Grade 7 Geography Term 2 Test + Memo
About this resource
Help your Grade 7 learner prepare for Term 2 Social Sciences: Geography with this comprehensive 50-mark practice test, complete with a full memorandum. The paper focuses on natural disasters, the structure of the Earth, tectonic plates, volcanoes, earthquakes and floods, while giving learners opportunities to apply their knowledge to maps, diagrams and real-world scenarios.
The test covers:
- Natural disasters
- Earthquakes
- Volcanoes
- Floods
- Tsunamis
- Causes and effects of natural disasters
- Preparing for natural disasters
- Tectonic plates
- Plate boundaries and plate movement
- Transform plate movement
- Convection currents in the Earth's mantle
- The structure of the Earth
- Crust, mantle and core
- Magma and lava
- Formation of batholiths
- Volcanic features
- The San Andreas Fault
- Earthquake focus and tremors
- Pressure and friction between tectonic plates
- Sinkholes and rockfalls
- Effects of earthquakes on buildings and infrastructure
- Earthquake-resistant buildings
- Measuring earthquakes using seismometers
- Adapting to earthquake- and volcano-prone areas
- Building codes and stronger infrastructure
- Early-warning systems
- Emergency and evacuation plans
- Flood causes and effects
- Heavy rainfall and overflowing rivers
- Soil erosion
- Disaster preparedness and response
Total: 50 marks | Full memorandum included | PDF format.
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