Grade 5 Geography Term 1 Test 1 + Memo
About this resource
Help your Grade 5 learner prepare for Term 1 Geography with this comprehensive ATP-aligned 30-mark practice test, complete with a full memorandum. The test has a duration of 45 minutes.
The test covers:
- Map Skills & Geography Terms: the Equator, Prime Meridian, cardinal directions, map legends and contour lines.
- Physical Features of South Africa: understanding plateaus, escarpments, coastal plains and coastlines, as well as interpreting a physical/relief map of South Africa.
- Mountains, Relief & Height: interpreting a geographical profile of the Little Karoo and Great Karoo, identifying mountain ranges and comparing areas according to their height above sea level.
- Rivers of South Africa: interpreting a map of major rivers, including the Orange River and Limpopo River, river direction, river sources and mouths, tributaries, rainfall and how the landscape affects the direction in which rivers flow.
- River Systems & Catchment Areas: understanding the difference between a river system and a catchment area.
Question types include: fill-in-the-blanks, map and source-based questions, geographical terminology, short-answer questions, explanations and application questions.
ATP aligned | Total: 30 marks | Duration: 45 minutes | Full memorandum included | PDF format.
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