Lesson Y7-U05-L03

Y7-U05-L03 Africa's Physical Landscapes and Climate Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 5

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U05-L03, Africa's Physical Landscapes and Climate: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 5: Year 7: Africa: A Continent of Diversity, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What is a biome?

    • A government office that counts the people
    • A large area with the same plants, animals and climate
    • A type of rock formed by volcanoes
    • A river that flows from the mountains to the sea

  2. Which biome sits right on the Equator in Africa?

    • Temperate woodland
    • Hot desert
    • Rainforest
    • Savanna grassland

  3. Which biome is hot and wet all year?

    • Polar ice
    • Hot desert
    • Rainforest
    • Savanna

  4. Which biome has a wet season and a dry season?

    • Hot desert
    • Polar tundra
    • Rainforest
    • Savanna

  5. Which biome is hot and very dry?

    • Hot desert
    • Rainforest
    • Mountain snowfield
    • Savanna

  6. On a climate graph, what do the bars show?

    • Rainfall in mm
    • The number of people living there
    • Temperature in degrees C
    • The height of the land above sea level

  7. On a climate graph, what does the curved line show?

    • The distance from the sea
    • Temperature in degrees C
    • The number of trees in the area
    • Rainfall in mm

  8. Why does so much rain fall at the Equator?

    • The strong Sun heats the air, which rises, cools and rains
    • The Equator has no sunshine at all, so clouds form
    • The Equator is very cold, so the air sinks and rains
    • The Equator is covered in mountains that block the rain

  9. Is the air that rises at the Equator wet or dry?

    • Dry, because it sinks back to the ground
    • Wet, because it cools and its water falls as rain
    • Dry, because it is always cold
    • Neither, because air has no water in it

  10. Why is the air that sinks over the Sahara very dry?

    • It is pulled down by the mountains, which makes it wet and cool each night
    • It has lost its water earlier, and sinking air brings almost no rain
    • It is taken straight from the sea, which holds no water at all, so it is dry
    • It rises high and freezes, so it cannot rain down onto the desert below

  11. Which biome sits furthest from the Equator in Africa?

    • Rainforest
    • Hot desert
    • Mangrove swamp
    • Savanna

  12. Copy and complete the pattern from the Equator outwards. What comes next, after the rainforest?

    • Tropical ocean
    • Savanna
    • Polar ice
    • Hot desert

  13. A graph shows over 90 mm rain every month and temperatures near 25 C. Which biome does it match?

    • Polar tundra
    • Hot desert
    • Rainforest
    • Savanna with a dry season

  14. A graph shows under 25 mm of rain all year and temperatures over 30 C. Which biome is it?

    • Rainforest
    • Tropical swamp
    • Savanna
    • Hot desert

  15. Which graph feature shows that a place has a wet season and a dry season?

    • A tall bar in January only, with the rest of the year showing no rain at all
    • Rainfall bars that are high in some months and low in others
    • A temperature line that stays flat all year, with no rise or fall at any point
    • A line that never rises above zero, so the temperature is always below freezing

  16. Which is the best reason the Sahara is a desert?

    • It has too many rivers flowing across it
    • It is covered by thick rainforest all year
    • Dry sinking air means very little rain falls there
    • It is near the Equator where rain is heavy

  17. Why is the savanna found just north of the Congo rainforest?

    • It is further from the Equator, so it has a wet and dry season
    • It is on the highest mountain in Africa
    • It is closer to the Equator, so it has more rain than the Congo
    • It is in the sea, where no plants can grow

  18. Name one African desert and one African rainforest.

    • Kilimanjaro and Atlantic
    • Nile and Thames
    • Sahara and Congo
    • Lagos and Nairobi

  19. Which steps show the correct climate process at the Equator?

    • Desert forms, air rises, rain falls, Sun heats the Equator
    • Sun heats the Equator, air rises and cools, rain falls, rainforest grows
    • Rainforest grows, rain falls, Sun heats the Equator, air sinks
    • Rain falls, air sinks, Sun heats the Equator, desert forms

  20. A pupil says the Sahara is wet because it is so close to the Equator. Which correction is right?

    • The Sahara is near the Equator, so it has the rainforest
    • The Sahara is wet because the Sun is weakest there
    • The Sahara is dry because it is far from the Equator, where air sinks
    • The Sahara is wet because it has many rivers

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