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Geography Unit 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is South Africa on the MAP

(a)  

2.

On what Continent is South Africa?

(a)  

3.

True of False South Africa has a short coast line

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Rivers flow from

a)

low areas across the land into each other

b)

low areas and into the sea

c)

from mountains and high places across land into the sea

d)

from high places ending in other rivers

e)

from mountains across the land into the sea

5.

What oceans are on South Africa's coastline

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

e)

Indian Ocean

6.

True or False all South African's provinces have a coast line

a)

False

b)

True

7.

True or False there as 11 Provinces in South Africa

a)

True

b)

False

8.

There are 4 provinces that have a coastline - true or false

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The four provinces with a coastline are:

a)

Northern Cape, North West, Free State, Kwazulu Natal

b)

Kwazulu Natal, Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga

c)

Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Kwazulu Natal

d)

Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Limpopo and Mpumalanga

e)

Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, Kwazulu Natal

10.

Which province has the longest coastline in South Africa

(a)  

11.

Which is South Africa's smallest province?

(a)  

12.

What is the purpose of a physical map?

a)

Show physical features such as rivers

b)

Show physical features such as mountains, hills, rivers

c)

Show physical features such as lakes, rivers

d)

Show physical features such as lakes, mountains, hills, rivers

13.

What does a map use to show high and low places

(a)  

14.

When we talk about high and low places it means how high a place is above sea level (true or false)

a)

true

b)

false

15.

A (a)   is flat, low-lying land adjacent to a sea coast.

16.

Coastal plains are separated from the rest of the interior by nearby landforms, such as

(a)  

17.

An (a)   is a steep slope or long cliff that forms as a result of faulting or erosion and separates two relatively level areas having different elevations.

18.

An escarpment is a steep slope between a

(a)  

19.

A plateau is a flat, elevated that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.

(a)  

20.

(a)   are one of the four major landforms, along with mountains, plains, and hills.

21.

There are two kinds of plateaus: dissected plateaus and volcanic plateaus. (True or False)

(a)  

22.

the line where the land meets the sea.

(a)  

23.

a flat or gently sloping low-lying area along the coast.

(a)  

24.

steep slope that marks the edge of a plateau.

(a)  

25.

a line of mountains.

(a)