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Environmental Threats to our Planet quiz games for GCSE Geography A (OCR)

7 live games for GCSE Geography A (OCR), 105 questions. Preview every question free. Hosting GCSE Geography A (OCR) sets comes with a school package.

Environmental Threats to our Planet for GCSE Geography A (OCR): 7 ready-made live quiz games, 105 questions in all.

The questions cover Reading climate graphs, Climate change causes and management, Tropical storm formation and structure, Climate types, UK weather hazards and events and Pressure belts and surface winds.

There are 3 picture rounds, 2 quickfire rounds and 2 practice sets. Question types: 58 multiple choice, 40 true or false, 6 matching and 1 fill the gap. 60 questions have a picture.

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Quickfire: Environmental Threats to our Planet

GCSE15 questions· Warm-up

Plays in 17 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1

    Causes of climate change: true or false?

    Farming can release methane, a greenhouse gas.
  2. 2

    True or false?

    Building sea walls is mitigation because it cuts emissions.
  3. 3

    True or false?

    Changing to crops that suit hotter weather is adaptation.

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Practice

Environmental Threats to our Planet: Climate change causes and management

GCSE15 questions· Core

Plays in 17 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1

    Evidence for climate change: true or false?

    Tree rings give clues about past growing conditions.
  2. 2

    The Paris Agreement: true or false?

    A country that misses its target is automatically fined.
  3. 3

    Match each term to its meaning.

    MitigationAdaptationGreenhouse effectReducing the causes of climate changeAdjusting to the effects of climate changeGases in the air trapping heat

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Practice

Environmental Threats to our Planet: UK weather hazards and events

GCSE15 questions· Core

Plays in 17 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1

    UK weather: true or false?

    UK winters are projected to become wetter by 2070.
  2. 2

    UK weather: true or false?

    UK summers are projected to become wetter by 2070.
  3. 3

    What caused the cold Beast from the East of 2018?

    A hurricane arriving from the CaribbeanSiberian air pushed west across the UKA tropical storm moving up the Atlantic

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Quickfire: Climate graphs

GCSE15 questions· Warm-up· all pictures

Plays in 13 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Fossil Hunt.

Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1
    A climate graph: monthly rainfall bars and a temperature line

    Picture: Data: WMO 1991-2020 climate normals, NOAA NCEI

    Climate graph for Singapore. Which month is wettest?

    FebruaryDecemberNovemberMarch
  2. 2
    A climate graph: monthly rainfall bars and a temperature line

    Picture: Data: WMO 1991-2020 climate normals, NOAA NCEI

    Climate graph for Riyadh. Which month is wettest?

    AprilMayMarchSeptember
  3. 3
    A climate graph: monthly rainfall bars and a temperature line

    Picture: Data: WMO 1991-2020 climate normals, NOAA NCEI

    Climate graph for Riyadh. Which month is coldest?

    AugustDecemberOctoberJanuary

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Picture round: Reading climate graphs

GCSE15 questions· Core· all pictures

Plays in 13 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Fossil Hunt.

Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1
    A climate graph: monthly rainfall bars and a temperature line

    Picture: Data: WMO 1991-2020 climate normals, NOAA NCEI

    Climate graph for Alice Springs. Which month is warmest?

    FebruaryJulyAprilJanuary
  2. 2
    A climate graph: monthly rainfall bars and a temperature line

    Picture: Data: WMO 1991-2020 climate normals, NOAA NCEI

    Climate graph for Utqiagvik (Barrow). Which month is wettest?

    AugustJulyJanuaryMay
  3. 3
    A climate graph: monthly rainfall bars and a temperature line

    Picture: Data: WMO 1991-2020 climate normals, NOAA NCEI

    Climate graph for Utqiagvik (Barrow). Which month is warmest?

    FebruaryJulyNovemberAugust

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Picture round: Reading climate graphs, set 2

GCSE15 questions· Core· all pictures

Plays in 13 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Fossil Hunt.

Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1
    A climate graph: monthly rainfall bars and a temperature line

    Picture: Data: Met Office historic station data (OGL v3)

    Climate graph for Eskdalemuir. What is the lowest monthly temperature?

    10°C2°C6°C-2°C
  2. 2
    A climate graph: monthly rainfall bars and a temperature line

    Picture: Data: Met Office historic station data (OGL v3)

    Climate graph for Armagh. What is the highest monthly temperature?

    20°C12°C24°C16°C
  3. 3
    A climate graph: monthly rainfall bars and a temperature line

    Picture: Data: Met Office historic station data (OGL v3)

    Climate graph for Armagh. What is the lowest monthly temperature?

    13°C5°C1°C9°C

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Picture round: Reading climate graphs, set 3

GCSE15 questions· Core· all pictures

Plays in 13 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Fossil Hunt.

Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1
    A climate graph: monthly rainfall bars and a temperature line

    Picture: Data: WMO 1991-2020 climate normals, NOAA NCEI

    Climate graph for Alice Springs. What is the highest monthly temperature?

    37°C33°C25°C29°C
  2. 2
    A climate graph: monthly rainfall bars and a temperature line

    Picture: Data: WMO 1991-2020 climate normals, NOAA NCEI

    Climate graph for Alice Springs. What is the lowest monthly temperature?

    8°C16°C12°C20°C
  3. 3
    A climate graph: monthly rainfall bars and a temperature line

    Picture: Data: Met Office historic station data (OGL v3)

    Use the climate graph. True or false?

    In Waddington (Lincolnshire), March is warmer than April.

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