Liceul Teoretic „Gheorghe Șincai”, Cluj-Napoca Clasa a IX-a.

Semestrul II
TEST PENTRU TRANSFERUL ELEVILOR Limba engleză
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 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acordă 10 puncte din oficiu.

 Timpul de lucru efectiv este de 2 ore.

GEOGRAFIA MARII BRITANII SI A STATELOR UNITE ALE AMERICII

CLASA a-IX-a – BILINGV

1. Fill in the gapped text below: (13p)

The British Isles are situated ..................coast of Europe.

The .............. or ................ Meridian passes through .............. which is now one of London's suburbs.

Great Britain includes .............., ……………... and……………

The whole name of the country is:……………

Britain's coastline is very irregular with many .................... like:……….., inlets, peninsulas, ……….,
……………, …………… and …………… .

2. Choose words from the box to complete the following text describing the climate of the UK: (7p)

Higher, changeable, maritime, equable, west, mild, wetter

"Britain's climate is more or less similar to that of the north-western parts of Europe. However, due to its being
an island, Britain suffers (1 )................,,..influences, which vary with location.: the further west you go, the
(2)....................it gets. Winters are(3)....,.,.,..,..,....., somehow colder in the east than in the (4)....................and
snow is a regular feature of the (5)....................areas only (eg. the Grampians in the Scottish Highlands). All in
all this climate is (6)....................as it displays a lack of extremes but at the same time it can be very
(7)....................”

3. Write a short description of the relief in Britain by filling in the gaps in the text below. (10p)

In terms of landscape there are two main areas in Britain:

……………………………… and ……………………….. whose boundary can be roughly defined by an

imaginary oblique line.

Most of the country (about 75%) is highland region made up by old eroded ………………………. . The highest
peak is …………………………( m) situated in the ……………………………… Mts in Scotland.
The lowland area is mainly situated in the …………-……………… part of the country and around the
…………………… .

Except the areas called ………………………………. and ……………………...... which are almost flat the
rest of the region is an alternation of ……………….(also called escarpments), valleys and plains.

4. Complete the following sentences :( 15p)

1. The general effect of the westerly winds on Britain is that they bring________________

2. The North Atlantic Drift is________________ and its effect is_________________

3. The south of the UK is warmer than the north because_______________________

4. The east of the UK is drier than the west because___________________________.

5. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the list below. (10p)

Boundary, fragmented, 48, contiguous, Alaska, Washington D.C., Canada, lakes, Hawaii, dependent

The U.S. is one of the few_______(1)countries in the world_______ (2) of the states are enclosed within one
common ___________ (3). The other two non-_________(4) states are: ________ (5) in the far NW part of
North America and ____________(6) lying in the Pacific Ocean. There is also one federal District (District of
Columbia) where the capital __________(7) is situated. The Northern border with ___________ (8) is the
longest continuous frontier in the world. It is 6,000 km long and passes through four ___________ (9). The
USA possesses some __________ (10) territories in Central America and Oceania, such as Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands.

6. Fill in the gaps: (15p)

According to age the mountains in the USA are grouped into two categories:

Old: - ________ Mountains. They are like a long wall, almost parallel with the eastern coastline. The highest
peak is Mt. Mitchell 2037m.

- ____________ - where the Coastal Plains and the Central Plains meet.

New: the west-coast mountains, which are part of the Cordilleras and form two distinct ranges:

a) _________ , the eastern range, bordered by the Great Plains in the east and by the Intermontane Basins in the
West. They are characterized by a complex system of troughs and ridges.

b) The Pacific Coastal mountain ranges consist of two parallel chains:

i) - _________ in the north with Mt Rainier (4392 m) as its highest peak.

- ___________ which contains the highest peak of the contiguous USA: _________ 4418 m and west of it lies
the Central Valley a long and broad trough that separates the Sierra Nevada from the Coast Ranges

ii) - __________, which run along the west coast from the Canadian border to Mexico.
The Plateaus of the USA are high and situated west of the Rockies. They are also known as lntermontane
Basins and consist of three subdivisions:

- ____________ in the north

- _____________in the middle

- _____________in the south

The Plains are again of two types:

a)Low plains:

- the ____________run along the eastern and southern coasts and gradually widen from north to south.

- the __________ situated south of the ____________ region, stretch from the western slopes of the
Appalachians to the Great Plains. The land is mostly level with some gently rolling hills.

b) High plains:

- the __________ a vast area that stretches from Canada in the north to Mexico in the South. The Rocky
Mountains are the _________ boundary of this region.

7. a. How many types and subtypes of climate are there in the USA. (10p)

b. Write about the characteristics and location of one of the climate types. (10p)
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Key

1. off the northwest; The Zero; the Prime Meridian; Greenwich; England; Scotland;
Wales; The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; indentations;
estuaries; fjords; rias; straits; channels.
2. 1. maritime; 2. wetter; 3. mild; 4. west; 5. higher; 6. equable;
7. changeable.
3. highland; lowland; mountains; Ben Nevis (1343m); Grampian; south-east;
Pennines; East Anglia; The Fens; hills.
4. 1. moisture/precipitation;
2. a warm ocean current; increase in temperature/a moderating one;
3. latitude and the tropical maritime air masses affecting it;
4. it is on the leeward side of the country in a rain shadow.
5. 1. fragmented; 2. 48; 3. border; 4. contiguous; 5. Alaska; 6. Hawaii; 7.
Washington DC; 8. Canada; 9. lakes; 10. dependent.

6. Appalachian; The Ozark Plateau; The Rockies; The Cascades; Mt. Whitney; The
Sierra Nevada; The Coast Ranges; Columbia Plateau; Great Basin; Colorado
Plateau; Coastal Plains;Central Plains;Great Lakes; Great Plains; western.

7. a. Subtropical – subtypes : deserts and semi-deserts, wet subtropical/Trade- wind coasts, mediterranean ;
Cool Temperate – subtypes: temperate maritime, temperate continental; Arctic Climate – subtype:
arctic climate.
b. suggested answer:
The Subtropical climate has got three subtypes:
a. deserts and semi-deserts - located in the Western part of Texas, South-West USA (the interior);
b. wet subtropical/Trade- wind coasts – located in south eastern USA
c. mediterranean – located in California
Characteristics: high day-time (50° C) and low night-time (0° C) temperatures caused by the absence of clouds,
little rain and a high rate of evaporation in the desert subtype; warm temperatures, heavy rainfall and hurricanes
in the wet subtropical subtype and hot, dry summers and warm, wet winters in the mediterranean subtype.