Geography Quiz - Grade 12

The pattern of the settlement at A is …

• isolated farms.

• dispersed.

• concentrated.

• town.

The shape of the settlement at B is …

• T-shaped.

• a crossroad.

• clumped.

• round.

The shape of the settlement at C is determined by the …

• proximity to the CBD.

• need for privacy.

• river.

• road.

The settlement at D (in the picture on p. 3) is … in the hierarchy due to … in the number of services.

• a decrease

• lower

• higher

• a increase

• (i) and (iv)

In the diagram below, the … farmer practices … farming.

• mixed

• subsistence

• monoculture

• commercial

• (i) and (iii)

The choice of a site for a rural settlement can be determined by the …

• aspect.

• proximity to a railway station.

• connection with other settlements.

• existing infrastructure.

Urban development refers to the …

• movement of people from rural areas to cities for better opportunities.

• increase in the percentage of the total population living in urban areas.

• decrease in the number of people living in rural areas.

• number of people living in an urban area.

A central place offers goods and services to the surrounding …

• suburbs.

• towns.

• countryside.

• cities.

The majority of South African coal reserves are found in …

• Gauteng.

• the Eastern Cape.

• Limpopo.

• the Western Cape.

Coal mining contributes to … poverty and leads to the … of the natural environment.

• (i) and (iii)

• increase

• conservation

• reduction

• degradation