Y7A Geography Test 1

A settlement is _________________________________ .

• A place where only animals live

• A place where people live

• A place where wood and stone needed

• A place where nun and monk live

What is the name given to the actual place where a village or town grew up?

• Dispersed

• Flat land

• Site

• Shelter

Which of the following features would you not look to be next to when choosing the site of a settlement?

• A forest

• A river

• A zoo

• Building materials

Why is it a good idea to have a settlement site near a river?

• For cooking

• For washing

• For drinking

• For sleeping

What is the name given to a settlement where the buildings are arranged in a line e.g. along the main road?

• Rounded

• Linear

• Dispersed

• Nucleated

What is the name of the large desert that covers most of northern Africa?

• Nile Desert

• Mojave Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Atacama Desert

What do the Maasai people drink from their cattle?

• blood

• milk and blood

• milk

• nothing

What is a woman's job in the Maasai tribe?

• to protect their cattle against lions and other predators

• to watch the cows at night

• to build and take care of the home, fixing food, and making clothing.

• to feed the cows

What are Maasai houses made out of?

• bricks and cement, with roofs made out of grass and sticks

• a mixture of mud, grass, and cow bones

• sticks and grass, which are held together with a mixture of mud and cow dung

• the Maasai people live in tents

What is the name of the largest lake in Africa?

• Lake Baikal

• Lake Hillier

• Lake Titicaca

• Lake Victoria