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WorksheetsGeography grade 8 term 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Temperatures will be higher at the:
Equator
Poles
Temperatures will decrease with latitude
True
False
Less rain occurs at the equator .
True
False
The closer you are to the sea the more:
Extreme the range in temperatures will be.
Moderate your range in temperature will be.
Places found inland will have a:
Continental climate
Oceanic climate
Warm air from the oceans will ...... temperatures of places next to coast.
Raise
Lower
Not affect
Places inland have......summer temperatures.
High
Low
Similar to winter
The higher you go the:
Colder it gets.
Warmer it gets.
Temperatures stay the same.
The warm ocean current on the east coast of SA is called?
warm mozambique agulhas current
warm gulf current
warm east Australia current
The benguela current found in the west coast of SA is a ..... current.
Warm
Cold
Average
Warm ocean currents bring more rain?
True
False
South facing slopes in SA receive:
More sun
Less sun
Upington is not influenced by:
Distance from the sea
Altitude
Ocean currents
Relief
The Kalahari desert has a big impact on Port Nolloth’s temperature.
True
False
Durban has:
Mild winters and cool summers
Cold winters and very hot summers
In a climate graph temperature is represented by a:
Bar graph
Line graph
Tropical climates have:
Low temperatures and low rainfall
Average temperatures but no rainfall
High temperatures and high rainfall
An example of sub tropical climate in SA is:
Western Cape
Northern Cape
Eastern Cape
Kwazulu- Natal
Temperate climates are found at:
25 degrees North and South
50-70 degrees North and South
40-65 degrees North and South
You get a cold desert and a hot desert.
True
False
In semi-desert climates droughts are common because:
High temperatures
Rain is unpredictable
No vegetation
Continental climate can be found in the Southern hemisphere.
True
False
In the Tundra climate trees are very common.
True
False
Mediterranean climate has the average rainfall of:
200-250mm per year
300-700mm per year
400-600mm per year
Polar climates experiences two separate seasons.
True
False
