1. THE BIG SUMMER END OF YEAR
GEOGRAPHY QUIZ

2. GEOGRAPHY IN THE NEWS
Round 6

3. Question 1
True or False, Vatnajökull Glacier National Park was just named a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

4. Question 2
This year marked a focus on single-use plastics and reducing waste. Each year, how much plastic is dumped into the oceans?
5-13 million tonnes
5-13 thousand tonnes
5-13 billion tonnes

5. Question 3
Which festival did legendary Sir David Attenborough speak at on stage this year?

6. Question 4
In May 2019, the UK went a whole week without using which fossil fuel for energy?
Oil
Coal
Natural Gas

7. Question 5
More than 1.4 million young people took part in strikes in March – what were they protesting about?

8. Question 6
Why was it unusual for Anchorage, Alaska to have temperatures over 32°C on the 4th July 2019?

9. Question 7
What was supposed to happen on March 29th but didn’t?

10. Question 8
The magnetic north pole is moving at about 34 miles a year. Which way is it moving?
East towards Siberia
West towards Canada
South towards Iceland

11. Question 9
Who is this teenager, and why did she become famous in 2019? (first name only is fine!)

12. Question 10
Complete the headline – which country was this headline about? ?

13. Answers: GEOGRAPHY IN THE NEWS – Round 6
True
A) 5-13 million tonnes
Glastonbury
Coal
Climate Change
It is in the far north, in the Arctic Circle
Brexit, Britain leaving EU
A) East towards Siberia
Greta (Thunburg), she started the school strike for students against climate change and challenged schools to do better
India