Did you learn these

Geography key facts?

NOVEMBER – WEEK 4
Name the 5 world oceans.
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1. 3.

3.

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5.
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2.
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Name the 5 capital cities.
Country Capital City
6. Australia

7. Brazil

8. China

9. USA

10. India
 1. Atlantic
These are the 2. Arctic
names of the 3. Pacific
five world oceans. 4. Indian
5. Southern

2.

1. 3.
3.

4.

5.
These are the names of the five capital cities.

Country Capital City

6. Australia Canberra

7. Brazil Brasilia

8. China Beijing

9. USA Washington D.C.

10. India New Delhi

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December – Week 1
General Knowledge
Learn these facts
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1. What are the three main Primary Colours?

The three main primary colours are

Red, Yellow and Blue.
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2. Name the river which flows through Preston.

The River Ribble flows through Preston.

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3. Which came first, the Jurassic or Triassic Period?

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4. Name the most famous bike race in the world.

The Tour de France is the most famous

bicycle race in the world.
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5. What name is given to the money people
borrow to buy a house?

When people want to borrow money

to buy a house, the type of loan
is called a mortgage.
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6. Where does every British Prime Minister reside?

No. 10 Downing Street is the traditional

residence of every British Prime Minister.
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7. Which is the biggest desert in the world?

The Sahara Desert located on the African

continent is the largest desert in the world.
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8. In which year did World War Two end?

The Second World War

officially ended in Europe
in 1945.
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9. What does the Latin word ‘vacca’ mean?

The word vaccine has

an etymology derived
from the
Latin word ‘vacca’
meaning cow.
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10. Who invented the first successful vaccine?

In 1796, an English doctor called Edward

Jenner infected a young boy with cowpox.
Later, he injected the child with the deadly
smallpox virus and he did not become
ill/die. Thus, the first vaccine was
developed, saving thousands of lives.
Learn these 10 facts for the test next week.
How are you going to remember the answers?
 write them down
 say them out loud
 get someone to test you

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