Year 7 Geography practice questions

Lock in’s Year 7 Geography course has 5 units with 90 flashcards and 83 practice questions, plus timed exams built fresh each time.

• Landscapes and landformsLandscapes and their value; Weathering, erosion and deposition; Landforms in Australia; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander connections to landscapes
• Geomorphic hazardsPlates and hazards; Volcanoes; Earthquakes, tsunamis and landslides; Impacts and responses
• Place and liveabilityPlaces and what they mean; Measuring liveability; Factors that influence liveability; Perceptions of liveability
• Access, community and enhancing liveabilityAccess to services; Transport and the shape of cities; Community and social connectedness; Enhancing liveability sustainably
• Geographical toolsMap elements: BOLTSS; Direction and location; Scale and distance; Graphs, photographs and fieldwork

Try each question before you open the answer. Written answers show what a full-marks response needs to include.

1. Question 1. Landscapes and landformsMultiple choice

   Breaking down rock without moving it is…

   1. AErosion
   2. BTransportation
   3. CDeposition
   4. DWeathering
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   D. Weathering

2. Question 2. Geomorphic hazardsMultiple choice

   The point on the surface above where an earthquake starts is the…

   1. ACrater
   2. BFault
   3. CFocus
   4. DEpicentre
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   D. Epicentre

3. Question 3. Geomorphic hazards: plates and hazards2 marks

   Identify the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster.

   Show model answer and marking criteria

   Model answer. A natural hazard is a natural event, such as an earthquake, that could harm people and property. It becomes a natural disaster when it actually causes major loss of life or damage and the community cannot cope on its own.

   A full-marks answer:

   • A hazard is a natural event that threatens people or property
   • It becomes a disaster when it causes major loss and the community cannot cope
4. Question 4. Place and liveabilityMultiple choice

   Which is a social factor affecting liveability?

   1. AFast internet
   2. BFeeling safe in the community
   3. CClean air
   4. DMany jobs
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   B. Feeling safe in the community

5. Question 5. Place and liveability: factors that influence liveability2 marks

   Outline TWO factors that make a place liveable.

   Show model answer and marking criteria

   Model answer. Access to services such as hospitals, schools and public transport makes daily life easier and healthier. A clean, safe environment with parks and little pollution also makes a place more pleasant to live in.

   A full-marks answer:

   • Factor 1 with a brief explanation, e.g. access to services such as hospitals and schools
   • Factor 2 (a different type), e.g. a clean, safe environment with green space
6. Question 6. Access, community and enhancing liveabilityMultiple choice

   Which factor most affects access to services in remote Australia?

   1. AAir pollution
   2. BBuilding height
   3. CDistance
   4. DTraffic lights
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   C. Distance

Geography questions reward the right terms and real examples. Use data from the map, graph or table in your answer and quote the numbers. Practise grid references, scale and reading climate graphs until they are automatic, because they come up every year.

In Lock in, every Geography topic has short notes, then flashcards that use spaced repetition: rate each card Again, Hard, Good or Easy and it comes back just before you would forget it. Practice questions come in three levels, Foundation, Standard and Complex. Three right in a row moves you up a level, and two wrong moves you back.

Press Study for me and the app builds a 15 to 20 minute session from the cards that are due, the mistakes that are due and questions on your weakest topics. Anything you get wrong comes back 1, 3 and 7 days later until you get it right. When an exam is close, sit a timed practice exam with AI marking.

More Year 7 subjects

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