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Geography 2015 March

geography grade 10

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TEACHERS WITHOUT BORDERS

PROGRAMME
BROUGHT TO YOU BY

With grateful thanks to our associate partners, The National Department of Basic Education, The Independent
Examinations Board, Siyavula Education, Smarticks, Noteshare, Lemonlicious, datacentrix, and most of all, to
the schools and teachers from both the public and private education sectors who as founder contributors,
have lent content to the Teachers without Borders programme, for the benefit of all South Africa's learners.

In Bill Gates words, at the Mandela Day ‘Living Together’ address: “Maintaining the quality of this country’s
higher education system while expanding access to more students will not be easy. But it’s critical to
South Africa’s future” – working together, we can help achieve this."

Contributing schools to date:

Clifton School Milnerton High Rustenburg Girls’ High St Peter's


Durban Girls' Northwood High St Anne's DC St Stithians
Fairmont High Roedean St John's DSG Wynberg Boys' High
Herzlia High Rondebosch Boys’ St Mary's DSG Kloof Wynberg Secondary
Grade 8 GEOGRAPHY TEST March 2015
Time: 45 minutes Marks: 50

Instructions:
• Answer ALL questions.
• Number all your questions as they are numbered on the question paper.

Question 1
Multiple Choice: Choose the most appropriate answer and write only the question
number and correct letter e.g. 1.6. e.

1.1 Which of the following statements is TRUE for co-ordinates?


a) Lines of latitude are measured North and South of the Greenwich meridian
b) Each degree of longitude and latitude can be divided into 60 minutes
c) Cape Town’s co-ordinates are 33°56’E and 18°29’S
d) Longitude is always given first.

1.2 Lines of latitudes are also called …


a) verticals
b) horizontals
c) meridians
d) parallels

1.3 Which of the following statements is TRUE for scale?


a) The bigger the area covered by the map, the smaller the map scale.
b) The smaller the area covered by the map, the smaller the map scale.
c) 1:50 000 is a larger scale than 1:10 000
d) The bigger the scale of the map, the bigger the area covered but with less
detail shown.

1.4 Which hemispheres is South Africa found in?


a) The northern and eastern hemispheres
b) The southern and western hemispheres
c) The southern and eastern hemispheres
d) The northern and western hemispheres

1.5 Which of the following statements is FALSE for the Earth’s rotation?
a) The earth rotates from West to East
b) The earth rotates through 360° in a day
c) The earth rotates around the sun
d) The earth rotates once in 24 hours [5]

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Question 2
Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow.

2.1 Provide a definition for latitude. 4x1=4


2.2 Name the lines of latitude at A, B, C and D respectively. 4x1=4
2.3 At what degree can the line of latitude at B be found? 1x2=2
2.4 At what degree can the North Pole be found? 1x2=2
[12]
Question 3

Complete the paragraph below. You only need to write the question number and
the missing word/words.

Lines of longitude are drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole. They are
measured in degrees …3.1… and …3.2… of the …3.3…

The Earth is divided into …3.4… degrees of longitude. The …3.5… follows the 180°
line of longitude.

…3.6… is related to lines of longitude. Places to the …3.7… experience a later time
because the sun rises in the …3.8…

All time zones are numbered from GMT which stands for …3.9… When travelling
from west to east you …3.10… time.

[10]
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Question 4:

4.1 Name the type of scale shown below. 1x1=1

4.2 An example of a numerical ratio scale is 1:20 000. Write this numerical ratio scale as a
word scale. 4x1=4

4.3 Rewrite the sentence below as a numerical ratio scale. 1x2=2

1cm represents 40km

4.4 Provide a definition for the term scale. 4x1=4


[11]
Question 5:

Study the map below of a place in South Africa and answer the questions that follow.

5.1 What are the co-ordinates for place A? 4x1=4


5.2 What are the co-ordinates for place B? 4x1=4
5.3 What is the distance from place B to C? 2x1=2
5.4 What is the distance from place C to D? 2x1=2
[12]
TOTAL 50

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