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Geography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Earth is made up of __________ & __________.

a)

Land and Water

b)

Mountains and Plateaus

c)

Plains and Desserts

d)

Rivers and Mountains

2.

The highest point of a Mountain is called a Peak or a _________.

a)

Chain

b)

Summit

c)

Range

d)

Canyons

3.

Lowlands is the other name for ___________.

a)

Desserts

b)

Plateaus

c)

Plains

d)

Mountains

4.

Plains are formed by the deposition of __________ and ________.

a)

Sand and grass

b)

Grass and Silt

c)

Sand and Silt

5.

_________ are Natural channels that carry rainwater or water from melted ice and snow from mountains to plains, Lakes and Seas

a)

River

b)

Deserts

c)

Plains

6.

Coastal erosion...

a)

is where the sea wears away at the land

b)

is how waves are created

c)

causes the tides

7.

The most damage occurs when there is...

a)

Low tide and small waves

b)

High tide and large waves

c)

Low tide and large waves

d)

High tide and small waves

8.

The absence of rainfall from an area of land

a)

Drought

b)

Desertification

c)

Harmattan

d)

Arid

9.

A narrow strip of semi-arid land south of the Sahara in Africa

a)

Sahara

b)

Sahel

c)

Savanna

d)

Rain Forest

10.

What is a rainforest?

a)

an area of many trees and shrubs

b)

an area of desert

c)

an area of lush vegetation and year-round rainfall

11.

Tribute is

a)

a payment made for protection or as a sign of submission

b)

a payment made for home-building

c)

a payment made for groceries

12.

A pilgrimage is a

a)

a group of people or animals traveling on a long journey

b)

a journey to a holy place

c)

person who attended the first Thanksgiving

13.

Is the East African rift still growing?

a)

No

b)

Yes

14.

Africa is made up the following climate zones EXCEPT

a)

Desert

b)

Savanna

c)

Polar

d)

Sahel

15.

When did the great rift start?

a)

2,000 years ago

b)

A million years ago

c)

20 million years ago

16.

A long, thin valley created by the moving apart of the continental plates.

a)

delta valley

b)

death valley

c)

escarpment

d)

arctic ocean

e)

rift valley

17.

What can you do to help protect this fragile ecosystem?

a)

Leave the plants and animals in the tide pools

b)

Don't step on the plants or animals

c)

Don't litter

d)

All of the above

18.

Coastal erosion...

a)

is how waves are created

b)

causes the tides

c)

is where the sea wears away at the land

19.

A change from productive land to desert

a)

Deforestation

b)

Desertification

c)

Harmattan

d)

Oasis

20.

Dense evergreen forest with an annual rainfall of at least 160 inches

a)

Savanna

b)

Sahel

c)

Sahara

d)

Oasis

e)

Rainforest