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GET Term 4 Take Home Package


Social Sciences: Geography
Grade 5
Subject: Grade 5: Social Sciences (Geography): Term 4

Question 1: True/False
Coal is not a mineral.
TRUE FALSE

Question 2: True/False
Mining has no impact on the environment.
TRUE FALSE

Question 3: True/False
South Africa receives a lot of rain, therefore it consists mostly of forested areas.
TRUE FALSE

Question 4: True/False
Mining is a safe occupation.
TRUE FALSE

Question 5: True/False
Rain is an example of precipitation.
TRUE FALSE

Question 6: True/False
Ventilation is not very important in a mine because miners wear gas masks.
TRUE FALSE

Question 7: Multiple Choice


Coal is used in generators to make ... to power our homes.

A heat

B water

C electricity

D resources

Question 8: Multiple Choice


There are not many coal mines near ... .

A Cape Town

B Pretoria

C Johannesburg

D Sasolburg
Question 9: Multiple Choice
Order the following minerals in order of value, from most valuable to least valuable:

A. copper
B. gold
C. platinum
D. silverA; C; D; B

A E.

B C; B; D; A

C D; B; C; A

D C; D; B; A

Question 10: Multiple Choice


Surface mining ... the vegetation and wildlife than deep level mining.

A is worse for

B poses no threat to is

C
better for

helps
D

Question 11: Multiple Choice


Uranium is a by-product of ... mining.

A copper

B gold

C
coal

diamond
D

Question 12: Multiple Choice


The temperature deep below the ground in a deep level mine is ... .

A very cold

B very high

C
a little cooler than the average temperature outside the mine

a little warmer than the average temperature outside the mine


D

Question 13: Multiple Choice


The Beaufort Wind Scale describes different wind speeds. The terms used are gale, calm, hurricane, storm
and breeze. Which of these describes the strongest wind?
A gale

B breeze

C
storm

hurricane
D
Question 14 refers to the following graphic

Figure 1: thermometer1
Question 14: Multiple Choice
The temperature shown on the thermometer is ... .

A 25° C

B 22° C

C 20° C

D 19° C

Question 15: Multiple Choice


Ore that has been mined is brought up to the surface in buckets called ... .

A cocopans

B shafts

C
skips tunnels

Question 16: Write Your Answer


Before becoming coal, rotting plant layers that hardened and dried out under mud layers in a swamp were
called ... .

Question 17: Write Your Answer


Plant matter that was dead and buried under mud layers at the bottom of a swamp was known as peat. Heat
and pressure caused this peat to change to coal.
Question 18: Write Your Answer
Air is pumped into a deep level mine so that miners can breathe. This is called ... .

Question 19: Write Your Answer


... is a deadly lung disease often experienced by miners working in asbestos mines.

Question 20: Write Your Answer


We use an ... to measure wind speed.

Question 21: Write Your Answer


A ... is the hole that goes deep down into the ground at a mine.

Question 22 refers to the following graphic

Figure 2: rain gauge


Question 22: Write Your Answer

We measure how much rain falls in one year in ... .

Give the unit of measurement.

Question 23 refers to the following graphic


Figure 3: Weather forecast Durban
Question 23: Write Your Answer
Shelby is on holiday in Durban. She has planned to go to the beach on Sunday because the average
temperature for that day is ...°C .

Questions 24 to 25 refer to the following graphic

Figure 4: Bloemfontein average temperatures

Question 24: Write Your Answer


The coldest months in Bloemfontein are in ... and ... .

Question 25: Write Your Answer


The average temperature in December is ...°C.

Question 26: Fill In The Blanks


Coal is not a (1) because it is made from (2) matter. Coal was formed from (3) that grew (4) .
1 2

3 4

dinosaurs in swamps mineral


resource plants animals
living on mountains

Question 27: Fill In The Blanks


An example of a renewable resource is (1) . (2) is an example of a non-renewable resource. (3) refers to
something that we can get more of, but (4) means that it will be used up and we cannot replace it.
1 2

3 4

non-renewable gold wood


renewable

Question 28: Fill In The Blanks


Fynbos grows in areas with (1) rainfall. It can survive long (2) summers. The (3) is South Africa's national
flower. It is an example of fynbos vegetation.
1 2

summer dry Arum Lily


wet winter King Protea
spring annual Chrysanthemum

Question 29: Fill In The Blanks


A large part of the highveld plateau is covered by (1) . The types of plants commonly found here are called (2)
and grow at the beginning of the (3) rainfall period.
1 2

forests grasslands trees


proteas winter summer
spring grasses fynbos

Question 30: Fill In The Blanks


Miners dig shafts and (1) underground to mine rocks that are (2) the surface of the land. People can only work
in deep level mines if there is/are (3) .
1 2

pipes ventilation coffee


tunnels near below

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