NATIONAL SPORTS SCHOOL ST BENEDICT COLLEGE Mark HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION 2013/14 FORM 2 GEOGRAPHY (Levels 8 7 6 5) TIME: 1h 30 min Name: Class: Answer ALL the questions. 1. TRUE or FALSE? Put a in the correct column. (8 marks) True False a. The Strait of Gibraltar lies between Spain and Morocco. b. The three continents that border the Mediterranean sea are Asia, Australia and North America. c. Malta, Cyprus and Sicily are all islands found in the Mediterranean Sea. d. Filfla forms part of the Maltese archipelago. e. Libya is found in Europe. f. The capital city of Italy is Rome. g. Malta is a member of the European Union. h. The Southern Ocean is found on the northern border of Antarctica. National Sports School Page 1 of 9
2. Study the map of the Mediterranean Region. Then fill in the names of the countries, fold mountains and volcanoes: The first letter of each name is given. a) Continue the names of the countries marked with the letters: S G.. M I b) Continue the names of the fold mountains marked with the letters: P A.. T.. c) Continue the names of the volcanoes marked with the letters: E.... V S.. d) Name the ocean marked with letter X on the map. A.. Ocean (11 marks) National Sports School Page 2 of 9
3. Study the following map showing the major tectonic plates of the Earth. Then answer the questions below. a) Name the two plates marked with the numbers 1 and 2 on the map. Plate No. 1.. Plate No. 2 (2 marks) b) Where two plates meet, it is known as the.. (2 marks) c) The Nazca plate and the.. are moving towards each other. (1) d) Which two plates meet along the west coast of the USA?... (2 marks) e) On which plate does Australia lie?. (2 marks) f) Explain how fold mountains are formed. National Sports School Page 3 of 9
(4 marks) 4. a) The following diagram shows a cross section of a volcano. Label the diagram with the following words. (7 marks) Main Vent, Magma Chamber, Crater, Lava Flow, Volcanic bomb, Secondary Cone, Lava Layers 4. b) Match the following sentences: (5 marks) 1 Magma is liquid rock that flows out of a volcano. 2 Vent is a fast-moving current of hot gas and rock. 3 Pyroclastic flow The layer of the earth below the earth s crust and above the core. 4 Mantle An opening in the earth s surface through which material is forced during a volcanic eruption. 5 Lava is molten rock below the earth s surface. National Sports School Page 4 of 9
c) Explain the following terms: Active volcano.. Dormant volcano.. Extinct volcano. (6 marks) d) Give two reasons why people choose to live near a volcano.. (4 marks) e) Explain two problems that may be caused when a volcano erupts. (4 marks) 5. Fill in the following with the terms: (5 marks) fault, tsunamis, rocks, active, seismologist. a) Submarine quakes give rise to huge tidal waves called.. b) Mount Etna erupts regularly, so it is an.. volcano. c) A person who studies earthquakes is called a. d) Geology is the study of. e) A.. is a crack in the Earth s crust. National Sports School Page 5 of 9
6.a) In the following space draw an internal structure of the Earth and label it with the following words: (6 marks) mantle crust inner core outer core convection currents b) Arrange the following sentences in order to explain how the processes under the Earth s crust causes earthquakes and volcanoes. The first one is given as an example. ( 4 marks) When the convection currents hit the crust, they cause the plates to move. As a result, convection currents originate from the core and flow through the mantle. Volcanoes occur where two plates move apart or when one plate moves under another plate. The core has very high temperatures. 1 When the plates move, earthquakes occur. National Sports School Page 6 of 9
7. a) Label the following diagram with the following terms: (2 marks) Epicentre Focus Point b) Underline the correct word from the brackets: ( 5 marks) i) A person who studies earthquakes is called ( geologist, scientist, seismologist ). ii) The ( Richter scale, metre scale, millibars ) is used to measure the strength of an earthquake. iii) The ( barometer, seismograph, thermometer ) is the instrument used to measure the strength of an earthquake. iv) The strength of an earthquake can also be measured by using the ( Einstein scale, Mercalli scale, Wegner scale ). v) The study of the movements of continents and the different landforms is known as ( plate tectonics, science technology, biological science ). National Sports School Page 7 of 9
8. The following diagram shows the continents that existed about 300 million years ago. a) What is the name given by geologists to this continent?.. ( 2 marks) b) What is the name of the ocean that existed between the continents of Gondwanaland and Laurasia?.. sea ( 2 marks) c) Write down the name of this ocean on the diagram above. ( 2 marks) 9. Identify and list whether the following liquid water is either fresh water or salty water. sea river air moisture (Atmospheric) ocean lake ( 5marks) Fresh Water Salty Water National Sports School Page 8 of 9
10. a) The following diagram shows the Water Cycle. (5 marks) Fill in the numbers from 1 to 5. Choose the words from the list below. sea, rainfall, condensation, sun, evaporation 1 = 2 = 3 = 4 = 5 = b) Write each of the following words next to its meaning: (4 marks) evaporation condensation rainfall surface water Word meaning Water flowing on the surface of the land. When water liquid turns into water vapour. When water vapour turns into water droplets. Clouds form. Water droplets falling from the clouds. National Sports School Page 9 of 9
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