Geography Quiz - Traffic (Answers)
Damage to the environment is a major topic studied in KS2 geography. One aspect looked at is traffic and the problems associated with it, for example air pollution and congestion.
Vehicles moving on a road are known as traffic. Vehicles include cars, lorries, tractors and motorbikes. When the roads are full of traffic we call it congestion. Traffic can cause all sorts of problems for the environment. The roads eventually wear out and need to be repaired or rebuilt, not to mention the pollution caused by fumes that are released into the atmosphere from exhausts.
Take this quiz to see how much you know about congestion, pollution and damage to the environment caused by traffic. .
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Congestion causes traffic jams
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The price of petrol is due to how much or how little of it there is
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More roads would provide alternative routes for vehicles so the roads already there would become less busy
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Fields have to be dug up to make way for new roads
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Although you MUST wear your seat belt in the car as this may save your life in case there is a crash, this does not help relieve congestion
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Petrol and diesel are extracted from the ground by oil wells and oil rigs
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Greenhouse gasses are responsible for warming the atmosphere
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Electric power is cleaner than petrol and diesel, though is not as convenient to use yet
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The lack of available land means that parking spaces can be very expensive
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Durham was the first UK city to introduce a Congestion Charge in 2002. London followed a year later
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