SOCIAL SCIENCES (GEOGRAPHY) - GRADE 9 2020
TOPIC
PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT
TASKS
ASSESSMENT STANDARDS
PHASE 1 (15 January 2020 – 20 March 2020)
Definition of scale
Mapwork
 Task 1
Distance and area
Dec Controlled Test
Dec 2019
Direction and bearing
 Task 2
Contour lines
Poster: Body parts drawn to
scale
10 – 14 Feb
1 : 10 000 Orthophoto maps
 Task 3
1 : 50 000 Topographical maps
Controlled Test
9 – 20 March
 Task 4
Information from maps and photos
Construct a map and model
of a landscape
24 – 28 Feb
PHASE 2 (31 March 2020 – 12 June 2020)
Development
Factors affecting development
Development
issues
Opportunities for development
 Task 5
Control test:
Geomorphology
14 – 20 May
 Task 6
June Exams
1 – 12 June
PHASE 3 (7 July 2020 – 30 October 2020)
Weathering
Geomorphology
Resources
 Task 7
Soil erosion / human effect
Controlled Test:
Geomorphology
31 Aug – 4 Sept
Resource use
 Task 8
Erosion and deposition
Sustainable use of resources
Food resources
October Exam
19 – 30 Oct