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CCEA A-Level Geography Physical Geography overview quiz quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. What are the units of river discharge?

  2. In the drainage basin hydrological cycle, which of the following is a flow rather than a store?

  3. Approximately how much energy is passed on between trophic levels in a food chain?

  4. What are the three nutrient stores in the Gersmehl model?

  5. Which air mass brings warm, moist conditions to the British Isles?

  6. In a passing depression, which front brings the heavier, more intense band of rain?

  7. At which type of plate margin do plates slide past each other, generating shallow earthquakes but no volcanoes?

  8. Which sequence correctly shows the formation of coastal landforms on a headland?

  9. What is longshore drift?

  10. Which of these is an example of soft engineering for river or coastal management?

  11. Which Northern Ireland site is a good example of a fragile ecosystem managed to balance conservation and visitor pressure?

  12. Why are earthquake impacts often greater in lower-income countries?