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Geography grade 8 term 2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Temperatures will be higher at the:

a)

Equator

b)

Poles

2.

Temperatures will decrease with latitude

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Less rain occurs at the equator .

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The closer you are to the sea the more:

a)

Extreme the range in temperatures will be.

b)

Moderate your range in temperature will be.

5.

Places found inland will have a:

a)

Continental climate

b)

Oceanic climate

6.

Warm air from the oceans will ...... temperatures of places next to coast.

a)

Raise

b)

Lower

c)

Not affect

7.

Places inland have......summer temperatures.

a)

High

b)

Low

c)

Similar to winter

8.

The higher you go the:

a)

Colder it gets.

b)

Warmer it gets.

c)

Temperatures stay the same.

9.

The warm ocean current on the east coast of SA is called?

a)

warm mozambique agulhas current

b)

warm gulf current

c)

warm east Australia current

10.

The benguela current found in the west coast of SA is a ..... current.

a)

Warm

b)

Cold

c)

Average

11.

Warm ocean currents bring more rain?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

South facing slopes in SA receive:

a)

More sun

b)

Less sun

13.

Upington is not influenced by:

a)

Distance from the sea

b)

Altitude

c)

Ocean currents

d)

Relief

14.

The Kalahari desert has a big impact on Port Nolloth’s temperature.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Durban has:

a)

Mild winters and cool summers

b)

Cold winters and very hot summers

16.

In a climate graph temperature is represented by a:

a)

Bar graph

b)

Line graph

17.

Tropical climates have:

a)

Low temperatures and low rainfall

b)

Average temperatures but no rainfall

c)

High temperatures and high rainfall

18.

An example of sub tropical climate in SA is:

a)

Western Cape

b)

Northern Cape

c)

Eastern Cape

d)

Kwazulu- Natal

19.

Temperate climates are found at:

a)

25 degrees North and South

b)

50-70 degrees North and South

c)

40-65 degrees North and South

20.

You get a cold desert and a hot desert.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

In semi-desert climates droughts are common because:

a)

High temperatures

b)

Rain is unpredictable

c)

No vegetation

22.

Continental climate can be found in the Southern hemisphere.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

In the Tundra climate trees are very common.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Mediterranean climate has the average rainfall of:

a)

200-250mm per year

b)

300-700mm per year

c)

400-600mm per year

25.

Polar climates experiences two separate seasons.

a)

True

b)

False