Name: _______________

Geography test 1
Grade 9

1. Circle the correct answer: 10

● The word “transcontinental” means:
a. A group of continents that have the same name
b. A group of countries that all have the same name
c. Crossing more than one continent
d. A piece of land that is surrounded by water on most sides

● The Euphrates and Tigris rivers flow into:

a. Red sea
b. Dead sea
c. Arabian Gulf
d. Caspian Sea

● The largest enclosed body of water in the world is:

a. Red sea
b. Dead sea
c. Arabian Gulf
d. Caspian Sea

● Zagros Mountains are:

a. Fold mountains
b. Dunes
c. Rocky Mountains
d. Canyons
● Biomass energy is:
a. Energy from trees and other plants, they can be burned on a small scale to
heat a room
b. Given off by rotting plants and animal waste, which releases gas that can be
collected and burned to power electricity.
● Some of the natural resources we use are running out. This is happening at the
same time as the number of:
a. People increasing
b. Sunlight decreasing
c. Water decreasing
d. Sea levels increasing
● non - renewable energy is a type of energy that:
a. Can be found underground
b. Will never run out
c. cannot be replaced
d. Comes from water power
● Energy can be produced from:
a. Diamonds
b. Gold
c. Aluminum
d. Biomass
● Wind is a:
a. Nonrenewable resource
b. Natural gas
c. Renewable resource
d. Finite resource
● A common system used to put climate zones into categories is called:
a. Häagen climate classification
b. Köppen climate classification
c. Wäagner climate classification
d. Müller climate classification
2. Fill in the blanks: 5
Caspian Arabian desert red sea Salt Lake Bahrain

● There are many small islands in the Arabian Gulf, the largest is _________.
● The water in some areas of the _____________ is the hottest and saltiest in the
world.
● The ______________ sea is the largest enclosed body of water in the world.
● The dead sea is really a ___________, with the lowest surface on Earth.
● The ________________ Covers almost all of the Arabian Peninsula.

3. Define the following words with full sentences. 6

● Peninsula:
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● Finite resources:
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● Fossil fuel:
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4. Explain the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy resources, give
one example from each. 4
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