7af80-Socialscience06 Term1 Test

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1 Complete the sentences about the Earth.

a. Earth is a unique

because it has a hospitable environment to live in.

b. The Earth consists of oxygen and

which most living things need in order to

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c. Earth is covered by over d. Earth is the

per cent of water which is also vital to living things. planet from the Sun, has

very powerful

moon and a

field.

2 Circle true or false. Correct the false sentences. There may be more than one correct answer.

a. The Earth revolves around the Moon.

True

False

b. The Earth is tilted away from the Sun in summer summer..

True

False

c. It takes the Earth 365 days to complete an orbit of the Sun.

True

False

d. Rotation gives us seasons.

True

False

3 Answer the questions.

a. What are the two main gases in the atmosphere?

b. How many layers are there?

c. What phenomenon occurs in the thermosphere?

d. What does the mesosphere protect us from?

e. What do latitude and longitude measure?

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4 Read the description. Write the correct stage of the water cycle.

a.

c. At this stage, the sun heats the water and moves up into the atmosphere.

At this stage, the water is foundin rivers, lakes and other bodies of water as well as the ground.

b.

d. At this stage, water vapour cools drops and clouds begin to form.

At this stage, clouds cool and of water start to fall.

5 Complete the sentences about the geosphere.

a. The

is the solid and rigid part of the Earth.

b. The outer layer of the geosphere is the c. The

surrounds the core.

d. The core is the e.

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part. float on the mantle and sometimes they collide and cause eruptions.

6 Write Autonomous Community  or capital city .

a. Sevilla

d. Aragón

b. Castilla y León

e. Zaragoza

c. Cataluña

f. Logroño

7 Match the words to their definitions.

1. estuary

a. a small river flowing into a mayor river

2. river mouth

b. where the river’s current meets the sea’s tide

3. river course

c. the part that flows into another body of water

4. tributary

d. where the river starts

5. river source

e. the path from the source to the mouth

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8 Circle the correct word to complete the sentences.

a. The Meseta is divided into two/three regions. b. The Sistema Central river/mountain chain divides the regions. c. The Montes de Toledo are in the northern/southern region of the Meseta. d.  Alpine/Polar  climate is the coldest climate on Earth. e. Continental climate has very cold winters and very hot/warm summers. f. The Valle del Duero/Tajo  is in the south of the Meseta. g. Rivers in the Cantabrian watershed are short and  slow/fast . h. Rivers in the Atlantic watershed are the same/vary . i. Most of the rivers in the Mediterranean watershed are  short/long.  j. The Tajo/Guadalquivir  is the longest river on the peninsula. 9 Label the Spanish watersheds. 1

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1: 2: 3: 3

4: 5:

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10 Complete the sentences using the words from the box. There are some extra words.

Mediterranean The Colosseum

The Volga The White House Caspian Mount Kilimanjaro

Russia Germany Spain The Ural mountains The Pyrenees

a.

is a famous European landmark in Italy.

b.

separates Europe from Asia.

c.

is the longest river in Europe.

d.

is the biggest country in Europe.

e. The Rhone and the Ebro flow into the f. The Volga river flows into the

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11 Correct the words in italics about capital cities in Europe.

a. Munich is the capital of Germany. b. The capital of Russia is Morocco. c. Paris is the most populated European capital. d. Bucharest is the capital of Turkey . e. Zurich is more populated than the capital city of Switzerland, Belgrade. f. The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. 12 Circle the odd one out and write the reason why.

a. London

Ankara

Berlin

Russia

The others are capital cities. b. France

Sweden

Paris

Romania

c. Madrid

Rome

Paris

Munich

d. Greece

Iceland

Cyprus

Ireland

e. Dniester

Danube

Dnieper

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f. lizards

goats

vultures

eagles

13 Classify the words into river (R), sea (S), mountain (M) or capital city (CC).

a. Loire

d. Highlands

g. Vistula

b. Guadiana

e. Sofia

h. Ionian

c. Caucasus

f. Pristina

i. Prague

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