MUMBWA SENIOR GEOGRAPHY

MINISTRY OF GENERAL EDUCATION

SOCIAL SCIENCES TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBIA [SOSTAZ]

QUIZ QUESTIONS
1. Name one planet in the universe which revolves in the clockwise direction……… ANS
Uranus

2. There is uniformity of temperature and rainfall throughout the year, which climatic
region is being described………………… ANS Equatorial region

3. What causes convectional rainfall?....................... ANS Rising of heated air

a. Which climatic region is also described as the world’s orchard?.......................

4. When is the sun overhead on the tropic of Cancer? …………………………ANS 21st June

5. Name the drainage pattern with streams radiating from the center……………… ANS.
Radial

6. An elevated piece of land separating two water systems is called……… ANS Watershed

7. The system which refers to how the laws of the country specify ownership of the land is
called…….. ANS Land Tenure System

8. Name the type of plateau which develops when a larger piece of land is uplifted through
Earth movement………….. ANS Tectonic plateau

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9. What is the other name given to Pen plains?..................... ANS Erosional plains

10. A country is said to have Optimum population when the……. ANS Resources equals or
marches with the population

11. The place where the tectonic plate dips after colliding with another is known as the….
ANS Subduction zone
12. The time difference for every degree of the longitude is……………. ANS Four minutes

13. In which stage of the river is the splitting the river channel forming distributaries……….
ANS Lower or valley stage

14. The separation of the seeds from the cotton fibres is referred to as …….. ANS Ginning

15. What is the major raw material in the production of steel…. ANS. Iron ore

16. What do we call a power station that relies on hot water from the
ground?........................ ANS Geothermal

17. What do we call a narrow neck of the land that connects two larger land masses?...........
ANS Isthmus

18. How many days does the Earth take to make up a leap year…………………. ANS 366 DAYS

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19. The migration of highly trained or qualified people from a particular country to another
for greener pastures is called…………………….. ANS Brain drain

20. What is a river confluence?.................. ANS. It is point where two rivers meet.

21. A River system is also known as the……. ANS. Basin or Catchment area

22. The process by which the bed of the river bed and banks are worn down by the material
in the river is called………. ANS Abrasion or Corrassion

23. The elliptical plane is the plane on which the Earth orbits around the sun at an angle of
….. ANS 661/2 degrees

24. What is meant by the Earth’s grid?.......................... ANS The system of the latitudes and
longitudes drawn on the globe

25. The process by which humidity in the atmosphere change to form clouds is known as….
ANS; Condensation

26. Residual mountains are also known as ……….. ANS Mountains of denudation

27. What feature forms the root of the volcanic mountain………. ANS Batholiths

28. When magma comes out of the ground to the surface of the ground, It is no longer
magma but………. ANS Lava

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29. Which two lines are considered when giving the Four Figure Grid Reference?................
ANS Eastings and Northings

30. Which characteristic of a good map is mostly consulted when doing map interpretation?
…..ANS Key or Legend

31. Meandering is to rivers as Undulating is to………… ANS Land

32. Which energy resource is mostly vulnerable to drought?.......................... ANS Hydro

33. Which mineral acts as Flux in the production of Pig Iron?................. ANS Limestone

34. Planet Mars has two moons, name one of them……………………. ANS Deimos or Phobos

35. Lines drawn on the map indicating places of equal sunshine are called….. ANS Isohels

36. Lines drawn on the map indicating places of equal air pressure are called………… ANS
Isobars

37. On which lake is the Chilubi island……… ANS Lake Bangweulu

38. How does the moon affect the ocean activity on the Earth?................... ANS The moon
affects the ocean tides

39. What do we call the period between sunset and total darkness….. ANS. Twilight

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40. The mining giant company of North western province is …………. ANS Lumwana

41. Jupiter has a great red spot that looks a bit like an eye, what causes this spot….. ANS
Storm

42. What is the largest country in the world where the equator passes through…… ANS
Brazil

43. The term Tsunami means……………………………………………… ANS A gigantic water wave

44. What term is used to mean the growing of different crops in each field every year……
ANS Crop Rotation

45. Which cereal crop gives the highest yield per hectare? ANS Rice

46. How many days does it take in Mercury to make a year……………………………………. ANS 88
days

47. Which geographical term describes the mushrooming of settlement around large
cities….. ANS Urban sprawl

48. What mineral is to manufacture deadly weapon like atomic bombs…… ANS Uranium

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49. All rocks whether igneous or sedimentary may become …………………………………under
great heat and pressure…ANS; Metamorphic
50. Which types of rocks are sometimes known as stratified rocks?......ANS;sedimentary
rocks
51. The process by which oxygen in the air or water reacts with minerals in the rocks is
called………………………………….. ANS; oxidation
52. The whole process of the circulation of water between the land, sea and atmosphere is
known as …………………………ANS; hydrological cycle/water cycle/rain cycle
53. The general term to mean all forms of rainfall, snow, hail, is
……………….ANS;prescipitation
54. ……………………..occurs when the river channel is divided by bars or island leaving dry
patches on the river……………….ANS;braiding
55. The dry river sedments deposited when the river enters a standing body of water such
as a lake, lagoon, a sea or an ocean is called………………………ANS;Delta
56. Water in the atmosphere, expressed as a percentage that the atmosphere is able to
hold at that particular temperature is called……………………………ANS; Relative humidity
57. Which gas is the second largest contributor to global warming…………………………..ANS;
Methane

58. A serious drought affected Southern Africa in 1999. Which layer of the atmosphere did
not contain the normal water vapor to cause normal rainfall? Troposphere
59. The specific piece of equipment which is used to measure rainfall is
called…………..Measuring cylinder
60. The Amazon rain forest and the Congo basin are also referred to as ‘life givers’. What do
you understand by this term ‘life givers’… they give out oxygen and absorb carbon
dioxide, chloroflorocarbons (cfcs) and sulphurs from industries

61. What type of river load consists of coarser materials such as pebbles, stones and
boulders, which are rolled along the river bed? The traction load
62. Dry and wet bulb in the hygrometer are said to have the same temperature readings
when the Air is………………..saturated with moisture
63. It is the home of wild animals. It is known as the ‘big game country’ and thousands of
animals are trapped or killed each year by people from all over the world. What natural
region is described above … Savanna
64. The two sets of lines considered under map reading are known as………..Easting and
Northing

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65. What is the name given to lines drawn on map joining places of equal cloud cover?
Isonephs
66. What are Isotherms? These are lines joining places on a map with the same
temperature.
67. From which tree or plant can perfume be manufactured? Rosemary
68. Rift valleys are more common in …………….Faulted areas
69. The roll and tear of the transported materials in the river as they roll and collide with
each other is known as…………….Attrition
70. During river rejuvenation, a point where the old and new valley meets is called… Knick
point
71. Which of the mass movements is slow, gradual and hardly noticed by human eyes? Soil
creep
72. The point at which an earthquake originates is called the focus and sometimes it is
several kilometers below the surface. The point on the earth’s surface immediately
above the focus is called… Epicenter
73. The technical term used to describe deciduous savanna vegetation is…………Tropophytic
vegetation
74. The intensity of an earthquake is measured by an instrument called … Seismometer
while the recording is done on a seismograph
75. What is mass wasting or mass movement? This is the movement of weathered
materials down a slope due to gravitational force.

76. Which type of farming tends to result in low yields per hectare but high yield per
worker? Extensive mechanized
77. What is the chief addition to the soil by the practice of burning vegetation in areas
where shifting cultivation is practiced? Nitrogen
78. What is the growing of grapes and processing of wine called? Viticulture
79. The growing of crops (arable farming) and the keeping of animals on the same farm is
called … Mixed farming
80. What term refers to the type of farming in which two successive crops are harvested in
one year? Double cropping
81. “It thrives only on tropical lowlands with temperatures of about 27oC. Shade and
shelter are extremely important; with minimum rainfall being 1300mm. Ghana is the
leading producer.” Which crop is described above? Cocoa
82. When the USA lifts its trade embargo of Cuba, what would be the most important
agricultural product that Cuba would export to the USA ?Sugar

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83. Which agricultural practice would quickly turn the tropical rain forest into savanna
grassland? Shifting cultivation
84. Which type of farming is largely associated with the production of sugar cane, rubber,
Tea and coffee? Plantation farming
85. What term refers to the right of an individual to occupy a property for a fixed term
of years subject to many conditions and in return for the payment of rent?
Leasehold
86. What term refers to the number of years required for population of an area to double
its present size given the current rate of population is called? Doubling time
87. Which factor is responsible for all forms of mass movement? Gravity
88. What term refers to the average number of children that would be born alive to a
woman during her life time if she were to pass through child bearing years of 15 to 49
years? Total fertility rate
89. What term refers to a number of towns which have grown and joined together?
Conurbation
90. Which country is the largest producer of wool? Australia
91. Hot arid region experience a large diurnal range of temperature because of…………… lack
of cloud cover
92. Which term describes mushrooming settlements around large cities? Urban Sprawl
93. Which term refers to a population in which there is a low birth rate and a low death
rate? Ageing population
94. What term is used to refer to the centre of a town where a number of shops, malls,
banks, tall buildings and other offices are found called … Central Business District (CBD)
95. Which type of power generation has received most criticism from environmentalists?
Nuclear
96. What is the process by which crude petroleum is refined by splitting it into various
groups of hydrocarbons at very high temperatures called? Distillation
97. The humidity of the air depends on………? Temperature
98. What is the coke required for iron-smelting usually made from? Bituminous
99. Which continent has the least potential for the development of hydro-electric power?
Africa
100. What is referred to as white coal? Electricity
101. What is the iron and steel industry whose location is determined by personal
choices called? Foot loose industry
102. Which mineral acts as a flux in the production of pig iron? Limestone
103. What does the heating of iron ore, coke and limestone in a blast furnace produce? Pig
iron
104. Lines drawn on the map showing places of equal cloud cover are called? Isonephs

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105. What do we call the period between sunset and total darkness? Twilight
106. Weather refers to the state of……………..atmosphere
107. How does the moon affect the ocean activity on Earth? The moon affects the ocean
tides
108. The contamination of the earth’s atmosphere to an extent that normal environmental
processes are affected is called…………………………………..ANS; Air pollution
109. Mention the main gold mine area in South Africa…………………..ANS; wit watershed
110. What is the meaning of eco-tourism………………ANS; this is the tourism with the
emphasis on the conservation of the environment by tourist and local communities
while enjoying the benefits of it at the same time
111. What is conurbation?..........................ANS ;this is when two or more large urban areas
merge into one large continuous town
112. What is a habitat?...............................ANS; it is an area where animals live
113. A graphical diagram which represents the age and sex distribution of a population is
called …………………………ANS; population pyramid
114. Gradient may be calculated as VI/HE. The letters ‘’HE’’ stands for…………………………..ANS;
Horizontal equation
115. One characteristic of equatorial rain forest is that of farming canopy. What is a
canopy……………………..ANS; a continuous covering of trees forming layers
116. The process by which water enters a rock via a pore-space is called…………………..ANS;
Percolation
117. In which town do we find the oil refinery in Zambia?....................ANS; Ndola
118. What are perennial crops?.........................ANS; Crops grown throughout the year
119. What is vertical Corrassion?.................................ANS; This is the down ward action
which deepens the river v channel
120. The importance of an isohel is that it indicates areas with
equal……………………………..ANS; Sunshine