Sample Grade 5 Geography worksheet on Weather and Climate, featuring questions about precipitation, temperature, wind, and regional climates in South Africa.

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Question 1.1: Which one of the following does not describe the climate of a region?

Options:
a) rainfall
b) temperature
c) relief
d) vegetation cover

✔ Correct answer: c) relief

🔹 Explanation:
Climate refers to the average weather conditions over a long period (usually 30 years), including temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind, and vegetation.
- Rainfall, temperature, and vegetation cover are all directly related to climate.
- Relief (the difference in elevation between high and low points) is a physical feature of the land that *influences* climate but is not a climate element itself.

So, relief does not *describe* climate — it affects it.

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Question 1.2: Wind speed is measured with an instrument called a/an ________.

Options:
a) wind vane
b) anemometer
c) thermometer
d) wind sock

✔ Correct answer: b) anemometer

🔹 Explanation:
- An anemometer is specifically designed to measure wind speed.
- A wind vane shows wind direction.
- A thermometer measures temperature.
- A wind sock indicates wind direction and rough speed, but it's not a precise instrument.

Thus, the correct instrument for measuring wind speed is the anemometer.

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Question 1.3: Wind direction can be determined using a/an ________.

Options:
a) anemometer
b) wind vane
c) barometer
d) thermometer

✔ Correct answer: b) wind vane

🔹 Explanation:
- A wind vane (also called a weather vane) rotates to point into the wind, showing the direction from which the wind is coming.
- The anemometer measures speed, not direction.
- A barometer measures air pressure.
- A thermometer measures temperature.

So, wind vane is used to determine wind direction.

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Question 1.4: Precipitation does not include:

Options:
a) rain
b) hail
c) dew
d) snow

✔ Correct answer: c) dew

🔹 Explanation:
Precipitation refers to water that falls from the sky from clouds and reaches the ground. This includes:
- Rain
- Snow
- Hail
- Sleet

But dew forms when moisture condenses on surfaces at night due to cooling — it does not fall from the sky, so it is not precipitation.

Hence, dew is the correct answer.

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Question 1.5: When the temperature is above 33°C, the condition is described as:

Options:
a) hot
b) mild
c) very hot
d) comfortable

✔ Correct answer: c) very hot

🔹 Explanation:
In general weather descriptions:
- 20–25°C → mild or comfortable
- 25–30°C → warm
- 30–33°C → hot
- Above 33°C → very hot

So, above 33°C is considered very hot.

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Question 1.6: When the temperature is below 0°C, it is also called:

Options:
a) below freezing
b) very cold
c) frosty
d) snowy

✔ Correct answer: a) below freezing

🔹 Explanation:
Water freezes at 0°C, so any temperature below 0°C is below freezing.
- "Very cold" and "frosty" are descriptive but not precise terms.
- "Snowy" depends on whether snow is falling, not just temperature.

So, the most accurate scientific term is below freezing.

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Question 1.7: Which one of the following provinces in South Africa is a winter rainfall area?

Options:
a) Kwa-Zulu Natal
b) Mpumalanga
c) Gauteng
d) Western Cape

✔ Correct answer: d) Western Cape

🔹 Explanation:
Most of South Africa receives rain during the summer months (October to March), but the Western Cape (especially around Cape Town) has a Mediterranean climate, where rain falls mainly in winter (May to September).

Other regions like Kwa-Zulu Natal, Mpumalanga, and Gauteng are summer rainfall areas.

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Question 1.8: Northern Cape is hot and gets very little _____ in a year.

Options:
a) fronts
b) wind
c) rainfall
d) frost

✔ Correct answer: c) rainfall

🔹 Explanation:
The Northern Cape is part of the Karoo and Namib Desert regions, which are arid and receive very little rainfall annually. It is known for being hot and dry.

So, the missing word is rainfall.

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Question 1.9: Which part of South Africa gets the most rain?

Options:
a) eastern
b) northern
c) southern
d) western

✔ Correct answer: a) eastern

🔹 Explanation:
South Africa's eastern regions, especially along the Drakensberg mountains and coastal areas of KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape, receive the highest rainfall due to moist winds from the Indian Ocean rising up the mountains (orographic lift).

The western side is dry (desert), the northern parts are semi-arid, and the southern parts have moderate rainfall.

So, eastern South Africa gets the most rain.

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✔ Final Answers Summary:

| Question | Correct Answer |
|--------|----------------|
| 1.1 | c) relief |
| 1.2 | b) anemometer |
| 1.3 | b) wind vane |
| 1.4 | c) dew |
| 1.5 | c) very hot |
| 1.6 | a) below freezing |
| 1.7 | d) Western Cape |
| 1.8 | c) rainfall |
| 1.9 | a) eastern |

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