Grade 12 G.C.E Geography Teachers' Guide Quiz
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Which curriculum cycle was introduced to the education system in Sri Lanka in the year 2015?

  • Content based curriculum
  • First phase of the competency based curriculum
  • Third phase of the competency based curriculum
  • Second phase of the competency based curriculum (correct)
  • What was the primary objective of the curriculum modernization in Sri Lanka?

  • Increasing school holidays
  • Realizing National Educational Goals (correct)
  • Introducing more extracurricular activities
  • Enhancing teacher salaries
  • Which faculty at the National Institute of Education was involved in the modernization of the curriculum?

  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Languages, Humanities and Social Sciences (correct)
  • Faculty of Medical Sciences
  • Faculty of Mathematics and Science
  • When was the first print of the Geography Grade 12 Teachers' Guide released?

    <p>2017</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the National Education Commission in Sri Lanka?

    <p>Developing National Educational Goals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the National Institute of Education located in Sri Lanka?

    <p>Maharagama</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of forces are responsible for the formation of continental land masses and ocean basins?

    <p>Endogenic forces</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a relief feature mentioned in the text?

    <p>Deserts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which competency level focuses on describing the processes of the hydrological cycle?

    <p>5.3</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main emphasis of competency level 5.2?

    <p>Plate tectonics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of landforms result from denudation agents according to the text?

    <p>River deltas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What outcomes are expected from organizing an exhibition displaying soil types of Sri Lanka based on the text?

    <p>Sensitively behaving to the physical landscape</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to describe the location in the earth's interior where earthquake waves originate?

    <p>Focus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scale is used to measure the intensity of earthquakes?

    <p>Richter Scale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what regions do earthquakes mostly occur?

    <p>At plate boundaries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three types of waves that are released during an earthquake?

    <p>P (Primary), S (Secondary), L (Long) waves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the epicenter of an earthquake located?

    <p>Directly above the focus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the sudden and violent release of energy that moves along fault lines or weaker zones?

    <p>Earthquake</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of geography?

    <p>Studying spatial variations and patterns</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are physical landscapes generally changing?

    <p>Slowly and steadily</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factors can aggravate the intensity of change caused by physical processes?

    <p>Human interventions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which perspective does geography use to study the diversity and dynamism of physical and human landscapes?

    <p>Spatial perspective</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the major functions of geography?

    <p>Suggesting solutions to issues and making the community aware of those issues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What causes sudden changes in the physical landscape?

    <p>Earthquakes and eruption of volcanoes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the uppermost layer of the Earth composed of?

    <p>Solids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two parts of the upper segment of the lithosphere?

    <p>Continental and oceanic crust</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the atmospheric system generally considered to extend to?

    <p>10,000km from the Earth's surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the upper limit of the atmosphere where weather phenomena occur in the equatorial region?

    <p>16km from the Earth's surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are continental masses, ocean floors, rocks, and soil considered as?

    <p>Sub-systems of the lithosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process that takes place within the lithosphere subsystem?

    <p>Tectonic activity and soil formation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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