Geo Grade 8 Question Preview (ID: 42796)

a) 30 years

b) 20 years

c) 10 years

d) 5 years

a) Rainfall

b) Temperature

c) All

d) None

a) Rainfall - millimetres

b) Temperature - Degrees Celsius

c) All

d) None

a) Average amount of rainfall each month

b) As well as average rainfall for a year

c) All

d) None

a) Distance from equator (latitude)

b) Distance from the sea, Mountains (relief)

c) Height above sea level, Ocean current

d) All

a) Distance from equator (latitude), Ocean currents

b) Height above sea level, Mountain (relief)

c) Distance from sea, Altitide

d) All

a) Tropical Climate

b) Subtropical climate

c) Temperate Climate

d) All

a) Desert climate

b) Semi-desert climate

c) Continental Climate

d) All

a) Polar Climate

b) Tundra Climate

c) High mountain (alpine) Climate

d) All

a) Occur between the equator 25 degrees NORTH and 25 degrees SOUTH

b) High temperature and High Rainfall

c) Main natural vegetation is rainforests

d) All

a) Amazon

b) Brazil

c) There is only 1 season

d) All

a) These occur closer to the TROPICS

b) Has a wet and dry season

c) Large areas of EAST AFRICA have dry tropical climate

d) All

a) Similar to dry tropical climate

b) Regions further from the equator

c) Two main seasons (Summer and winter

d) All

a) Mild climates

b) Climate occurs at 40 degrees and 65 degrees north and south lines of latitude

c) Most rain falls in winter

d) All

a) Receives less than 250 mm rain a year

b) Sahara (hot) Antarctica (Cold)

c) There are both HOT and COLD deserts

d) All

a) Receive between 250 mm to 500 mm rain a year

b) On the borders of hot deserts

c) Kalahari region in South Africa is Semi-desert climate

d) All

a) Between 30 degrees and 60 degrees of latitude

b) No real continental climate in Southern hemisphere

c) Rainfall of between 500 mm and 1 250 mm a year

d) All

a) Places close to North and South POLES

b) Summers are short days are LONG

c) Many hours of weak sunshine

d) All