Impossible PlacesYear 8 Assessment

Name: ________________________

Class: ________________________

Date: ________________________

 

Time: Approximately 45 minutes

Marks: 38 marks (inc 3 SPaG)

Comments: Don’t worry, just try your best!

 

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Multiple choice – tick, circle or underline one correct answer for each question:Qu1. In which state are the Everglades located? (1) Florida Nevada New York California

Qu2. What type of environment is Las Vegas described as? (1) Rainforest Tundra Forest Desert

Qu3. In which continent is Nepal located? (1)Africa South America Asia North America

Qu4. What is the tallest building in the world? (1) Eiffel Tower Burj Khalifa Empire States

BuildingBig Ben

Qu5. In which state is the Grand Canyon Sky Walk located? (1) Nevada New York Texas Utah

Qu6. Using the figure and your own knowledge. Name 2 challenges of climbing Mount Everest (2)

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Qu7. Name 2 positive impacts of tourists travelling to and climbing Mount Everest (2) 1. __________________________________________________________________________________2.__________________________________________________________________________________

Qu8. Using the images below and your own understanding, describe the negative impacts of tourists visiting Everest (5)

Say what you see in the pictures- make at least 4 points.

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Qu9. Using the map below, describe the location of Las Vegas (4)

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Qu10. The figure below shows some of the world’s hot desert areas and factors affecting rainfall in hot desert areas.

Which lines of latitude shown in the figure above pass through the world’s hot desert areas? (2) _________________________________________________________________________________

Qu 11. Using the figures below and your own knowledge. Explain why Las Vegas’ water demand exceeds supply (6 marks & 3 SPaG)

Explain: Set out purposes or reasons. For example, There is little precipitation in Las Vegas as it is mainly

desert, this means that it is difficult to meet demands for water supply.Figure 1- A graph to show the rise in temperature in Las Vegas

Figure 2 – A map to show the growth of Las Vegas

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Qu12.

In which part of the world is the United Arab Emirates? (1) Circle the correct answer.Western Europe Middle East South East AsiaQu13. Describe how the number of visitors to Dubai changed between 1990 and 2010. (2)

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Qu14. Give two physical factors that might attract tourists to Dubai.Use the figure above. (2)

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Qu15. “A new international airport is being built.” Explain two reasons why.Use the figure above. (4)

Explain: Set out purposes or reasons.

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EXTENSION TASK: This is not a compulsory task.Read through the information on the Las Vegas Sky Walk. Design your own tourist attraction in either Las Vegas or Dubai.

Consider:- Target market- Location- Climate- Size- Unique selling point

You can make, sketch or design on a computer. Be sure to add annotations so we can see how it works.