Social Studies 7

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT TOPIC TEST

Year: _________

Pupil’s Name:__________________________
 2

1. Which of the following cultural practices can help protect the environment?
A. Controlling the hunting of some animals
B. Cutting trees for firewood and building materials
C. Overstocking so that people can admire your wealth
D. Planting sorghum on the same land every year

2. Which one of these climates is hot and wet throughout the year?
A. Tropical Savanna
B. Mediterranean
C. Equatorial
D. Desert

3. Which pair of human activities affect the vegetation in the Equatorial Region?
A. Farming and logging
B. Logging and hunting
C. Farming and mining
D. Logging and fishing

4. Which of the following statement best describes the desert climate?

A. Very hot and wet
B. Very hot in summer but cold in winter
C. There is very high rainfall
D. It receives most rain in winter

5. The largest lake in Southern Africa is ___________

A. Lake Chad
B. Lake Kariba
C. Lake Ngami
D. Lake Malawi

6. How do mountains influence the climate of an area?

A. They make the area around humid
B. They provide shade to the area
C. They influence sunshine in the area
D. They disturb the climate of an area

Compiled by Mr O. Abeilwe (Mogotho Primary School)

 3

7. Which country is correctly matched with its capital city?

A. Madagascar - Windhoek
B. Zambia – Lusaka
C. Malawi - Maseru
D. Angola - Gaborone

Use the map below to answer question 8

8. Which climatic region is characterised by dry summer and wet winters?

A. Humid Subtropical
B. Desert
C. Semi Desert
D. Mediterranean

9. Which of the following statements is true about the tundra climatic region?

A. It is hot and wet

B. It is humid
C. It is very cold
D. It receives heavy rainfall

10. Which of the following is a protected flora?

A. Mogorogorwana
B. Mmilo
C. Moretwa
D. Mowana

Compiled by Mr O. Abeilwe (Mogotho Primary School)

 4

11. Fishing is practise in these climatic regions EXCEPT__________

A. Mediterranean
B. Tropical Savanna
C. Desert
D. Temperate

12. Which type of vegetation in Africa has short grass and short trees?
A. Deciduous forest
B. Savanna bushveld
C. Mediterranean
D. Equatorial rainforest

13. Which of the following rivers are found in Angola?

A. Nosop and vaal river
B. Molopo and Cunene
C. Zambezi and Chobe
D. Cubango and Cunene

14. Which of the following countries has access to the sea?

A. Botswana
B. Zambia
C. Zimbabwe
D. Mozambique

15. Which of the following products is mainly produced in equatorial region?

A. Beef
B. Rubber
C. Copper
D. Diamonds

16. Why is it that most people in Botswana live in the Eastern part?
A. It is near to South Africa which has many mines
B. They is too much space
C .The other parts are used as cattle post
D. There is more rainfall and fertile soil
17. Which of the following list is one of the national monuments? (2.3.1.4)
A. Museum
B. Stadium
C. Rock craft
D. Tsodilo hills

Compiled by Mr O. Abeilwe (Mogotho Primary School)

 5

18. Which of the following is a negative effect of mining on the physical environment?
A. Crime
B. Pollution
C. Overcrowding
D. The spread of diseases

19. The climatic region that receives rainfall throughout the year is ……………….
A. Mediterranean
B. Semi - desert
C. The tundra
D. Equatorial

20. Which of the following statement describes the climate of Botswana? (2.4.1.6)
A. Hot and dry summers throughout the year
B. Hot and humid throughout the year
C. Hot wet summers and cold dry winters
D. Hot dry summers and cold wet winters

21. Which of the following towns in Southern Africa receives winter rainfall?
A. Harare
B. Maputo
C. Windhoek
D. Cape Town

22. Which river is shared by Angola, Botswana and Namibia?

A. Zambezi
B. Okavango
C. Chobe
D. Cunene
23. Which of the following is an environmental problem that may be caused by a large
elephant population?
A. Soil erosion
B. Land pollution
C. Destruction of property
D. Destruction of vegetation

Compiled by Mr O. Abeilwe (Mogotho Primary School)

 6

Use the map below to answer question 24

24. Why would less people choose to settle in the climatic region marked Q?
A. It has high rainfall
B. It has infertile soils
C. It has dense vegetation
D. It has low temperatures

25. What is a landlocked country?

A. It is a very dry country.
B. It is a country close to the sea.
C. It is a country surrounded by other countries and has no coastline.
D. it is a flat country.

Compiled by Mr O. Abeilwe (Mogotho Primary School)

 7

USE THE MAP BELOW TO ANSWER QUESTIONS 26 – 28.

26. Which physical feature is marked S?

A. Lake Volta
B. Lake Malawi
C. Lake Chad
D. Lake Victoria

27. What is the name of the feature marked T?

A. Tsodilo Hills
B. Lentswe la Baratani
C. Mount Kilimanjaro
D. Drakensburg Mountains

28. What can be influenced by the feature marked T?

A. Pollution
B. Soil erosion
C. Relief rainfall
D. High temperatures

Compiled by Mr O. Abeilwe (Mogotho Primary School)

 8

Study the scenario below and use it to answer question 29

The equatorial climate is covered by forests made up of tall trees which grow very
closely. Most of the people who live here are involved in timber production.

29. What is the negative effect of the human activity mentioned in the scenario?

A. Climate change
B. Deforestation
C. Soil Erosion
D. Pollution

30. Which of the following environmental problems is caused by manufacturing industries?

A. Littering
B. Pollution
C. Soil erosion
D. Over-stocking

Use the information provided to answer questions 31 and 32

Masego went for further studies at a place where it was always raining. While
there, Masego was advised to wear mostly light clothes.

31. In which world environment zone would the described place be found?

A. Equatorial
B. Mediterranean
C. Monsoon
D. Savannah

32. Which of the following climatic characteristics is true about the area?

A. It is cold throughout the year

B. It is hot throughout the year
C. It rains only in summer
D. It rains only in winter

Compiled by Mr O. Abeilwe (Mogotho Primary School)

 9

33. How can subsistence arable farming help to reduce soil erosion?

A. By burning the veld

B. By crowing only one crop
C. By adding fertilizers to the soil
D. By ploughing across the slope

34. Which type of rainfall is likely to occur when two air masses with high temperature meet?
A. Relief
B. Cyclonic
C. Orographic
D. Convectional

Use the information below to answer questions 35

Thato has a farm where she grows millet, sorghum and beans for feeding her
family. She practices crop rotation yearly.
35.Which form of farming is practiced by Thato?

A. Commercial arable farming

B. Subsistence arable farming
C. Commercial pastoral farming
D. Subsistence pastoral farming

36. Rainfall is unreliable. There is little vegetation. Which climatic region is being described?

A. Mediterranean
B. desert
C. Tropical Savannah
D. Equatorial

37. Which is the largest continent in the world?

A. Africa
B. Europe
C. Australia
D. Asia

38. The following are ways in which people earn a living in the Mediterranean climate, except_
A. Farming
B. Fishing
C. Mining
D. Tourism

Compiled by Mr O. Abeilwe (Mogotho Primary School)

 10

39. Which of the following is a result of human activities in the equatorial environment?

A. Higher rainfall
B. Deforestation
C. Increased soil fertility
D. Conservation of animals

40. What can families do in order to protect the environment?

A. Cut down many trees and sell them for firewood
B. Plant sorghum on the same piece of land
C. Keep few cattle on a small piece of grazing land
D. Burn the veld to reduce the number of ticks

41. Which of the following is a role of a family in protecting the environment?

A. Practicing monoculture
B. Practicing afforestation
C. Cultivating the soil
D. Irrigating crops

42. Which type of rainfall occurs when moist air rises over hills or mountains?

A. Relief rainfall
B. Cyclonic rainfall
C. Convergence rainfall
D. Convectional rainfall

43. Which of the following is a national monument in Botswana?

A. Nata Bird Sanctuary
B. Gaborone Dam
C. Shoshong Gorge
D. Khama Rhino Sanctuary

44. Drakensberg mountains are found in

A. South Africa
B. Lesotho
C. Namibia
D. Congo

Compiled by Mr O. Abeilwe (Mogotho Primary School)

 11

Study the mining method below and use it to answer questions 45 and 46

45. Which method of mining is used in the picture?

A. Shaft mining
B. Box cut mining
C. Open pit mining
D. Borehole mining

46. Which mineral is mined using the mining method above?

A. Salt/soda ash
B. Copper/nickel
C. Diamond
D. Coal

47. What kind of vegetation is found along the Equator?

A. Desert
B. Rainforest
C. Savanna
D. Tundra

Compiled by Mr O. Abeilwe (Mogotho Primary School)

 12

Use the graph below to answer 48 and 49

48. Which climatic region is represented by the above graph?

A. Mediterranean
B. Semi-Desert
C. Tundra
D. Equatorial
49. Which major economic activity is done at the above climatic region?
A. Fishing
B. Lumbering
C. Tourism
D. Farming
READ THE PASSAGE BELOW AND ANSWER QUESTION 51.

Mr. Botlhe herds cattle and some sheep and goats. He lives in a place where there are thorny trees, cactus
plants and veld products such as sengaparile, morama and moretlwa. Veld products grow well in the soil.
However, when he tries to plough, either crops fail or he makes too little to eat or sell. The soil seems to
do well with the veld products.

50. What kind of environment does Mr. Botlhe live in?

A. Tropical Rainforest
B. Grassland Savanna
C. Shrub Savanna
D. Desert

Compiled by Mr O. Abeilwe (Mogotho Primary School)

 13

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT TOPIC TEST MARKING KEY STD 7

1. A 26. A
2. C 27. D
3. A 28. C
4. B 29. B
5. D 30. B
6. B 31. A
7. B 32. B
8. D 33. D
9. C 34. B
10. D 35. B
11. C 36. B
12. B 37. D
13. D 38. C
14. D 39. B
15. B 40. C
16. D 41. B
17. D 42. A
18. B 43. C
19. D 44. A
20. C 45. C
21. D 46. C
22. B 47. B
23. D 48. D
24. B 49. B
25. C 50. D

Compiled by Mr O. Abeilwe (Mogotho Primary School)