KS2 Places | Who Lives in Different Parts of the World

Geography Quiz - Places 1 (Questions)

In KS2 geography children will look at different places around the world, comparing their different characteristics such as population size or climate. This is quite a large topic and so this is the first of two quizzes on the subject.

Places are locations in the world. The study of places in geography means looking at the use of land, the climate, population, economic activity and physical and human features of a place. With the increased understanding this gives us, we can then compare and contrast the places we live with other places in the world.

How are things like population size and types of industry different in different countries? Take this quiz and find out.

How can you find out the location of a place?

[ ]	Look in a thesaurus
[ ]	Look in a dictionary
[ ]	Look on a map
[ ]	Look at a photograph of the place

What does population mean?

[ ]	The number of people living in a place
[ ]	The number of cars in a place
[ ]	The number of houses in a place
[ ]	The number of shops in a place

Which of these affects the crops that are grown in a place?

[ ]	Mountains
[ ]	Climate and soil
[ ]	Rivers
[ ]	Buildings

What type of crops are you likely to find in a temperate climate?

[ ]	Sugar
[ ]	Pineapples
[ ]	Coffee
[ ]	Wheat

Which climate is best for growing bananas?

[ ]	Tropical
[ ]	Temperate
[ ]	Polar
[ ]	Arid

What type of industry are you more likely to find on the coast?

[ ]	Fishing
[ ]	Farming
[ ]	Food production
[ ]	Recycling plant

What is the main industry in the UK countryside?

[ ]	Fishing
[ ]	Farming
[ ]	Shipping
[ ]	Coal mining

Which of these jobs is a primary economic activity?

[ ]	Greengrocer
[ ]	Factory worker
[ ]	Fisherman
[ ]	Fishmonger

What kind of economic activity is a supermarket assistant undertaking?

[ ]	Primary
[ ]	Secondary
[ ]	Tertiary
[ ]	None of these

10.

Another way of saying secondary economic activity is?

[ ]	Take it
[ ]	Make it
[ ]	Sell it
[ ]	Cook it

Geography Quiz - Places 1 (Answers)

How can you find out the location of a place?

[ ]	Look in a thesaurus
[ ]	Look in a dictionary
[x]	Look on a map
[ ]	Look at a photograph of the place

Maps show us where in the world places are

What does population mean?

[x]	The number of people living in a place
[ ]	The number of cars in a place
[ ]	The number of houses in a place
[ ]	The number of shops in a place

One place may have fewer cars or shops than another place but more people living in it, therefore a higher population

Which of these affects the crops that are grown in a place?

[ ]	Mountains
[x]	Climate and soil
[ ]	Rivers
[ ]	Buildings

Different crops prefer different climates or soil types

What type of crops are you likely to find in a temperate climate?

[ ]	Sugar
[ ]	Pineapples
[ ]	Coffee
[x]	Wheat

Sugar, pineapples and coffee all prefer tropical climates

Which climate is best for growing bananas?

[x]	Tropical
[ ]	Temperate
[ ]	Polar
[ ]	Arid

Bananas would not grow very well at all in a polar climate!

What type of industry are you more likely to find on the coast?

[x]	Fishing
[ ]	Farming
[ ]	Food production
[ ]	Recycling plant

Tourism and shipping are also major industries on the coast

What is the main industry in the UK countryside?

[ ]	Fishing
[x]	Farming
[ ]	Shipping
[ ]	Coal mining

Almost two thirds of Britain is farmland

Which of these jobs is a primary economic activity?

[ ]	Greengrocer
[ ]	Factory worker
[x]	Fisherman
[ ]	Fishmonger

Primary economic activity is 'take it'

What kind of economic activity is a supermarket assistant undertaking?

[ ]	Primary
[ ]	Secondary
[x]	Tertiary
[ ]	None of these

Tertiary is when someone is selling it

10.

Another way of saying secondary economic activity is?

[ ]	Take it
[x]	Make it
[ ]	Sell it
[ ]	Cook it

Primary - Take it
Secondary - Make it
Tertiary - Sell it