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Geography: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Change Over Time (Questions)

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In geography you find out about different places, and about people all round the world. Geography also looks at how things change over time. In this quiz there are ten questions about some big changes that might happen. Some people move from one place to another, or from one country to another. The weather can change. In some countries there might be an earthquake. Let’s have a look at some big changes.

Over time many things might happen. See if you can answer these questions about some of them.

1. If the Earth gets a little bit warmer, what will happen to temperatures?
[ ] Temperatures will go up
[ ] Temperatures will go down
[ ] Temperatures will stay the same
[ ] Temperatures will be freezing
2. In 2014 there was an earthquake in south-west China. What happened during the earthquake?
[ ] Buildings fell down
[ ] Buildings did not move
[ ] Buildings grew taller
[ ] Nothing
3. Ella lives in Wales. Ella’s family are going to live in Australia.

What is changing?
[ ] Nothing - Ella is staying in Wales
[ ] Ella is moving to Wales
[ ] Ella is moving to Australia
[ ] Nothing - Ella is staying in Australia
4. Jan lived in Poland. His Dad got a job in Manchester. Jan and his family moved to England.

What changed?
[ ] Jan moved to live in England
[ ] Jan moved from Manchester to Poland
[ ] Nothing - Jan stayed in Poland
[ ] Nothing - Jan stayed in England
5. More and more people are moving to big ______.
[ ] Cities
[ ] Villages
[ ] Hamlets
[ ] Farms
6. In 2011 there was a very bad drought in East Africa. What happens in a drought?
[ ] There is no wind
[ ] There is no rain
[ ] There is no sun
[ ] There is no warmth
7. What can happen if there is too much rain?
[ ] Flooding
[ ] Drought
[ ] Freezing
[ ] Fog
8. More and more people travel around the world. They travel long distances from country to country. How do most people travel around the world?
[ ] By car
[ ] By boat
[ ] By train
[ ] By airplane
9. What do people need to earn money?
[ ] Jobs
[ ] Nice clothes
[ ] New trainers
[ ] Presents
10. After secondary school a lot of teenagers go to __________.
[ ] Nursery school
[ ] Primary school
[ ] Play group
[ ] University
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Geography: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Change Over Time (Answers)
1. If the Earth gets a little bit warmer, what will happen to temperatures?
[x] Temperatures will go up
[ ] Temperatures will go down
[ ] Temperatures will stay the same
[ ] Temperatures will be freezing
What do we use to measure temperatures? - Thermometers
2. In 2014 there was an earthquake in south-west China. What happened during the earthquake?
[x] Buildings fell down
[ ] Buildings did not move
[ ] Buildings grew taller
[ ] Nothing
Sadly, 600 people died in this earthquake
3. Ella lives in Wales. Ella’s family are going to live in Australia.

What is changing?
[ ] Nothing - Ella is staying in Wales
[ ] Ella is moving to Wales
[x] Ella is moving to Australia
[ ] Nothing - Ella is staying in Australia
Can you find both Wales and Australia on a globe?
4. Jan lived in Poland. His Dad got a job in Manchester. Jan and his family moved to England.

What changed?
[x] Jan moved to live in England
[ ] Jan moved from Manchester to Poland
[ ] Nothing - Jan stayed in Poland
[ ] Nothing - Jan stayed in England
Can you find Poland on a map of Europe?
5. More and more people are moving to big ______.
[x] Cities
[ ] Villages
[ ] Hamlets
[ ] Farms
Do you live in a city? Which is the nearest big city to where you live?
6. In 2011 there was a very bad drought in East Africa. What happens in a drought?
[ ] There is no wind
[x] There is no rain
[ ] There is no sun
[ ] There is no warmth
In a drought there is no rain for many months
7. What can happen if there is too much rain?
[x] Flooding
[ ] Drought
[ ] Freezing
[ ] Fog
Floods can be very dangerous
8. More and more people travel around the world. They travel long distances from country to country. How do most people travel around the world?
[ ] By car
[ ] By boat
[ ] By train
[x] By airplane
Do you live near an airport? What is it called?
9. What do people need to earn money?
[x] Jobs
[ ] Nice clothes
[ ] New trainers
[ ] Presents
What job would you like to do?
10. After secondary school a lot of teenagers go to __________.
[ ] Nursery school
[ ] Primary school
[ ] Play group
[x] University
Students study geography and lots of other subjects at university