GEOGRAPHY
2024
LAST PUSH ACTIVITIES
PAPER 1
,CLIMATE AND WEATHER
QUESTION 1 CLIMATE AND WEATHER
Refer to the sketch below. Choose the term/concept from COLUMN B that completes the statement in
COLUMN A. Write down only Y or Z next to the question numbers (1.1.1 to 1.1.7) in the ANSWER BOOK,
e.g. 1.1.8 Y.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
1.1.1 The weather system shown in the sketch is a …cyclone. Y. tropical
Z. mid-latitude
1.1.2 The sketch above represents a cyclone in the Y. southern
…hemisphere Z. northern
1.1.3 A in the sketch is referred to as the … of the cyclone. Y. apex
Z. eye
1.1.4 The air descending at B is … Y. moist
Z. dry
1.1.5 Area C in the sketch represents the … of the cyclone. Y. dangerous semi-circle
Z. cold sector
1.1.6 The cloud type found at D is … Y. cumulonimbus
Z. stratus
1.1.7 The general movement of this weather system is … Y. east to west
Z. west to east
(1X7) 7
,1.2 Various options are provided as possible answers to the following questions.
Choose the answer and write only the letter (A–D) next to the question numbers
(1.2.1 to 1.2.8) in the ANSWER BOOK, example 1.2.9 D.
1.2.1 A south westerly wind of 15 knots is evident in …
1.2.2 Cyclones are associated with … weather conditions and … of air.
(i) unstable
(ii) stable
(iii) divergence
(iv) convergence
A (i) and (iii)
B (i) and (iv)
C (ii) and (iii)
D (ii) and (iv)
1.2.3 Berg winds are … and … gusty local winds that blow from the interior of the
country to the coast.
(i) hot
(ii) warm
(iii) dry
(iv) moist
A (i) and (iii)
B (i) and (iv)
C (ii) and (iii)
D (ii) and (iv)
, 1.2.4 Berg winds occur as a result of the interaction between the … and …pressure systems.
(i) Kalahari high
(ii) Cut-off low
(iii) South Indian high
(iv) Coastal low
A (i) and (iii)
B (i) and (iv)
C (ii) and (iii)
D (ii) and (iv)
1.2.5 The two winds responsible for the development of line thunderstorms are the … winds.
A south westerly and north westerly
B north westerly and south easterly
C north easterly and south westerly
D south westerly and north westerly
1.2.6 A zone between two air masses with different water vapour content, resulting
in the occurrence of line thunderstorms known as a …
A cold front.
B moisture front.
C warm front.
D polar front.
1.2.7 Line thunderstorms are associated with the following weather conditions:
A torrential rain; snow
B hurricane winds; hail
C light rain; thunder
D torrential rain; gusty winds
1.2.8 The micro-climate illustrated in the sketches below, shows … (A) and … (B) winds
respectively.
i) anabatic
(ii) westerlies
2024
LAST PUSH ACTIVITIES
PAPER 1
,CLIMATE AND WEATHER
QUESTION 1 CLIMATE AND WEATHER
Refer to the sketch below. Choose the term/concept from COLUMN B that completes the statement in
COLUMN A. Write down only Y or Z next to the question numbers (1.1.1 to 1.1.7) in the ANSWER BOOK,
e.g. 1.1.8 Y.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
1.1.1 The weather system shown in the sketch is a …cyclone. Y. tropical
Z. mid-latitude
1.1.2 The sketch above represents a cyclone in the Y. southern
…hemisphere Z. northern
1.1.3 A in the sketch is referred to as the … of the cyclone. Y. apex
Z. eye
1.1.4 The air descending at B is … Y. moist
Z. dry
1.1.5 Area C in the sketch represents the … of the cyclone. Y. dangerous semi-circle
Z. cold sector
1.1.6 The cloud type found at D is … Y. cumulonimbus
Z. stratus
1.1.7 The general movement of this weather system is … Y. east to west
Z. west to east
(1X7) 7
,1.2 Various options are provided as possible answers to the following questions.
Choose the answer and write only the letter (A–D) next to the question numbers
(1.2.1 to 1.2.8) in the ANSWER BOOK, example 1.2.9 D.
1.2.1 A south westerly wind of 15 knots is evident in …
1.2.2 Cyclones are associated with … weather conditions and … of air.
(i) unstable
(ii) stable
(iii) divergence
(iv) convergence
A (i) and (iii)
B (i) and (iv)
C (ii) and (iii)
D (ii) and (iv)
1.2.3 Berg winds are … and … gusty local winds that blow from the interior of the
country to the coast.
(i) hot
(ii) warm
(iii) dry
(iv) moist
A (i) and (iii)
B (i) and (iv)
C (ii) and (iii)
D (ii) and (iv)
, 1.2.4 Berg winds occur as a result of the interaction between the … and …pressure systems.
(i) Kalahari high
(ii) Cut-off low
(iii) South Indian high
(iv) Coastal low
A (i) and (iii)
B (i) and (iv)
C (ii) and (iii)
D (ii) and (iv)
1.2.5 The two winds responsible for the development of line thunderstorms are the … winds.
A south westerly and north westerly
B north westerly and south easterly
C north easterly and south westerly
D south westerly and north westerly
1.2.6 A zone between two air masses with different water vapour content, resulting
in the occurrence of line thunderstorms known as a …
A cold front.
B moisture front.
C warm front.
D polar front.
1.2.7 Line thunderstorms are associated with the following weather conditions:
A torrential rain; snow
B hurricane winds; hail
C light rain; thunder
D torrential rain; gusty winds
1.2.8 The micro-climate illustrated in the sketches below, shows … (A) and … (B) winds
respectively.
i) anabatic
(ii) westerlies
