THE BIG SUMMER END OF YEAR GEOGRAPHY QUIZ

WEATHER & CLIMATE Round 8

Question 1 What is a drought?

Question 2 What sort of weather was the ‘Beast from the East’ in 2018?

Question 3 Name one type of weather hazard you might experience in the UK.

Question 4 Name one gas that contributes to climate change.

Question 5 What does a barometer measure?

Question 6 Name a possible risk that this location in China might face from future climate change.

Question 7 What happens in the eye of a hurricane?

Question 8 This is in Norway. What type of climate zone is this likely to be?

Question 9 Which three of these locations are deserts? Kalahari Atlas Antarctica Great Australian

Question 10 Name the scale used to measure wind speed.

Answers: WEATHER & CLIMATE– Round 8 Drought is a prolonged time without precipitation, or without reliable access to water A blizzard / storm / extremely cold weather event E.g. drought, heatwave, flood, coastal flood, storm surge, gale force winds, etc. E.g. CO2, SO2, methane, ozone, etc. Wind speed Possible risks from future floods as it is very low to the sea level, risk of overcrowding leading to water shortages and urban heat islands, etc. The weather inside the eye is calmer, with extreme winds and heavy rain just outside the eye. Likely to be tundra zone A, C, D Beaufort scale