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6. How many buildings in Kathmandu were destroyed by the Nepal earthquake?

  • Under 350
  • Over 180
  • Between 300 and 500
  • Under 100

7. Where is the wettest place on Earth?

  • Lisbon, Portugal
  • Puerto Lopez, Columbia
  • Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Sao Paulo, Brazil

8. How much annual rainfall is there in Aswan, Egypt?

  • 0.681 mm
  • 1.23 mm
  • 0.861 mm
  • 90 mm

9. In what year was the £10 million flood defence scheme in Boscastle created?

  • 2005
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2007

10. What was the magnitude of the Nepal Earthquake?

  • 6.3
  • 7.8
  • 3.4
  • 8.7

11. How high above sea level is the source of the River Tees?

  • 893m
  • 17m
  • 720m
  • It is actually 56m below sea level

12. What is the driest place on Earth?

  • Ethiopia
  • Aswan, Egypt
  • Cairo, Egypt
  • Death Valley, California

13. Which of the following best describes the rainforest management scheme in Costa Rica?

  • Afforestation and agroforestry
  • Agroforestry, afforestation and selective logging
  • Agroforestry only
  • Selective logging and seed dispersal

14. What landform is found in the middle course of the River Tees at Yarm?

  • Watershed
  • Meanders
  • Delta
  • Estuary

15. How many years of pressure was released at Nepal?

  • 100
  • 31
  • 800
  • 45

16. Which of the following best describes the human uses of the River Tees?

  • Water supply for nearby villages only
  • Tees Barrage Watersports Complex and nature reserve
  • Tees Barrage Watersports Complex, Oil and Gas Industry, water supplies for high urban populations in nearby cities
  • Oil and Gas Industry only

17. How much rain fell in 2 hours at Boscastle?

  • 75 mm
  • 38 mm
  • 100 mm
  • 17 mm

18. How much by way of aid was given by the UK to Nepal following the earthquake?

  • £310,000
  • £33 million
  • £700,000
  • £27 milllion

19. When was the Boscastle flash flooding?

  • 19th March 2005
  • 16th August 2004
  • 23rd April 2011
  • 8th June 2004

20. Between which of the following cities are Ox bow lakes found in the lower course of the River Tees?

  • Middlesborough and Newcastle
  • Yarm and Middlesborough
  • Yarm and Stoke
  • Birmingham and Yarm