SS8L20 Social Science - Grade 8 - Lesson 20

Places away from the sea have more extreme temperatures than places close to

the sea.

• True

• False

Temperature does not decrease with altitude.

• True

• False

Ice crystals that form on outdoor surfaces when temperatures drop below 0 °C are called________.

• rain

• frost

• hail

A long steep slope that separates an area of high ground from an area of low ground.

• mountain

• escarpment

• plateau

A large area of land that is high above sea level.

• escarpment

• physical map

• plateau

An area of flat land across the coast.

• plateau

• coastal plain

• escarpment

A ____________ shows that most of South Africa is above 1 000m.

• climate map

• zone map

• physical map

Variation in elevation of land surface having flat parts and mountainous parts.

• relief

• reef

The temperature of ocean currents affects the temperature of places next to them.

• True

• False

What do you call a line of mountains or hills?

• mountain edge

• mountain range

• mountain peak