Our Local Area: Geography Quiz for Year 1 Primary School Students

Question 1

What can you find in nature?

Accepted Answer

A stream

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A shop

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A school

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A playground

Question 2

Where do you live and play?

Accepted Answer

Your local area

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A faraway place

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A big city

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A zoo

Question 3

What is a human feature of a local area?

Accepted Answer

Shop

Accepted Answer

Playground

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River

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Tree

Question 4

Which of these is NOT a natural feature of a local area?

Accepted Answer

School

Answer

River

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Mountain

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Forest

Question 5

What is a park?

Accepted Answer

A place to play and run

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A place to buy things

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A place to learn

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A place to see animals

Question 6

Where can you go to learn and have fun?

Accepted Answer

A school

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A river

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A mountain

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A forest

Question 7

In our local area, we can see many different things. Which of these CANNOT be touched?

Accepted Answer

A cloud

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A tree

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A car

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A house

Question 8

When you go outside, what can you see that is part of the natural world?

Accepted Answer

A tree

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A toy car

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A playground

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A building

Question 9

Which of these is something you cannot find in nature?

Accepted Answer

A house

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A tree

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A river

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A cloud

Question 10

What can you find in your local area that is made by people?

Accepted Answer

A park

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A tree

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A river

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A mountain

Question 11

Which of these can you find in nature in your local area?

Accepted Answer

A river

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A shop

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A school

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A road

Question 12

Which of these is a feature of an area that was made by people?

Accepted Answer

Park

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Tree

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River

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Mountain

Question 13

Which place can you visit to purchase food?

Accepted Answer

Supermarket

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School

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Playground

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Library

Question 14

What can you see in your local area that people have built?

Accepted Answer

A house

Accepted Answer

A road

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A hill

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A tree

Question 15

What is a human feature of a local area?

Accepted Answer

Shop

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River

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Hill

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Tree

Question 16

When we look around our local area, we can see many different things. Which of these is something that was not made by people?

Accepted Answer

A tree

Answer

A house

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A car

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A road

Question 17

What is a human feature of our local area?

Accepted Answer

A shop

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A river

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A mountain

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A tree

Question 18

How can we reduce waste in our local area?

Accepted Answer

Recycle paper and cardboard

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Throw litter on the ground

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Burn plastic bags in the backyard

Question 19

What is a physical feature of a local area?

Accepted Answer

A river

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A shop

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A school

Question 20

When you visit the city center with your family, which special place might you go to see?

Accepted Answer

A well-known building that many people visit, such as a castle or museum

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A large park with many trees and flowers

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A shopping center where you can buy toys and clothes

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A school where you learn and play with your friends

Question 21

Which of these can you find outside your home and is not made by people?

Accepted Answer

A river

Answer

A school

Answer

A shop

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A road

Question 22

How can we make our local area a healthier and cleaner place for everyone to live?

Accepted Answer

Plant trees and flowers to give us oxygen and reduce air pollution

Accepted Answer

Walk or bike instead of using cars to reduce pollution

Accepted Answer

Recycle and compost our waste to reduce the amount of trash we send to landfills

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Leave trash lying around because it will eventually decompose

Question 23

What is a physical feature that you can find in your local area?

Accepted Answer

A park

Answer

A shop

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A car

Question 24

How can we protect the environment in our local area?

Accepted Answer

Plant trees and flowers

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Throw litter on the ground

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Drive everywhere instead of walking or taking the bus

Question 25

What structure near John's house helps people move from one place to another?

Accepted Answer

Bridge

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River

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Mountain

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Forest

Question 26

When we look at the history of our local area, what kind of buildings or structures might we find that can tell us about how people lived long ago?

Accepted Answer

An old church or religious building

Accepted Answer

A castle or ruins of an ancient fort

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A modern shopping mall

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A newly constructed apartment complex

Question 27

What have humans built in our local area to help keep our environment clean?

Accepted Answer

A recycling center

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A factory

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A highway

Question 28

What is a physical feature of a local area?

Accepted Answer

A river

Answer

A shop

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A school

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A road

Question 29

Which of these is NOT something you might find in the countryside?

Accepted Answer

A school

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A farm

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A tree

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A river

Question 30

Which of these is a natural feature that you can find in our local area?

Accepted Answer

A river

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A shop

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A school

Question 31

Where in our local area can people go to meet and play together?

Accepted Answer

A park

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A shop

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A school

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A hospital

Question 32

What's the best way to learn more about our neighborhood?

Accepted Answer

Walk around and look at different places

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Look at pictures in a book or on a screen

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Stay inside and ask our parents

Question 33

In our local area, what is something that people have built?

Accepted Answer

A market square

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A river

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A forest

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A mountain

Question 34

What can you find in your area that has the names of streets and places written on it, to help people find their way around?

Accepted Answer

A sign with the names of streets and places

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A book with pictures of animals

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A toy car

Question 35

What is a physical feature of a local area?

Accepted Answer

A river

Answer

A shop

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A school

Question 36

Can you spot the physical feature in this list?

Accepted Answer

A river

Answer

A shop

Answer

A school

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A road

Question 37

Which of these things has been made by people and can be found in your local area?

Accepted Answer

A shop

Answer

A river

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A tree

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A mountain

Question 38

Which building in our neighborhood might be very old and have an interesting story to tell?

Accepted Answer

A castle

Answer

A brand-new apartment building

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A school

Question 39

What tool would be most helpful for finding a place in your neighborhood?

Accepted Answer

A map of your neighborhood

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A picture of your home

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A list of your friends' addresses

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A compass

Question 40

Which of these are examples of physical features you might find in your local area?

Accepted Answer

Mountains, rivers, and lakes

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Buildings and houses

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Schools and playgrounds

Question 41

How can we make our local area a better place to live for a long time?

Accepted Answer

Plant more trees

Accepted Answer

Conserve water

Accepted Answer

Use less energy

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Throw litter on the ground

Question 42

What can we do to help protect the animals and plants in our local area?

Accepted Answer

Keep our local area clean and tidy

Accepted Answer

Plant trees and flowers

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Feed the animals in the park

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Build new homes for the animals

Question 43

Why might some people in our local area find it difficult to get to the shops?

Accepted Answer

The shops might be too far away from their homes.

Accepted Answer

They might not have a way to travel to the shops.

Answer

They might not have enough money to buy things at the shops.

Question 44

How can we make our local area better for the future?

Accepted Answer

Plant more trees

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Drop litter on the ground

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Leave the water tap running

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Drive our cars everywhere

Question 45

What does a blue line on a map usually show?

Accepted Answer

A river

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A road

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A forest

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A mountain

Question 46

What is a physical feature that we might find in our local area?

Accepted Answer

River

Answer

Shop

Answer

School

Answer

Road

Question 47

Which of these places can we find in a park?

Accepted Answer

Playground

Answer

Library

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Post office

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Hospital

Question 48

On a map, what does a blue line usually represent?

Accepted Answer

River

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Green triangle

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Red circle

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Yellow square

Question 49

Which compass point shows us where the sun rises?

Accepted Answer

East

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North

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South

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West

Question 50

Which of these is a natural resource that we might find in our local area?

Accepted Answer

Water

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Coal

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Gold

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Oil

Question 51

Who makes maps?

Accepted Answer

Cartographer

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Geographer

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Historian

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Scientist

Question 52

Which of these is made by people?

Accepted Answer

School

Answer

River

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Hill

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Forest

Question 53

What type of feature is the River Thames?

Accepted Answer

Physical feature

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Human feature

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Map feature

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Compass feature

Question 54

Which of the following is a man-made feature in your local area?

Accepted Answer

Playground

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Mountain

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Tree

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River

Question 55

Which of these is a public building in your local area?

Accepted Answer

Library

Answer

Factory

Answer

Shop

Answer

House

Question 56

What is a natural feature of your local area?

Accepted Answer

River

Answer

School

Answer

Shop

Answer

Playground

Question 57

Which of these is a man-made feature of your local area?

Accepted Answer

House

Answer

Tree

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Grass

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Mountain

Question 58

What does a blue wavy line on a map show?

Accepted Answer

A river

Answer

A road

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A mountain

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A forest

Question 59

How can we save water at home?

Accepted Answer

Turn off the tap when brushing your teeth

Accepted Answer

Take shorter showers

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Leave the water running while washing your hands

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Water the garden with a hose

Question 60

What can we do to protect the plants and animals in our local area?

Accepted Answer

Plant trees and flowers

Accepted Answer

Keep our local ponds clean

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Build a new park

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Leave litter in the park

Question 61

Which of these is something that people have made, rather than something that occurs naturally?

Accepted Answer

House

Answer

Pond

Answer

Tree

Question 62

Which of these is a natural feature that you might find in your local area?

Accepted Answer

A river

Answer

A shop

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A school

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A playground

Question 63

Which of these is a man-made feature that you might find in your local area?

Accepted Answer

A house

Answer

A tree

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A hill

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A lake

Question 64

Which of these is NOT a way to get around your local area?

Accepted Answer

Flying

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Walking

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Cycling

Answer

Driving