Welcome to your Grade 10 Geography chapter 1
After carefully reading the following 30 questions, choose the correct answer.
1.
Which landform is described as a large area of flat low land with no hills or mountains?
2.
What is the name of the deepest landform on Earth, located in the South Pacific Ocean?
3.
Africa covers what percentage of the Earth's total surface area?
4.
Which water body bounds Africa to the north?
5.
What is the estimated total population of Africa as of 2020?
6.
Which desert in southern Africa is described as being exactly similar to the Sahara?
7.
How many recognized sovereign states are located in Africa?
8.
What is the total land area of Africa in square kilometers?
9.
Which landform type is defined as a large area of raised land that is flat on top?
10.
Which region of Africa matches the physical conditions of the Maghreb in the north?
11.
The Cape area in southern Africa is identical to which northern region?
12.
Landforms are primarily the results of which two processes?
13.
Which African landform region covers a small area compared to the African massif?
14.
What is the typical height of the continuous canopy in the African tropical rainforest?
15.
Which cold ocean current contributed to the formation of the Namib Desert?
16.
The Highveld plateau is bounded to the south by which landform?
17.
What feature separates the Highveld from KwaZulu-Natal?
18.
Which portion of the Great Escarpment forms the boundary between KwaZulu-Natal and Lesotho?
19.
What is the annual rainfall range for the African rainforest?
20.
Why is decomposition rapid in the tropical rainforest?
21.
Which landform feature includes large, dark green, leathery leaves and lianas?
22.
What type of process creates plateaus when magma pressure is not strong enough to create a volcano?
23.
Which US landform is used as an example of a large plain in the text?
24.
How are landforms defined in terms of human interaction with the environment?
25.
Africa accounts for what percentage of the world's population?
26.
What is the position of Africa among continents in terms of size and population?
27.
Which line of latitude divides Africa into almost two equal parts?
28.
What are the main uses for plain areas mentioned in the text?
29.
Which concentration of metropolitan centers is located on the South African Highveld?
30.
Africa's landforms can be broadly categorized into how many major regions?
