with the rest of the world
    • They want to move the capital to the north of the island
    • They were forced from their homes in the north and want to return
    • They want to build a new Buffer Zone across the island

  10. Why might a Turkish Cypriot fear handing back land?

    • They fear that tourism will bring too many visitors each summer
    • They fear that the Buffer Zone will be made into a motorway
    • They fear losing the homes and security they gained after 1974
    • They fear that the island will become far too large to govern

  11. Why can one source alone give an unfair picture of a contested place?

    • It carries the bias of one group, so it shows only one perspective
    • It is always written in a language the reader cannot understand very easily
    • It is always too short to contain any useful facts at all
    • It is always out of date by the time it is printed

  12. Why do Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots both call Cyprus home?

    • Both communities moved to the island only in the last ten years
    • Both communities were born in other countries and visited Cyprus once
    • Both communities own the island through a single shared company
    • Both communities have lived on the island for centuries

  13. Which map feature shows the location of Cyprus in the Mediterranean?

    • Its position in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
    • Its position deep inside the Sahara Desert
    • Its position on the northern edge of the Arctic Ocean, close to Greenland
    • Its position south of Turkey, in the eastern Mediterranean

  14. Which is a reason both peoples can sincerely claim the same land?

    • Both groups have legal deeds from the same earlier government and the same tax records
    • Both groups have never lived on the island until recent years
    • Both groups were given the land by the United Nations in 1974
    • Both have lived there for centuries and both lost homes in 1974

  15. A 1975 newspaper written by one side reports the events. What is the biggest reason to be cautious?

    • It was printed on paper, which means it can never be trusted
    • It uses a font that makes the facts harder to read
    • It was written by one side, just after the conflict, and may be emotive
    • It is more than a year old, so it cannot tell us anything

  16. Which is the best way to judge a leaflet about Cyprus?

    • Check only how many pages it has and how it is bound
    • Check who made it, when, and why, then compare it with another source
    • Accept it if it is written in a formal and polite tone
    • Read it once and trust it if the photographs look realistic

  17. Why should a fair account of a contested place include both perspectives?

    • Because only the largest group in the place deserves a voice
    • Both views are sincere, so each side's experience must be represented
    • Because one perspective is always wrong and should be removed
    • Because a fair account should never mention any perspective at all in its text

  18. Evaluate in one sentence: can any account of a contested place ever be truly neutral?

    • No, because maps are never allowed to show a contested place
    • It is very hard, so a fair account must weigh several sources and perspectives
    • Yes, because any single account is always completely neutral by default
    • Yes, because neutrality is decided by the length of the account

  19. What is a de facto border?

    • A border that is patrolled by the army of only one country
    • A border that was agreed by a formal treaty signed by both sides in the capital city
    • A border drawn only on a map and never seen on the ground
    • A dividing line that exists in practice but is not legally agreed

  20. What does 'displaced' mean for people in a conflict?

    • Sent to live with relatives while they go to school
    • Given a new house by the government after a flood
    • Forced to leave their homes because of conflict or division
    • Chosen to move to a new home for a better job

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