Physical Geography Quiz

Answer Sheet

1. What causes tides in the oceans ?      Answer: D

2. A meander is a.....?      Answer: D

3. What is a ria ?      Answer: E

4. What do we call the 'start' of a river ?      Answer: E

5. Which three minerals combine to make the rock called Granite ?      Answer: C

6. Which rock dissolves fastest in Acid rain ?      Answer: A

7. To the nearest million, how many penguins were there at the North Pole in the 1995 census ?
Answer: A

8. Which is the odd one out ?      Answer: E

9. Which is the larger continent ?      Answer: A

10. Which is the odd one out ?      Answer: A

11. Which is the odd one out ?      Answer: E

12. An area which has NOT been glaciated may show... ?      Answer: D