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GEOGRAPHY Grade 10
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1
What percentage of in coming solar radiation reaches the earth?
7
51
21
14
2
Migrants who are forced to move out of their country of origin owing to fear of persecution or natural disasters
emigrants
xenophobia
refugees
economic migrants
3
Xenophobia is strong sense of fear and dislike or fear of people from other countries
True
False
4
A flood is an overflow of water on the earth’s surface
True
False
5
Oxygen is a gas that contributes to global warming
True
False
6
Moisture which falls from the atmosphere onto the earth’s surface is …
Fog
Rainfall
Thunderstorms
Precipitation
7
Lines drawn on synoptic weather maps showing places of equal pressure are isohyets.
False
True
8
A seismograph is an instrument that measures the magnitude of seismic waves.
False
True
9
Convectional rainfall is common in winter
False
True
10
The increase in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere.
Climate change
Ozone layer
Global warming
Globalization
11
The layer of atmosphere closest to the earth’s surface is the …
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
12
Gases in the atmosphere that absorb long-wave radiation and contribute to global warming are known as the …
thermosphere.
greenhouse effect.
greenhouse gases.
radiation gases.
13
The number of people living in rural areas.
Rural population
Migration
Rural to urban migration
Rural depopulation
14
All weather and climatic changes take place in this layer
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
15
The average number of years that a person is expected to live
Natural increase
Birth rate
Life expectancy
Death rate
16
The outer layer of the earth that consists of solid rocks is/are the …
Crust
Inner core
Magma
Crystals
17
The theory that the continents were once one landmass but they drifted apart over time, is called ...
Maritime continental
Continental drift
Continental geomorphology
Maritime drift
18
Population distribution refers to how people are dispersed over an area
True
False
19
Incoming solar radiation
Insulation
Insolent
Insolation
Isolation
20
The rate at which the country's population is growing, excluding migration into or out of the country
Death ratec
Natural increase
Literacy rate
Birth rate
21
The permanent gas that makes up 21% of the atmosphere and is necessary for respiration
Oxygen
Ozone
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
22
The study of the earth’s physical features and the processes that formed them is …
meteorology.
geomorphology.
demography.
climatology.
23
This cloud often comes before a cold front
Cumulus
Status
Cirrus
Cumulonimbus
24
Chemicals used in some aerosol sprays, refrigerants, air conditioners and industrial cleaning materials are known as …
chlorine carbons.
oxygen atoms.
chlorofluorocarbons.
pollutants.
25
The vibration of the earth’s crust is called folding.
True
False
26
A process whereby areas become more arid and drier like a desert
Desertification
Drought
Climate change
Ozone depletion
27
New Zealand is a small country with a small population
True
False
28
People moving out of their own country to other countries for jobs
Immigrant
Migration
Migration
Emigrants
29
The transfer of heat by vertical movement is
Coriolis force
Latent heat
Convection
Conduction
30
Convectional rainfall is common in the Gauteng province of South Africa.
True
False
