Saqr American British School: Final Term Examinatin of 1 Semester 2020/2021

SAQR AMERICAN BRITISH SCHOOL
FINAL TERM EXAMINATIN OF 1st Semester 2020/2021
CLASS: GRADE: 9 SUBJECT: Geography TIME ALLOWED: 60minutes
TEACHERS NAME: Ms.Taqwa Taweel DATE: TOTAL MARKS: 40
Q1/ Fill in the gaps : ( 10 Marks )
1. The area to the south of the Sahara is called ……sahel…………………….

2. The number of people needed to support a business of service is called …threshold population
……………………………………….
3. Smog is the combination of smoke……………….. and …fog………………..
4. The morning and late afternoon/early evening travelling time is called …rush……hours ………………….
5. …Canada ………………….. is the second largest country in the world after Russia.
6. In the term Anti-natalist policies, Anti means …against…..……………………… and Natalist means …
aything to do ……………………………………..
7. People who are forced to migrate are called …refugees …………………….
8. …emigrant…………………….. are people leavening a country while ……foreigner……………….. are people
coming in a country
9. Uninhabited means …is…place…where…nobody live …………………………………………………
10. ………2……….% of all adults of working age are unemployed in Singapore.
Q2/ True or false : ( 13 Marks )
1. The shape of the age/sex pyramids looks different in more and less economically developed
countries ( T)
2. France made some strategies to increase its population ( T )
3. Death rates across the world have decreased over the last 50 years ( F)
4. A census is taken in order to find out about the country’s population ( F )
5. Pro Natalist policies are rules for decreasing the population of the country ( F )
6. It is estimated that there is almost 130 million refugees in the world ( F)
7. Economic migration when someone enters a country unofficially without making themselves know
to authorities ( T )
8. North Africa is one of the most sparsely populated regions on Earth ( T )
9. The rate of population in a country depend on birth rate only ( F )
10. All countries can conduct a census ( T)
11. Both large and small countries can be under and over populated ( T )
12. Deciding when to build a new settlement is very important ( T)
13. Settlements at the top of the hierarchy fulfill a wide range of functions ( T )
Q3/ Define the following terms : ( 7 Marks )
1. Population explosion: a pyramiding of numbers of a biological population especially the recent
great increase in human numbers resulting from increased survival and exponential population
growth.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Over populated : the condition of having a population so dense as to cause environmental
deterioration, an impaired quality of life, or a population crash.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Urbanization :…process in which there is an increase in the number of people living and working in
a city or metropolitan area. urban
sprawl…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Soil degradation : the decline in soil condition caused by its improper use or poor management,
usually for
agricultural……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Desertification : the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought,
deforestation, or inappropriate
agriculture………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. Cash crops : a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the owner
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. Settlement hierarchy : is a way of arranging settlements into a hierarchy based upon their
population or some other
criteria……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Q4/ Answer the following questions: (10 marks )
1. Mention one effect of the population growth on people.

educational
problems……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………..
2. Population explosion happened in two stages . when was each one of them .
Stage…one…18th and 19th century
Stage two 20th century
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. What are the three main causes of death ?
…natural hazards
Human conflict
Disease
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Mention 4 reasons why people live in certain places ?
Risk of fire
Lack of education
Crime and anti - social behavior
Poor buildings construction
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. What are migration’s pull and push factors? *mention two*
Drought
conflicts
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. Why the population distribution of the world is very uneven ?
Some areas are very crowded while some are sparsely populated.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. Why Accessibility is the most important factor when choosing a place to live ?
Whether you are looking to rent or buy your home, another important factor to consider when
choosing a place to live is the cost of
living…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………..
8. What are the four types of pollution ?
Air pollution.
Water pollution.
Soil pollution.
Radioactive
pollution……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………..
9. What can we do to make a city more sustainable ? *mention two*
Disposing of waste materials
Reducing all forms of pollution
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
10. How to reduce traffic congestion ? *mention two*
Making public transport services
Encouraging car - sharing
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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SAQR AMERICAN BRITISH SCHOOL

FINAL TERM EXAMINATIN OF 1st Semester 2020/2021

CLASS: GRADE: 9 SUBJECT: Geography TIME ALLOWED: 60minutes

TEACHERS NAME: Ms.Taqwa Taweel DATE: TOTAL MARKS: 40

Q1/ Fill in the gaps : ( 10 Marks )

1. The area to the south of the Sahara is called ……sahel…………………….

Q2/ True or false : ( 13 Marks )

Q3/ Define the following terms : ( 7 Marks )

1. Population explosion: a pyramiding of numbers of a biological population especially the recent

2. Over populated : the condition of having a population so dense as to cause environmental

deterioration, an impaired quality of life, or a population crash.

a city or metropolitan area. urban

population or some other

Q4/ Answer the following questions: (10 marks )

1. Mention one effect of the population growth on people.

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