“Keep close to Nature's heart... Climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods.
Wash your spirit clean”.
- John Muir
Задание 1. Выберите правильное определение термина из четырех предложенных вариантов:
1. Sea level
A. a considerable inland body of standing water
B. the average height of the surface of the oceans and seas.
C. a body of salt water of second rank more or less landlocked
D. the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the surface of the earth
2. Political map
A. it shows the types of rocks and sediments present immediately below the surface of a geographic area
B. it shows the government borders for countries, states and counties, as well as the location of capitals and major cities.
C. it is designed to show the natural landscape features of Earth
D. it is shows the shape of Earth’s surface
3. Volcano
A. a landmass that projects conspicuously above its surroundings and is higher than a hill
B. the top of a hill or mountain ending in a point
C. a vent in the crust of the earth or another planet or a moon from which usually molten or hot rock and steam issue
D. a natural stream of water of usually considerable volume
4. Fossil fuel
A. is fuel, that can be replenished fast enough.
B. is a substance in the earth that is produced by soil erosion.
C. is a carbon-rich substance in the earth that is produced by decayed organisms and is burned as fuel.
D. is deposits of organic material that are mined.
5. Soil
A. a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life.
B. the Earth’s surface
C. third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. According to radiometric dating and other evidence, it formed over 4.5 billion years ago.
D. an artificial waterway, usually connecting existing rivers, lakes or oceans, constructed for navigation and transportation.
6. Equator
A. the great circle of the Earth with a latitude of 0º, lying equidistant from the poles.
B. the position of population, settlement and economic activity in an area or areas. Location is a basic theme in human geography.
C. diagrammatic representation of an area – for example part of the earth’s surface.
D. a measure of distance on the Earth’s surface east or west of the Greenwich Meridian, an imaginary line running from pole to pole through Greenwich in London.
7. Urbanization
A. population shift from central urban areas into suburbs, resulting in the formation of (sub)urban sprawl
B. group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations
C. population shift from rural areas to urban areas, the decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which each society adapts to this change.
D. a system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state.
8. Canal
A. A deep and steep-sided river valley occurring where rapid vertical corrosion takes place in arid regions.
In such an environment the rate of weathering of the valley sides is slow.
B. An artificial waterway, usually connecting existing rivers, lakes or oceans, constructed for navigation and transportation.
C. A mound or ridge of drifted sand, occurring on the sea coast and in deserts
D. A barrier built across a stream, river or estuary to create a body of water.
9. Savanna
A. Arid land with usually little vegetation
B. The grassland regions of Africa which lie between the tropical rainforest and the hot deserts.
C. A tropical woodland with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches (254 centimeters) and marked by lofty broad-leaved evergreen trees forming a continuous canopy.
D. A level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs.
10. Tides
A. Water held in the bedrock of a region, having percolated through the soil from the surface. Such water is an important resource in areas where surface run-off is limited or absent.
B. The alternate rise and fall of the surface of the sea, approximately twice a day, caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and, to a lesser extent, of the sun.
C. A wind of force 12 on the Beaufort wind scale, i.e. one having a velocity of more than 118 km per hour.
D. An area of land, usually around the outskirts of a town or city on which building and other developments are restricted by legislation
Задание 2. Выберите правильный ответ из четырех предложенных вариантов:
| 11.What is the biggest bay in Crimea? a) Sevastopol bay b) Sudak bay c) Laspi bay d) Evpatoriya bay 12.What is the longest river in Crimea? a) Alma b) Belbek c) Kacha d) Salgir 13.The leading industry of the Republic of Crimea (the share in the total volume of industrial production is 28%) is: a) mining b) chemical c) food d) machine-building 14.What is the longest cave in Crimea? a) The Red Cave b) The Marble Cave c) The Mammoth Cave d) The Extinct Cave 15.What is the biggest waterfall in Crimea? a) Yauzlar b) Su-Uchkhan c) Uchan-Su d) Dzhur-Dzhur 16.What is the highest mountain peak of Crimea? a) Kemal-Egerek b) Angara-Burun c) Ay-Petri d) Roman-Kosh 17.How high is Ay-Petri mountain peak? a) 2345 b) 1234 c) 1545 d) 1212 18.Which town/city DIDN’T take part in Crimean War (1854-1856)? a) Sankt Petersburg b) Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky c) Evpatoria d) Sevastopol 19.What objects are not named after V.I. Vernadsky in Crimea? a) avenue b) cave c) university d) muddy volcano e) rock 20.What negative environmental processes are NOT typical for Crimea? a) erosion b) landslides c) acid rains d) soil salinization | 21.What anniversary is Russian Geographical Society celebrating in 2020? a) 175 b) 150 c) 125 d) 100 22.The most polluted town (tons of polluting substances per capita) in Crimea is a) Armiansk b) Simferopol c) Kerch d) Sevastopol 23.Taurida Cave in Crimea is a) an artificial cave b) a natural limestone cave c) a natural sandstone cave d) a natural bazalt cave 24.Muddy volcanoes are located in a) Sivash Bay b) Kerch peninsula c) Tarkhankut peninsula d) Karadag volcano massif 25.When was Crimean Bridge launched? a) 1919 b) 2020 c) 2015 d) 2018 26.What type of alternative energy is NOT considered perspective for Crimea? a) solar energy b) wind energy c) geothermal energy d) tidal energy 27.What is the longest and the deepest lake in Crimea? a) Donuzlav b) Sasyk-Sivash c) Aygul d) Uzunlar 28.Where is located the iron ore deposit in Crimea? a) Balaklava b) Baksan c) Kamysh-Burun d) Tarkhankut 29. What is the oldest protected area in Crimea? a) Karadag Nature Reserve b) Crimean National Park c) Karalar Nature Park d) Yalta Mountain-Forest Nature Reserve 30. Which famous members of Russian Geographical Society DIDN’T work in Crimea? a) Ivan Aivazovsky b) Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky с) Vladimir Obruchev d) Vladimir Vernadsky TO BE CONTINUED…. Find tasks 31-45 at next page | ||
Задание 3. Посмотрите изображения 8 стихийных бедствий. Дайте название каждому стихийному бедствию (31.2-31.8) на английском языке
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