WJEC Geography Practice Test

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• What term describes a rock which has the ability to transmit water through its pores and fractures?
• Which term describes the broader consequences of economic change?
• A rock with many tiny gaps (pores) that can store water is described as what?
• Which process is the breakdown of rock by chemical, biological, freeze-thaw, or onion-skin processes?
• Which term means 'What an area is used for'?
• Which term describes the overall distribution of land use in a city by function (residential, commercial, industrial)?
• Which term represents the central business district in urban geography?
• Which feature is formed on the inside of a meander due to deposition?
• Which term describes the movement of water around the river system, including processes such as evaporation and precipitation?
• Which abbreviation stands for the rate at which births occur in a population?
• Which abbreviation stands for 'Death rate'?
• What term describes the downward transfer of water from the atmosphere to the ground, including rain, snow, sleet and hail?
• Which term best matches the idea of population moving back into urban cores?
• What is the downward movement of water from the surface into the ground called?
• Which term describes a coastal defence using low walls built into the sea?
• Which term means material is bounced along by the moving water?
• Which process involves rock material being rolled along a river bed or beach?
• What term describes the difference between the highest and lowest temperatures within a period?
• Strips of habitat that allow wild animals to migrate from one ecosystem to another are called what?
• Which term describes effects on the government?
• Which term describes groundwater stored in porous rocks?
• Which term means land that has not been used before for building?
• The force caused by molecules in the atmosphere pressing down on the Earth's surface.
• What term describes the phenomenon where a city is warmer than the surrounding rural areas?
• Which term refers to the section of the river found closest to the mouth, where the river is widest and flows fastest?
• Water in the ground below the water table is known as?
• When the pore spaces of soil are full of water, causing the water table to rise and ground to be covered in puddles, the soil is described as what?
• What term describes the combined loss of water from plants by both evaporation and transpiration?
• Which process occurs when water vapour cools and changes from a gas to a liquid?
• What is the term for the amount of water flowing through a river channel, measured in cubic metres per second?
• Which term is used for the volume of water moving through a river per second (the unit is cumecs)?
• The corridors that connect habitat fragments by linking hedgerows and trees are examples of which concept?
• The management practice of alternating different crops to maintain soil health and conserve water is called what?
• Which category includes professionals and office-based occupations?
• The ability to reach and use a service is called
• What term describes the movement of water around the water system?
• Which term refers to movement of sediment by water in jumps?
• Which term is used to denote a country, e.g., the UK, with reference to national divisions?
• The continuous flow of water between the Earth's surface and the atmosphere is called what?
• Which geomorphological feature forms when sediment connects a coast to an island?
• The wearing away of rock surfaces by pieces of rock held in the water. Also known as corrasion
• Which urban model describes a city with concentric rings of land use?
• In a delta, which channels branch away from the main river channel?
• Which term describes water stored within rocks underground?
• What is the process of wearing away of material by water?
• Which term describes features of an area that encourage people to move away from that area?
• Which area is described as 'Industry, residential, low socio economic groups'?
• What term describes water changing from liquid to vapour when heated?
• The wearing away of rock fragments as they rub against each other during transportation.
• Which process occurs when water vapour cools and changes to liquid in the air?
• The place where a river begins.
• What term is used to describe the outskirts of a city, often around the rural-urban fringe?
• Which landform is formed on the outside of a meander due to faster river speeds?
• The cutting down or burning of trees.
• Water that is moving in the water cycle is called what?
• Which term best describes the erosional process driven by the pressure of water and trapped air in cracks?
• The method of bringing water to dry areas
• The legal and financial arrangements by which people live in their housing are referred to as?
• Which landform features ridges that interlock as a river descends, formed by hard rock?
• The high land marking the boundary between two drainage basins is called what?
• The feature formed when waves cut a notch into the base of a cliff is called what?
• Which term describes erosion caused by rock fragments transported by water?
• Which feature forms on the inside of a meander as a result of slow moving water and deposition?
• Which term describes a line graph showing the discharge of a river over time?
• The breaking up of rocks by weathering processes such as rainfall and temperature change is known as what?
• The process by which fertile land becomes desert is called what?
• In urban geography, which term best describes the outer residential area of a city, often associated with commuter suburbs?
• Which term best describes the grouping of Housing, Shopping, Office, and Industry?
• Which type of river load remains dissolved in solution as it is transported?
• Which term means water loss from plants through the leaves?
• Which term describes the flow of water back into the sea after a wave breaks on a beach?
• Water is lost through the leaves of plants into the atmosphere by which process?
• Normal discharge of a river is called what?
• Which term describes the highest rate of water flow in a river during a flood?
• Which part of a river is at its highest stage near the source and is characterized by large boulders and turbulent water?
• The variety of living things in an environment is called what?
• Which term describes effects on people?
• What term refers to water that enters an aquifer and refills a groundwater store?
• Which term describes material carried along in the river channel, usually fine particles?
• A steep-sided valley formed by a waterfall as it retreats.
• Low walls built into the sea as a type of coastal defence are called?
• Which abbreviation stands for the rate at which deaths occur in a population?
• Which term is defined as 'How much a country earns'?
• Artificial structures such as sea walls or concrete river embankments are examples of?
• Which term describes people who have fled their country seeking asylum but have not yet been granted refugee status?
• Which process describes rock material carried floating in water?
• An area of land that has not been used before for building is called?
• Which term refers to the dissolving of rock materials in water, also known as solution?
• A coastal landform formed by deposition that connects the coast to an island is called a what?
• Shopping areas are best described as which land-use category?
• Water that is moving in the river is called?
• What term describes material carried by a river or waves in the sea, eroded and varying in size from boulders to mud?
• The direction in which the wind most often blows is called what?
• Which structures reduce the erosion of coastlines and river banks?
• Which term covers rain, snow, sleet and hail moving from the atmosphere to the ground?
• Raised river banks formed along the sides of a river's channel; can be natural or man-made flood defenses.
• The climatic condition of large land masses heating up and cooling down very quickly.
• Which feature is found on the outside of a meander and characterized by erosion?
• The decline of traditional industries such as coal mining is called what?
• Which term is used to refer to the cycle of water movement through the atmosphere, land, and oceans?
• A rocky shelf in front of a cliff formed by erosion and left after the cliff retreats is called what?
• What is the process where soft cliffs collapse toward the sea?
• Which term describes manufacturing and processing goods?
• A community of plants and animals and the environment in which they live is called what?
• What term describes the breaking down of rock by chemical, biological, freeze-thaw, or onion-skin processes?
• Which process involves rock material being carried in water without contact with the bed?
• A place where matter remains for a period of time within a cycle?
• Which term refers to a coastal management strategy involving holes in existing sea defences so that a new coastline is established further inland?
• The steppe grassland region south of the Sahara desert that is slowly disappearing
• Office buildings primarily fall under which land-use category?
• What term describes a problem that triggers a chain of other problems?
• Which term corresponds to 'Residential'?
• Which abbreviation stands for 'Birth rate'?
• Time between peak rainfall and peak discharge is known as what?
• Which term describes the process of the dissolution of soluble rock in water, such as limestone?
• The river moves material as bedload, suspended load, or dissolved load. What is the general term for this movement of material?
• What is the land drained by a river and its tributaries called?
• What is the term for the layer of gases surrounding the Earth?
• Which term describes the cutting down or burning of trees?
• Which urban model places the central business district at the center with circular rings around it?
• Which urban growth model describes city expansion in concentric rings around a central business district?
• Which feature is the wide flat valley that is usually flooded by a river and deposits fertile material?
• A measure of wellbeing that you cannot put a value on e.g happiness describes which term?
• Which term is described as 'Shows areas in a city'?
• Which term describes a move of people inwards, towards city centres?
• Where does a river begin?
• Vertical erosion in the upper course deepens the bed and makes the valley sides unstable, sometimes collapsing to create which type of valley?
• Which term describes the movement of water from the atmosphere to the ground, including rain, snow, sleet and hail?
• An area from which a river system or lake derives its water is called what?
• Which term describes the growth of population and the physical size of larger towns and cities?
• Which term describes the process of decline in traditional industrial regions?
• Water is prevented from reaching the ground by vegetation. What is this process called?
• A quantitative measure of wellbeing describes which term?
• What is the flow of water through the soil called?
• The movement of persons from one place to another is called
• What is the point where a river begins?
• What do you call a small river that joins a larger one?
• Which term best describes the consequences of human activity on ecosystems?
• Housing is most closely associated with which land-use category?
• Which term describes the wearing down of rock material by fragments rubbing together during transport?
• What term describes the movement of material by rivers and the sea?
• Which term best describes a system consisting of living organisms and their physical environment interacting in a given area?
• What term refers to heavy material such as large boulders that are rolled along the river bed?
• Which term describes the wearing away of rock fragments as they rub against each other during transport?
• Which term refers to a region of grassland south of the Sahara that is gradually diminishing?
• Which coastal process refers to the return flow of water from the shore back to the sea after a wave breaks?
• Gifts of nature that a country can use include air, land, water, forests, wildlife, topsoil, and minerals
• Which term describes natural flood management measures using ecosystems?
• The process of wearing away rock by small particles carried by water
• A landform formed by sediment deposited at the mouth of a river, typically when waves are not strong enough to carry it to sea, causing distributaries.
• What term describes rock that contains numerous pores that store groundwater?
• Which term denotes aid given by independent organisations, often charities, which collect donations to use in other countries?
• Which term describes a rise in sea level caused by unusual low air pressure that can cause coastal flooding?
• People who travel from place to place with their possessions and animals
• Which term refers to the wind direction that is most commonly observed in a region?
• Which term describes the dissolving in water of soluble rock, such as limestone, also described as solution?
• What term describes the drainage area that feeds a river system?
• Which term describes the average level of wealth and prosperity expressed numerically?
• When water covers or submerges a place or area that is normally dry, this is called?
• Which term describes subdivisions within a country such as regions?
• Which term describes the area from which a river collects its water?
• A large store of underground water usually contained in porous rocks.
• What term describes material carried by a river, larger near source and finer near mouth?
• The practice of planting a variety of crops in a specific order to gain the most productive crop yields and to conserve soil and water quality is called what?
• What term denotes the movement of material by rivers and the sea?
• My life to your life describes which term?
• Which category refers to professional or office-based occupations?
• Which term is used to denote the quantity of water moving through a river cross-section at a given moment?
• Which term denotes the policy that controls development around cities to curb urban expansion?
• A town e.g Mapperley vs St Ann's describes which term?
• What term describes the difference between maximum and minimum temperatures?
• What term describes water loss from plants through pores in the leaves?
• Which of the following describes actions taken to protect an area from the effects of flooding?
• Which term denotes aid provided by independent organisations such as charities?
• What is an alternative flood management method, such as planting trees, creating floodplains, or importing beach material?
• As a river weaves around fingers of hard rock while descending a valley; name this feature.
• The process by which fertile land becomes a desert is called what?
• Which term describes water that remains in the water system but is not actively moving, such as clouds or groundwater?
• Which process describes rock material being carried by water in a series of jumps along a river bed or beach?
• Which process is the force of the water washing away rocks?
• Water that is stationary in the water cycle, such as clouds, groundwater storage or surface storage, is called what?
• Sideways erosion usually on outside of a meander.
• Which term describes the fertile, flat area that is regularly flooded by a river?
• Which term describes the outward spread of urban areas into surrounding rural land?
• Which feature is the pool at the bottom of a waterfall formed by hydraulic action and abrasion, usually filled with rocks?
• Which term describes the material carried by a river that is bounced or rolled along its bed?
• What term describes a flat area at the base of a cliff created by wave erosion?
• The maximum discharge of a river after a storm is called what?
• Which term describes the process of removing forests, often to use land for agriculture or development?
• What is the term for the wearing away of the landscape by natural forces?
• The ease with which, in this case, a person is able to reach and use a service
• Water held in rocks underground is known as which term?
• Which term is associated with the concept 'Average persons salary'?
• Water moving through rocks in the ground is called what?
• What is the term for the point where a river meets the sea?
• Which process erodes riverbanks by water pressure and abrasion?
• What term describes the area from which a shop attracts its customers?
• Which term describes a policy that limits development around urban areas to prevent urban sprawl?
• The starting point of a river?
• Which term describes changes in governance due to economic shifts?
• Which term describes the growth of population and the physical size of larger towns and cities?
• Which term describes the movement of sediment by bouncing along the river bed?
• A slot cut into the bottom of a cliff by wave action is known as what?
• Which urban growth model describes cities expanding in concentric rings around a central core?
• Which occupation category includes managers, administrators, and professionals?
• Factories and warehouses are categorized as which type?
• Puddles, ponds and lakes are examples of which water store?
• A river bend with outside faster flow forming cliffs and inside deposition.
• In a forest, which term describes the upper layer that intercepts rainfall and houses many leaves and fruits?
• Which of the following pairings is correct?
• Which term refers to the sector involving manufacturing and processing goods?
• Which term describes an economic activity where the farmer produces only enough food to feed the family?
• The average temperature and rainfall over a long time, e.g. 30 years.
• Cities e.g Nottingham to Derby describe which term?
• What term describes the collection and use of rainwater from rooftops?
• Which area is described as 'Where most businesses are'?
• Which term refers to the component of river load that is carried in suspension within the water column?
• What is the process called when sediment is laid down in the landscape as the energy of the transporting force decreases?
• What is the term for land that has previously been developed and is available for redevelopment?
• The canopy is the upper layer of a forest; the canopy receives most sunlight so contains many leaves, flowers and fruit.
• Which term is used to describe a rural area?
• What is the level below which the ground is saturated with water called?
• Which occupation category includes trades and manufacturing roles, often described as manual labor?
• Which term describes the movement of people from one place to another?
• Sediments deposited by a river, from fine grains such as silt to coarser sands and gravels.
• Which term describes the growth of rural populations in areas that are accessible to towns and cities by commuters?
• Which label is commonly used for office-based or professional occupations?
• Which term describes a non-quantifiable aspect of wellbeing?
• Which term refers to the area around a city where rural and urban land uses mix?
• Which process describes water moving through rocks in the ground?
• A rock that allows water to pass through it is described as what?
• In a delta, what are the smaller channels that branch away from the main river called?
• The cycle of decline AKA which term?
• An area of dry land that gets very little rainfall is called what?
• What is the name for a meander that has been cut off from the main river channel and abandoned?
• What is the combined loss of water from plants by both evaporation and transpiration called?
• Which term refers to sediments deposited by a river?
• Which term describes effects on jobs, employment, and industry?
• Which term means relations between different countries?
• What is the overland flow that happens when water cannot sink into the ground?
• An area of land surrounding an urban area that is protected from development to prevent city sprawl is called?
• A landform formed by sediment deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake, usually with distributaries.
• The dissolving of rock materials in water. Also known as solution.
• Which term describes a form of refugee who has fled their country of origin and seeks protection due to a well-founded fear of persecution on grounds such as political opinion, religion, ethnicity, race or nationality, or membership of a particular social group?
• What term describes the entire land area drained by a river and its tributaries?
• Which term refers to services in which goods are sold to the public?
• Which process describes water moving down through soil, similar to coffee dripping?
• Which term refers to a person’s own life?
• The area from which a river collects its water. Also called a drainage basin.
• Which process describes erosion at the base of a cliff caused by wave action, leading to undercutting?
• Which term refers to places where water is found on the surface, such as lakes and reservoirs?
• What term describes the volume of water flowing through a section of a river at a given time, measured in cumecs?
• A large store of underground water usually contained in porous rocks
• Which term means an area of countryside?
• Which area is associated with 'High socio economic groups'?
• What term means the wearing away of material?
• What term describes the process by which a dry region becomes drier, vegetation dies, and soil becomes prone to erosion?
• The breaking up of rock material caused by water compressing air in cracks within rock surfaces, before releasing it explosively is known as?
• What feature forms where a river meets softer rock after flowing over more resistant material, with waterfalls retreating to leave a gorge?
• Which job category is typically manual and physically demanding, such as steel workers?
• The eroding of rock surfaces by other pieces of rock carried by rivers or the sea, also known as corrasion.
• Which term describes features of an area that attract people to live there?
• Long periods of time without rain are known as
• Which term describes the movement of material along the river bed by rolling?
• What term describes the overall consequences of human activity on the natural environment?
• The destruction of vegetation by putting too many animals on the land for too long
• In urban planning, which term describes land that has been previously developed and is suitable for redevelopment?
• Which process describes water turning into vapour when heated by the sun?
• The coastal protection structure that reduces erosion along coastlines and river banks called?