I.E.S. Campia Alta.

El Casar (Guadalajara)
Geography. 1 E.S.O. Course 2015-2016
Exam Topics 3-4
Name:

1. Look at the picture and answer to the questions (1 mark):

a) According to the picture, where is found the greatest amount of freshwater in

the Earth?
b) Where does drinking water mainly come from?
c) Would you say that most of the freshwater in the Earth is easily available?
Why?
d) What is more abundant, underground water or the freshwater found in lakes?
Justify your answer.
2. What are the movements of the water in the oceans and seas? Explain them
briefly (1 mark)
3. Explain what is the difference between weather and climate (1 mark)
4. With the help of the next picture, explain how relief rainfall occurs (1 mark)
5. Define the following terms (2 marks)

a) Temperature
c) Greenhouse effect

b) Glacier
d) Weather vane

6. Name the different layers of the atmosphere in the following picture and answer
to the questions (1,5 marks):

a) What is the densest layer of the atmosphere? (0,33 marks)

b) What layer filters the ultraviolet radiation from the Sun? (0,33 marks)
c) What layer reaches the highest temperatures? (0,33 marks)

7. Observe the next map and answer to the questions:

a) What do the A and the B mean? (0,5 marks)

b) What do the white lines represent? What is their name? (0,5 marks)
c) Where is more probable to find a sunny weather, in Spain or in Africa? Why?
(0,5 marks)
8. Describe the Mediterranean climate from the point of view of temperatures
(high, low, temperature range) and precipitation (total amount, distribution
throughout the year) (1 mark)