Avanti House Secondary School Geography Department

Year 10 GCSE Geography: Mid-topic Test

Paper 1: Living with the Physical Environment

Section A: The Challenge of Natural Hazards

You will answer all questions on lined paper.

You will answer short questions worth 16 marks and one 9 mark question.

Total marks = 25 Time allowed = 25 minutes

Section A: Short Answer Questions

1, Identify the missing word (1 mark)

A natural hazard is one that threatens ______________ or has the potential to cause damage, destruction
and death.

a) people b) animals c) buildings d) ecosystems

2. Give an example of a geophysical natural hazard (1 mark)

3. State the name given to the Earth’s crust and the upper part of the mantle (1 mark)

4. Name the rock that oceanic crust is made from (1 mark)

5. Complete the sentence (1 mark)

There are two theories about what causes tectonic plates to move. One is that there are convection
currents in the mantle and the other theory is called………………………………..

6. Label the two types of plate margins – as shown below on the diagrams (2 marks)

A B

7. Name the type of plate margin where the Himalayas are found (1 mark)
8. The outbreak of cholera following an earthquake is an example of a: (1 mark)

a) Primary impact or b) Secondary impact

9. Supplying food and clean water is an example of: (1 mark)

a) immediate aid or b) long term aid

10. Identify which of the following is NOT a reason for living near to a volcano (1 mark)

a) Minerals b) Geothermal energy c) Fertile soils d) Warmer temperatures

11. Read the explanations of 3 different hazards created by volcanoes and name them (3 marks)

A When ash mixes with water, destructive mud flows are created.
B Very hot solid material which forms a ‘cloud’ (combined with gas) that travels away from the explosive
volcano at speeds of up to 200km/hour.
C A glacial outburst flood. If a volcano erupts below an ice cap, the heat released can melt huge volumes of
ice creating melt water. When this water escapes, it can cause huge floods.

12. Name the instrument defined below: (1 mark)

……………….. = an instrument used to measure slight changes in the inclination of the earth's surface

13. What does a seismometer do? (1 mark)

a) A seismometer is used to pick up the vibrations in the Earth's crust

b) A seismometer is used to predict changes in the behaviour of animals
c) A seismometer is used after an earthquake to detect gas leaks
d) A seismometer is used to measure the amount of gases released by a volcano

Section B: 9 mark Question

14. Level marked question (9 marks)

The responses to tectonic hazards such as earthquakes vary between countries of contrasting levels of wealth. To
what extent do you agree with this statement?