Geography: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Shopping (Questions)

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Shopping is all about spending and buying. Shopping lists are known to have been used by Romans as one was discovered by Hadrian's Wall dated back to 75-125 AD.

Test your knowledge with this Geography quiz all about shopping.

1. Where are large department stores usually found?
[ ] City center
[ ] Council estate
[ ] Industrial estate
[ ] Inner suburbs
2. Cheap items, bought often, are called what?
[ ] Consolidated goods
[ ] Convenience goods
[ ] Emergency goods
[ ] Subsistence goods
3. What does CBD stand for?
[ ] Central Business District
[ ] City Banking Department
[ ] Clothing Bargain Day
[ ] Controlled Business Development
4. The area a shop serves is the sphere of what?
[ ] Attraction
[ ] Custom
[ ] Influence
[ ] Trade
5. What sort of map best shows the sphere of influence?
[ ] Flow map
[ ] Street map
[ ] Tidal map
[ ] Treasure map
6. Primark and H&M are examples of what?
[ ] Chain stores
[ ] Hypermarkets
[ ] Retail parks
[ ] Shopping parades
7. Who would object most to internet shopping?
[ ] A disabled person
[ ] A family in a remote area
[ ] A shop assistant
[ ] Someone who works long hours
8. What word means 'settlements put into order of size or importance'?
[ ] Conurbation
[ ] Hierarchy
[ ] Plutarchy
[ ] Tiers
9. The Trafford Center is on the outskirts of which city?
[ ] Bristol
[ ] Leeds
[ ] Manchester
[ ] Newcastle
10. Which is not an argument against out-of-town shopping centers?
[ ] Their goods are dearer
[ ] They are often built on farmland
[ ] They cause competition for traditional shops
[ ] They cause increased traffic
Geography: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Shopping (Answers)
1. Where are large department stores usually found?
[x] City center
[ ] Council estate
[ ] Industrial estate
[ ] Inner suburbs
2. Cheap items, bought often, are called what?
[ ] Consolidated goods
[x] Convenience goods
[ ] Emergency goods
[ ] Subsistence goods
e.g. bread, milk, newspapers
3. What does CBD stand for?
[x] Central Business District
[ ] City Banking Department
[ ] Clothing Bargain Day
[ ] Controlled Business Development
4. The area a shop serves is the sphere of what?
[ ] Attraction
[ ] Custom
[x] Influence
[ ] Trade
5. What sort of map best shows the sphere of influence?
[x] Flow map
[ ] Street map
[ ] Tidal map
[ ] Treasure map
6. Primark and H&M are examples of what?
[x] Chain stores
[ ] Hypermarkets
[ ] Retail parks
[ ] Shopping parades
A series of shops owned by one company
7. Who would object most to internet shopping?
[ ] A disabled person
[ ] A family in a remote area
[x] A shop assistant
[ ] Someone who works long hours
They could lose their job if the shop loses customers
8. What word means 'settlements put into order of size or importance'?
[ ] Conurbation
[x] Hierarchy
[ ] Plutarchy
[ ] Tiers
9. The Trafford Center is on the outskirts of which city?
[ ] Bristol
[ ] Leeds
[x] Manchester
[ ] Newcastle
It's in Trafford Park just west of Manchester
10. Which is not an argument against out-of-town shopping centers?
[x] Their goods are dearer
[ ] They are often built on farmland
[ ] They cause competition for traditional shops
[ ] They cause increased traffic