Climate Regions is one of 8 topics in the Grade 8 Social Sciences CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. What is latitude?
Distance from the Equator
Height above sea level
Distance from the sea
A type of ocean current
Answer: Distance from the Equator — Latitude is distance from the Equator -- places closer to it generally receive more direct sunlight and are warmer.
Easy
2. What generally happens to temperature as altitude increases?
Temperature generally drops
Temperature generally rises
Altitude has no effect on temperature
Temperature becomes impossible to measure
Answer: Temperature generally drops — Altitude is height above sea level, and temperature generally drops as altitude increases.
Medium
3. Name the cold ocean current that influences South Africa's west coast.
Answer: the Benguela current — South Africa's west coast is influenced by the cold Benguela current, which tends to lower temperatures and reduce rainfall.
